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Celebrity Jewelry Gawk – Gone for gold
One thing is clear lately when it comes to celebrities and their jewelry: gold is back.
Yellow gold paired with white diamonds is the standout trend among the stars, in cocktail rings, cut-out cuffs and bold necklaces. Actresses donned it to the recent and much talked-about 2013 MTV Music Video Awards, as well as on television and red carpet appearances.
Scroll down to see the best in celebrity gold jewelry style this month.
Naya Rivera of Glee wore three rings by Demarco to the 2013 MTV Music Video Awards held in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sunday.
Rivera also was spotted wearing Le Vian’s Strawberry N Vanilla necklace to the 2013 Teen Choice Awards held in Universal City, Calif. on Aug. 11.
Amber Heard, who has appeared in the TV series The Playboy Club and in the movie Pineapple Express, was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live Aug. 7 donning a Snake diamond ring ($995) and Arrow diamond ring ($598) by EF Collection.
Also sporting EF Collection recently was Lauren Conrad, designer and TV personality, who wore the brand’s Double diamond bangle ($2,455) to the 2013 Young Hollywood Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Aug. 1.
Orange is the new Black’s Taryn Manning attended the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Performers Peer Group cocktail party in Universal City on Aug. 19, donning Isharya’s Gypsy ring and Louvre stackable bangles.
Jennifer Lopez accessorized with Effy’s Signature 14-karat rose gold Panther ring with white and black diamonds and emeralds ($9,080) while grocery shopping in Calabasas, Calif. this summer.
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The jeweler is encouraging customers who own lookalike rings to come into the store and trade them for credit towards an authentic piece.

Submit your pieces for a chance to win in this year's competition.

The new campaign, “You Are The Occasion,” discourages shoppers from saving their fine jewelry for special occasions only.


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One is the driver who allegedly crashed a car into a Sacramento jewelry store in April, striking a 71-year-old employee who later died.

Retailers are seeking new ways to attract customers, increase traffic, and create revenue – Estate buying events are a popular solution.

In a new column, Peter Smith posits that people actually enjoy putting together IKEA furniture, and the same is true for engagement rings.

9lakha Jewelers in Iselin, New Jersey, was the target of a smash-and-grab robbery on Aug. 8.

The jeweler has partnered with 818 Tequila to gift lab-grown diamond studs to a bride-to-be and their bridal party.

The exhibition will feature more than 100 drawings of stained-glass lampshades, windows, and more, many created by women and émigrés.

Marquise-cut diamonds in drop charms are the center of the new collection, reflecting the movement of a dancer in modular styles.

The inaugural Fort Lauderdale Jewelry, Antique, & Object Show will be held from Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, 2027.

The family-owned jeweler will open a new showroom in Bel Air, Maryland, this fall.

Amanda Ileana Hernandez is married to Carlos Hernandez, one of two men in prison for the 2024 murder of Michigan jeweler Hussein Murray.

The reimagined jewel, our Piece of the Week, trades the diamonds in the original 1998 design for blue, pink, yellow, and green sapphires.

Sponsored by American Gem Trade Association

In the United States, second-quarter sales were flat amid soft consumer sentiment and lower in-store traffic.

The 22-karat gold egg, sold at Batemans Auctioneers in the U.K., was part of a 1980s treasure hunt ad campaign for Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Lucara Diamond Corp., which recovered the “Motswedi” diamond from the Karowe mine, sold the stone for an undisclosed amount.

The expanded collections now feature hand-cut gemstones like topaz, tanzanite, chrysoprase, chalcedony, smoky quartz, and fire opal.

The lab-grown diamond jewelry brand’s newest boutique is in Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, California.

The gemstone supplier and manufacturer acquired the remarkable 104-gram Zambian emerald at Gemfields’ auction in May.

Two suspects offered to trade the woman a “winning” lottery ticket for her jewelry.

Finsch has been in business rescue since May, and owner Petra Diamonds said it sees no viable path forward for the mine.

Michel Patrick DeSalles was sentenced after pleading guilty to the 2017 murder of Omid Gholian, who owned a jewelry store in Manhattan.























