Eretz Elana

Outfit of the Day-- August 31st, 2010

A very fitted luxe look for the fall season that we paired with our 4ctw diamond hoops.

Outfit of the Day-- August 27th, 2010

The popularity of gray is on the rise with it being crowned as one of the colors to wear for Fall 2010.  Gray is wonderfully versatile and can easily be paired with jewel tones like purple or emerald, or with metallic pieces. Silver Tahitian Pearl Necklace and Earrings by FutureFashionista.com

Wedding of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Miss Tatiana Blatnik

A royal wedding drizzled in pearls... Tatiana Blatnik, an events planner for Diane Von Furstenburg in London, married Prince Nikolaos of Greece in the Cathedral of Ayios Nikolaos on August 25, 2010 in Spetses, Greece. The wedding was enjoyed by numerous European and World Royals bedecked in pearls and flowing ball gowns. The Bride also wore a pair of diamond and pearl chandelier earrings.

 

 

 

Above: Queen Sofia of Spain

 

Above: Farah Diba

 

Above: Princess Theodora of Greece

 

Above: Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

 

Above: Princess Maxima of the Netherlands 

Goat

4 month old Sebastian.

Outfit of the Day-- August 23, 2010

Contour your curves with this fabulous jewel-tone Alexander McQueen dress.  Paired with our Diamond & Akoya Pearl Chandelier Earrings.

Celebrity Pearl Sightings-- August 22nd, 2010

Above: Reality TV Star Bethenny Frankel, Emily Frick, Icon Catherine Deneuve, Actress Helen Mirren, Gloria Hunniford, Ann Moore, Brenda Dickson, Actress Christina Applegate

AP Photos

Outfit of the Day-- August 22nd, 2010

Achieve a fresh look with this novel take on the mini skirt....a metallic multi-hued tweed piece by Proenza Schouler. We paired it with our 11 x 13.3mm Silvery Blue Tahitian Cultured Pearl Strand and matching Tahitian Stud earrings.

Celebrity Pearl Sightings-- August 21st, 2010

Above: Vera Farmiga, Troian Avery Bellisario, Sheikah Mozzah,  Phyllis Smith, Sinitta, Susan Young, Marissa Miller, Kelly Presto, Susan Newhouse, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Kerrie McCallum, Jeanne Ashe

Pictures from AP images

Outfit of the Day-- August 20th, 2010

This dress by PREEN is cut to flatter the feminine form and is a fabulously modern take on the classic "little black dress."  We paired it with our adjustable Tahitian & Akoya pearl necklace and complimenting 8-8.5mm Akoya pearl studs.

Outfit of the Day-- August 17th, 2010

Elevate your casual look in an instant with hip ankle boots and leggings (all from theoutnet.com). We added our Diamond Initial Necklace, our 2ctw diamond bangle and 1 inch Diamond Hoops, on sale for $1700!

Outfit of the Day August 16, 2010

Jewel tones are always in style, especially when you're wearing purple Missoni and Valentino (from Outnet.com).  We paired this fabulous frock with our South Sea Pearl Earrings and South Sea Pearl Gemtone Necklace.

Celebrity Pearl Sightings-- August 15th, 2010

Above: Actress Brooke Shields, Dominika Wolski , Actress Eliza Dushku, Australian Races Gai Waterhouse, Chris Barth,  Josie Davis, Jill Biden, Caterina Scorsone

Pics: Zimbio

Pearls Infrastructure Delhi Couture Week 2010

Pearls Infrastructure Delhi Couture Week was all about Bollywood Glamour.  Designers showed  a vast array of pieces; from elegant gowns and fashion-forward designs to intricately woven pearl bedecked apparel. Pearls were also seen draping necks, arms and swaying back and forth from earlobes.

 

 

Designs by Rina Dhaka, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, Manav Gangwani, Anamika Khanna, Rakesh Agarvwal at the Pearls Infrastructure Delhi Couture Week 2010 in New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 25, 2010 (AP Photos)

Pearls and all.

Pearls and all : A man performs in the freestyle competition of the waterballet event on the pink friday party of the Gay Games in the western German city of Cologne. (AFP/Patrik Stollarz)

Outfit of the Day-- August 15, 2010

This fashion-forward look from Anthropologie contrasts soft neutrals with sleek black and kicks up the style a notch with no-holds-barred ankle boots. We added a feminine touch with our Fleur de Lis South Sea Pearl earrings and 10 x 13.5mm South Sea Pearl Strand.

Celebrity Pearl Sightings-- August 11, 2010

Above: Bella Thorne, Bethenny Frankel, Anne Heche, Caterina Scorsone, Jill Wagner, Martha Plimpton, Melissa Rycroft, Natalia Vodianova

Above: Princess Mary of Denmark, Country Singer Reba McEntire, Sarah Drew, Stephanie Jacobson, Star Jones, Susan Sullivan, Ann-Kathrin Bauknecht, Patricia Hodge

 
 

Celebrity Pearl Sightings-- August 3rd, 2010

Above: Jewelry Designer Ivanka Trump, ER's Laura Innes, Jaimie King, Mae-Occhilupo, Heidi Montag, Joan Collins, Malinda Williams, 90210's Mekia Cox, Lisa Masterson

Spotlight on: Sea of Cortez Pearls

Sea of Cortez Pearls are saltwater cultured pearls from the rainbow-lipped Pteria sterna oyster, native to Mexico's Sea of Cortez. This oyster is also known as the Western Winged Pearl Oyster and Concha Nácar. Mexican Pearls display two features: an unusually compact structure of its aragonite crystals –seen at 500 nanometers- and the display of “spiraled” sub-patterns like a fingerprint, which are unique to these pearls.

Spanish captain Fortun Jimenez marveled at the pearls he saw on the locals when he visited what he termed the “Sea of Pearls” , later christened as the "Mare Bermejo de Cortés" (loosely translated as the "Red Sea of Cortez" and now officially known as the Gulf of California), in 1533. Natural pearls were harvested for the next 300 years, becoming an important export. Unfortunately, the construction of the Hoover Dam depleted nutrients in the Gulf of California, diminishing natural pearl production in the area. To protect the oysters, the government banned harvesting of natural oyster beds in 1939. The Monterrey Technical Institute in Guaymas began studying pearl culturing in 1993, producing the first experimental round pearls in 1996. Only 4,000 pearls are cultured in these waters each year, making them the rarest of cultured pearls. Only 30 percent of the production is round.

The average size of the Sea of Cortez pearl is 8.9 mm, ranging in size from 8.3 to 9.8 mm, but they can get as large as 14.3 mm. Sizes above 10 mm in diameter account for only 5% of a pearl harvest. The pearls are completely untreated; no polishing, bleaching, irradiation, coating or artificial dyeing is performed on them. The Sea of Cortez Pearl is the only pearl in the gem industry that completely qualifies under the Fair Trade Gems protocols.

 

Photos courtesy of Perlas del Mar Cortez

Celebrity Pearl Sightings-- August 2nd, 2010

Above: AudreyTautao, Anne Heche, Chandra Wilson, Bethenny Frankel, Erika Riker, Gina Tognoni, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Debbie Phelps

Photo Credit AP

 

Big Top Fashion

 

The bright colors, sprays of glitter and flashy sequins have us nostalgic for the days at the circus in our youth.  Grab your tickets and get ready for the big show with these vivid emerald Tahitian pearl drop earrings, Antique diamond & pearl earrings and 32" Tahitian pearl strand.