Precious fashion: jewellery today and forever

«Precious» fashion:instance, do not avoid and approve of
jewellery today and forever!semiprecious stones' use and offer various
Âcombinations of turquoise, corrals with sapphires
All most well-known jewellery-houses areand diamonds. Pearls incrusted with diamonds
introduced in every largest contemporary world'shave also reached fashionable pike. One may as
capital, and their number is still increasing.well easily find stylish and not so glaringly luxurious
Celebrities and movie-stars, who regularly appearfurnishings: topaz, amethyst, tourmaline and
in the news, promote not at all their newaquamarine were also added to the list of the
song-albums or most-distributed movies, but onmost present-day semiprecious stones.
the contrary just another jewellery collection.Talking about shape, furnishings are mainly
Undoubtedly, the cost of such beauty is high.massive and large in size. As concerns pendants,
However, when purchasing gold or silver warethese are round and flat medallions, more than 2
from the last ultra-stylish collection, one may beinches in diameter with a huge stone mounting (Di
sure to get a «friend»Modolo Milano, Korloff). They perfectly decorate
for ages. The jewellery world has its own viewlow-cut décolleté - so
upon fashion. Neither diamonds, sapphires norfashionable this season. Earrings are also big, long
emeralds have time limits. The same with goods,with fanciful pendants, and seal-rings are beautified
made of these precious stones: they don't everwith large bright stones or small diamonds' placer.
wear out or go out of fashion, but just theThe tendency of using conventionalized images of
reverse - become more unique, expensive eachanimate nature and abiocoen still continues to
year and always maintain in requisition. At thedevelop. The freedom for imagination is unlimited!
same time even the most conservative jewellersA great variation of furnishings, rings and earrings,
from time to time phase in fresh ideas into theirmoulded in the shapes of cherries, oranges,
classic collections' design. Our task is to catchmelons, watermelons and even egg-plants, is
them!presented in the Fruit collection de Grisogono. All
Let's begin our review, certainly, with gold.these are made of semiprecious stones and
Epidemic demand for white gold, which was on itsdiamonds and look very tasty and dressy.
way for the last few years, is graduallyA chain of footprints is a basic motive of the new
diminishing. According to Baselworld's - Watch andPasquale Bruni collection - Orme. It contains rings
Jewellery Saloon - survey results, the mostand pendants in the foot-shape. Magnificent
fashionable precious metal is pink gold. This Saloondiamonds light up cascades of blossomed out
holds its collections' demonstrations in Switzerlandwhite flowers in Ghirlanda romantic furnishings of
annually in spring. And almost all jewellery brandsthe same brand. Bvlgari also keeps up the flower
presented their new collections, which are carriedtheme in the collection Sapphire Flower, the main
out just in pink, at the last showing. But there's noimage of which is a flower with 5 sapphire petals
reason for conservatives' agitation - both yellowand a small diamond in the middle.
and white gold are still in great demand, as theyCartier in his works continues to develop
always successfully group with diamonds andanimalistic trend in the jewellers' art. Last year he
emphasize on stones' charm. Moreover theybrought to life the next series of his traditional
excellently go together and make a goodpanthers - La Panthere de Cartier. However, the
combination with colorful precious andmost present-day furnishings are introduced in the
semiprecious stones. Keen on bright colors andshape of intricate twisted net -
anxious for something unusual? Then Korloff«lace» - where one
offers unique technology especially for you:with a touch of vivid imagination can see
varnishing gold with specific colorful lacquer. 14silhouettes of different animals and birds. (Tiffany
colors, included in the collection, always allow you& Co, Korloff).
to select particularly your hue.In spite of fresh ideas and innovations, the
Leading positions among precious stones threejewellers' art fashion is also shown in a wide
centuries ago took diamonds. And they still do! Invariety of stones' cuttings. All methods are far
addition to that their colored variations are back infrom being new; it is the fact, that just some of
fashion: yellow (Roberto Coin), blue and even blackthem were not used very often. One of the last
(such jewellery-houses as Iosi Scavia, Luca Carati,Bvlgari collections - Rosette made of colored
Stephan Haffner and de Grisogono use them insapphires - received its name from the means of
their production). Though the majority ofprecious stones' cuttings. Cutting in the shape of
customers continue to opt for classic, limpid«rose» is one the
stones.most ancient methodics of stones' cut. It allows
As for combination of diamonds with othercollecting great number of stones into unlimited
precious stones, there is a wide range ofquantity of fanciful combinations and making
variations. Most collections could be fairly calledunbelievable effect of kaleidoscope. Chopard
conservative, designed for luxurious eveningintroduced a very woman-like collection
dresses. And in this case, as far as jewelers areCopacabana, almost all the stones in which have
concerned, semiprecious stones are notthe most present-day cutting
appropriate and, certainly, are inferior to diamonds«briolette». Korloff
and sapphires. An unbelievable palette of huesoffers a unique cutting «Korloff
was enabled in one of the last collections ofcut» of 65 facets, for which he
Bvlgari High Jewellery: colors varied from blue withowns a patent. This method adds miraculous shine
blueness, pink with gently-pink and green to yellowto diamonds, which are not very attractive
and purple. Yet in comparison with the previousstones in the first place: stones start to blaze
collection - Allegra, where we have already seenthanks to gradual increase in facets' size and
such palette, but with the use of absolutelyreflection's flatness.
different stones (tourmalines, topazes, quartzesOn the whole, let alone total conservatism in the
and amethysts), this presented collection isworld of jewellers' art, fashion offers us many
marked with colors combinations of only onefurnishings' variations this season. It is interesting,
precious stone - sapphire. At the jewellery-housethat nowadays' trends repeat fashionable
Korloff mostly «Royal»tendencies of the last century: same heavy
materials are used in making their works:brooches, pendants, necklaces, decorated with
designers insist, the design itself is so unique thatbutterflies, dragonflies and flowers. In the long run
there is no sense in making it cheaper by theit proves again, that jewellery is not going out of
utilization of semiprecious stones.fashion!
At the same time many brands, de Grisogono forMikhail Podlinev is owner Mikes Jewelry Store.