Fraud Scandal Sends Lugano Diamonds to Bankruptcy Court
Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry Inc. — which for 21 years used megawatt diamonds and no small amount of retail savvy to attract well-heeled shoppers and investors — succumbed to bankruptcy late…
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Chanel’s Avenue Montaigne Boutique Remains Closed Following Attempted Robbery
PARIS — An attempted armed robbery at Chanel’s fine jewelry and watch boutique on Avenue Montaigne was foiled on Saturday after a security guard intervened, prompting the four assailants…
Times Are Tough, but Luxury Consumers Can’t Get Enough of Cartier, or Van Cleef & Arpels, Jewelry
LONDON — Spiraling gold prices, hefty U.S. tariffs and price hikes have failed to deter luxury customers’ appetite for Richemont’s fine jewelry brands, which outstripped analysts’…
China’s Rich and Famous Can’t Get Enough of Laopu Gold, Here’s Why
LONDON — China‘s middle class has been deep in the Labubu game this year, while those with much larger disposable incomes are embracing an education in Chinese arts and crafts in the form…
Spinelli Kilcollin Goes Global, Opening Flagship in London
After opening in New York City and their hometown of Los Angeles last year, Yves Spinelli and Dwyer Kilcollin are now opening their first Spinelli Kilcollin flagship in London, cementing…
Pen Mané Is All About Silver Linings, Even for Its High Jewelry
PARIS — High jewelry immediately evokes visions of sparkling gemstones set aglow by yellow gold or throwing icy lights from their platinum surfaces. But for freshly established jewelry…
New Book Looks at the Costume Jewelry Beloved of Hollywood Stars, Royals and Fashion Designers
LONDON— With gold prices surging, and diamonds — mined and lab-grown — in decline, there’s no better time to be taking a fresh look at costume jewelry — its origins, history and position…
Sarah Ysabel Narici’s Dyne Jewelry Turns Personal Histories Into Powerful Adornments
When Sarah Ysabel Narici was a child, she was captivated by stories of her great-grandmother, who was captured as a prisoner of war during Japan’s invasion of Singapore and bartered the…
EXCLUSIVE: Roberto Coin Opening New Boutiques in NYC and Las Vegas
Roberto Coin is bringing more of its legacy Stateside with the opening of two new boutiques, the next chapter in the Italian jeweler’s U.S. expansion since being acquired by the…
Spanish Jewelry Label PDPaola Hands Magic Wand to Women for 10th Anniversary
MILAN — For Paola Sasplugas the 10th anniversary of her jewelry brand PDPaola has offered a moment of retrospection. The business she launched with her brother Humbert, who serves as chief…
WWD Unwraps the 20 Best Gifts for Women to Receive This Holiday Season
Since 1910, WWD — often referred to as “the fashion bible” — has been the leading industry voice of authority for senior executives in the global women’s and men’s fashion, retail, and…
Jewelry as Statement: Dallas Exhibition Showcases Designs Created by Contemporary Artists
DALLAS — The term “statement jewelry” takes on greater meaning when bodily adornments comment about surveillance, idle chatter, Border Patrol abuse and other themes. These are a few of the…
The 12 Best Tennis Bracelets to Elevate Your Everyday Jewelry Equations This Fall
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EXCLUSIVE: Minted’s Founder Launches Product Creation Platform Arcade’s New AI Design Assistant
The world’s first artificial intelligence physical product creation platform and marketplace, Arcade, has launched its AI agent, Maia — ahead of the 2025 holiday shopping season. Arcade…
Pandora Revenues Grew 6 Percent in Q3
PARIS – Pandora continues to weather a tough macroeconomic backdrop. The Danish jewelry giant reported its third-quarter results Wednesday, with sales growing 6 percent to 6.27 billon…
Italian Jewelry Show The Edit Lands in New York
Italian jewelry manufacturers are looking to make their mark in New York. Case in point: The Edit, a trade show created in a partnership between the Italian Trade Agency and The Futurist,…
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Shimmer in $632,500 Worth of Jewelry at the CFDA Fashion Awards 2025
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky elevated their respective modern high-fashion moments at the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday night in New York City with high jewelry from Briony Raymond, Dyne…
Jewelry Brand Avgvst and Crosby Studios Play on 1990s Must-haves for Collaboration
EVERYDAY CHARM: The collaboration between Berlin-based jewelry label Avgvst and Harry Nuriev’s Crosby Studios is taking on a new life with a third chapter that’s all about jewelry. “For…
French Jeweler Viltier Pushes Into High Jewelry, Gears Up for Bahrain Fair
PARIS — For Viltier founders Iris de la Villardière and Thomas Montier Leboucher, art and design have always been in the picture for their five-year-old fine jewelry label. Their first…
How This Hotel in AlUla Inspired Hip Jewelry Brand Eéra’s New Capsule Collection
MILAN — Italian fine jewelry brand Eéra is releasing a capsule collection inspired by and showcased at the Dar Tantora The House Hotel in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. On Monday, the Milan-based…
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Shocking Video Captures Moment Thief Cuts Jewel Case with Saw in Louvre and Making Away With Napoleon's Jewelry in Daring Heist [WATCH]
Video footage captured one of the alleged Louvre jewel thieves brazenly using a small chainsaw to cut through a glass display case before escaping with the stolen treasures during Sunday's…
Napoleon-era Jewels Stolen in Louvre Museum Robbery
PARIS — The Louvre museum was the target of a highly orchestrated robbery on Sunday, resulting in the loss of several historical jewels from France’s imperial era. France’s minister of…
Pandora Debuts New Tyla Tyger Charms Inspired by Singer
Tyla and Pandora teamed up for the new, limited-edition “Tyla Tyger” charm, co-created by the Grammy Award-winning artist. The charms, available in sterling silver and 14-karat…
EXCLUSIVE: Chanel Extends Red Coral Research Partnership With Monaco Scientific Center
PARIS — Chanel is extending its partnership with the Monaco Scientific Center for another six years. Initiated in 2019, the partnership between the two centers on the creation of a…