One whopper of a diamond was unearthed this month at Gem Diamonds’ Letseng mine in Lsotho, a small kingdom inside South Africa. The company announced the 478-carat rough gem has the potential to become one of the largest round-cut diamonds in the world.
Move over Rue McClanahan, there’s a new Golden Girl in town. The UK’s Independent reports that a 110-pound, solid gold statue entitled ‘Siren’ will debut at the renown British Museum on October 4th. The subject? Kate. Moss. And we thought gold chocolate, gold facials, and gold doggy beds were a little wacky.
The Olympic torch has gone out, the sharp pangs of Phelps withdrawal have turned into a dull ache, and memories of the closing ceremonies linger like the Beijing smog. How can we capture the Olympic …
Gold is a yellow metallic element. Pure gold is too soft to be used for making jewelry. To increase its strength it is mixed with other metals to form alloys. The metals so used alter the color of gold producing various shades of yellow, white and pink.
There actually exists no such thing as White Gold. When jewelers speak of white gold they refer to gold alloys that are white in color. White Gold was originally produced to imitate platinum.
Diamond bows, glittering gold cocktail rings and Eiffel Tower-inspired jewels were just some of the styles on hand at the red carpet launch of Piaget’s new Limelight Paris-New York jewelry and watch collection. The star-studded event was held at the private Loft & Gardens in New York’s famed Rockefeller Center, and some of Hollywood’s classic beauties were on hand to celebrate.
Jewelery has been an integral part of the Indian culture and civilization since ancient history. They were in demand and fashion since ancient civilizations as Harappa and Mohanjodaro. Made out of variety of materials, jewelry can be adorned to highlight almost any part of body. Be it the traditional jewelry or the latest ones that are continuously increasing in demand, i.e. The costume and imitation jewelry. There is no dearth when it comes to accentuating the beauty with wide-ranging imaginative & stunningly designed jewelry pieces.
