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Diamonds certainly were the Renaissance woman’s best friend. Unlike us modern women, upon which jewels are relegated to the ears, neck, wrist, and fingers–how banal!–wealthy women of the 15th and 16th centuries were positively dripping in them. Pearls, sewed into hair pieces, cascaded down braids. Garnets and opals cinched waists in the form of cor...

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Event date: From May 20 2024, 10:00 To May 25 2024, 16:00 (Local time) Place: IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY For a fee: No Risa Venezia upcycles the end-of-the-roll of the most luxurious furniture fabrics in the world to create sustainable, one-of-a-kind, couture, wearable art. Skilled artisans, deeply rooted in the Italian traditions, transform the fi...

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The luxury Italian watchmaker Panerai has opened a boutique on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. The brand began as a Florentine workshop in 1860 and its aquatic stylings stem from one of its first major clients, the Italian Navy and its diving corps, according to a release. Panerai, which opened Dec. 13 at the Esplanade, offers shoppers a custom experie...

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The recent Main Streets Across the World 2023 report by the American real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield doesn’t come as a surprise, outlining the list of the world’s most luxurious streets. The primary selection criterion was the cost of shop rentals, and Via Monte Napoleone in Milan, one of the four streets in the Quadrilatero della Moda (Fashio...

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There's a buzz of excitement in the air as the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), under the leadership of Trade Commissioner Fabrizio Giustarini, takes a monumental step in bridging the divide between Italian jewelry artisans and the North American market. The launch of their cutting-edge E-Shopping Website promises not just a commercial interface but an...

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The second annual Nexxt - Made in Italy Expo will take place Oct. 19-22 at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles (112 East 22nd Street, Los Angeles, CA), featuring over 120 vendors, meticulously curated to offer an authentic and immersive Italian experience. Traveling from various regions across Italy, the vendors will showcase and sell the finest Ita...

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Ever since I was young, I’ve had a penchant for all things Victorian and Gothic in aesthetics: this fascination naturally led me to the world of cameos, those intricate pieces of jewelry that seem to whisper tales and secrets of the past. My fondness for these beautiful and somehow mysterious jewels has always been well-known among my friends and f...

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Bulgari has opened a new boutique in New York City’s Hudson Yards shopping center. The opening marks the LVMH-owned jeweler’s second location in the city after its Fifth Avenue flagship boutique, which opened in 1989. The 2,200-square-foot space is “quintessentially Roman,” said Bulgari, nodding to its Roman roots with mid-century Italian design el...

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It’s safe to say that the Las Vegas trade fairs—JCK Las Vegas and the Couture Show—attracted better than expected buyers and orders. This is certainly true to the more than 130 Italian jewelry manufacturers and designers who make the Extraordinary Italian Jewels contingent that exhibited at the shows. The Italian high jewelry and designer brands at...

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The history of pontino precious metal work began in the fourth century B.C. and was initially distinguished by a certain austerity, then became an element of artistic expression with the advent of the Roman Empire and the annexing of much of the Hellenic world. The beauty of the jewelry became a tool adopted by the new political figures to show off...

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