The designer is showcasing her new Cirque collection of one-of-a-kind gemstone rings, as well as new ear jackets and a bevy of pieces featuring baguette cuts.

Brecken Branstrator

The Sex and the City costume designer dishes on what attracts her to the pieces she picks and why there’s no “ass kissing” in retail.

Michelle Graff

Ann King Lagos and Toni Renee Leslie have teamed up to create their own kingdom where the line between fine and fashion jewelry is blurred.

Michelle Graff

The retailer and designer showcased five of his collections at the show, as he branches out from the store his family has operated since the mid-1970s.

Rafael Marques de Morais, a reporter who authored a book detailing abuses in the diamond fields of Angola, now faces trial at the hands of those he implicated.

Michelle Graff

The organization will honor these 12 members who have given extraordinary service to their respective regional chapters at its In the Spotlight event next week.

Michelle Graff

A global human rights organization will recognize Arnold for first book, an account of her father and his family’s escape from Nazi persecution.

Brecken Branstrator

The Edge and The Edge Retail Academy are holding the event at The Edge’s corporate headquarters in Shelton, Conn.

Brecken Branstrator

The German jewelry and watch brand’s first stateside store will open this week at the Westfield WTC mall, part of New York’s World Trade Center.

Ashley Davis

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of Aug. 7 to 13, according to Google Analytics.

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The owners of the Cumberland Diamond Exchange talked with National Jeweler about hiring the right people and how long customers spend in their jewelry store. (Hint: It’s not long.)

Michelle Graff

Every lot in Bonhams 700-plus piece collection from the estate of the late actress sold in New York Tuesday and Wednesday, with the top jewels including signed Schlumberger designs along with diamond and colored gemstone pieces. 

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The largest “perfect” emerald-cut diamond ever offered at auction is expected to sell for $25 million at Sotheby’s later this month.

Shirley Kulchinsky, the trailblazing matriarch of Long Island, N.Y. retailer Mayfair Jewelers, died Saturday.

Michelle Graff

Trainer Pat Henneberry gives salespeople three pointers on how they can generate their own leads, instead of waiting for customers to come to them. 

Michelle Graff

The head of a Seattle-based credit card payment processing firm will be bringing home considerably less bacon after raising the minimum wage at his company to $70,000 a year.

Michelle Graff

The four-strand natural colored pearl necklace was part of Christie’s April 14 sale in New York, which totaled nearly $42 million.

This Mother’s Day, Toms River, N.J. retailer Corinne Jewelers is taking its design cues from 9- and 10-year-olds to create a custom piece for one local mother figure.

Michelle Graff

The retailer is using a 72-foot tall display in one of America’s busiest airports to promote its new men’s timepiece collection, CT60.

Michelle Graff

However, the legislation has little chance of going anywhere, at least for now, as it faces opposition from both the Senate and the president.

Michelle Graff

The sale of the internally flawless, D color Type IIa diamond marked several auction firsts but still fell slightly short of its highest pre-sale estimate of $25 million.

Michelle Graff

At the newly launched Vicenzaoro Dubai show, which opened Thursday, Annamaria Cammilli was showing off a number of new collections involving gold textured pieces accented with diamonds.

Brecken Branstrator

The Indian designer displayed her new “Le Jardin Exotique” collection in Dubai, showcasing vibrant colored gemstones in pieces inspired by nature.

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Giving equal consideration to both aesthetics and historic inspiration, designer Vassiliki Theodorakidi-Mamona creates appealing and intriguing pieces of gold jewelry that she says are art.

Brecken Branstrator

The Italian brand had a number of new collections on display as well as its popular Plie collection, which features versatile pieces that can change shape.

Brecken Branstrator