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Warning: You may be blinded by desire! Jewelry by JAR dazzles at the Met

I daresay that even the most glitz phobic could not help but  be wowed by this exhibition. I ran up to see the press preview of Jewelry by JAR at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this morning and barely wanted to leave the show. Honestly, I could have spent the day soaking up the radiant jewels on display and although I didn't get a ring to 'put on it,' I did come back with a tome to explore on the way home… A native New Yorker, Harvard educated Joel A. Rosenthal, based in Paris, has worked under the name Jewels by JAR with this being his first stateside retrospective exhibition with over 400 pieces on hand. What started out as

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MUST CATCH: Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine, Smash & Grab diamond thiefs, and Marina Abramovic Institute on Kickstarter (with Lady Gaga)

Cate Blanchette & her Birkin in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine
Entertain yourself with these style inspiring treats of a woman who lost it all (Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine), a gang who wants it all (The Pink Panther crime ring in Smash & Grab), and a performance artist (Marina Abramovic) who breaks the walls to connect art and audience in its deepest simplicity of being. Blue Jasmine Really, it's not the new Woody Allen movie. It's THE new Cate Blanchett movie Ahh, the aftermath of a boushy life. There's a rigid lifestyle credence when you're a tightly wound Upper East Side New York socialite. Once the smoke and mirrors are gone, Cate Blanchette's Jasmine character is left with not much more than her Birkin, a Chanel jacket, and a riviting performance that should

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How to wear big jewelry… We know you like Inspiration- New Statement Jewelry a la Lanvin

Looking at an overcrowded jewelry box from years of collecting (or, a naked one from fear of accessorizing) can be daunting. Statement jewelry is it for fall, and no time better to get the look than right now with what you have at hand. Here's how to wear big jewelry and look like you mean it! Get Inspired this season with Statement Jewelry from Lanvin Fall 2013: Statement Jewelry (aka that's in your face gorgeous) has been making a splash over many a runway over the past few fashion cycles, and Lanvin's super-sized crystal and paste baubles should have you dreaming of going big for spring. >>Five Pieces of Jewelry You Should Own Finishing off diva ready grab like those

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$250 JEWELRY GIFT CERTIFICATE GIVEAWAY: Gemvara- Customize Jewelry To Get Get the Rock Without the Fuss

Win this: Just in time for Mothers Day.... let mom (or you) customize jewelry with our gift certificate giveaway chance, just for joining the FocusOnStyle newsletter! We've got a $250 Gemvara gift card  to give out. All you have to do is join our newsletter and like us on Facebook between now and Friday, May 11 (Midnight EST) and we will select one lucky winner at random! I am jonesing for the Naked Emerald Triple Ring with Emerald-Cut Black Onyx, pictured above, but it's price tag is out of the ballpark at the moment. I'll make more than do with the Naked Gems piece that I was invited to create for myself. I decided upon a sweet Naked Cushion Checkerboard London Blue Topaz Petite Bezel Pendant -

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Jewelry

Kenneth Jay Lane Coral Link Necklace at Shopbop
Shopping Guide: Jewelry Add an instant dose of high-shine glamor to any look with these covetable gems curated with you in mind. From jewelry of all types and provenances for just about any occasion, here's a savvy assortment of jewelry focused on the trends of the season that are all easily available online. More on jewelry trends

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Wear Big Earrings Like Jennifer Hudson & Get A Little Gypsy In Your Soul

I'll Have What She's Having: My Kind of Hoop Dreams By Way of Modern, Enviable Gold Earrings While the recent wave of minimalism that swept through fashion made earrings and other baubles take a backseat, Jennifer Hudson's gold lapis hoops she recently wore at a signing for her new book "I Got This" made a case for the easy flair a bright pair of earrings can add to just about any look. Pairing them with a simple, unadorned orange dress, her hoops add a burst of cool azure with a hint of the exotic while decadently framing her face. Forever21 deal! And since her's are classic and universally appealing and come in a medium size, we're certain she'll get plenty

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CUTE AS A BUTTON- SIMPLE EARRINGS LET YOU MAKE THE STATEMENT

Emily Blunt wears Sethi Couture 18 K Pink and White Diamond Flower Earrings, Retail: $3800, www.SethiCouture.com
I'll Have What She's Having: A modern take on a once concervative classic piece of jewelry... the new button earring. Jessica Lowndes wears Amrapali 18 K Gold Stud Earrings, Retail: $400, www.AmrapaliJewels.com Once reserved for the conservative twin-set bunch, little round earrings seem fresh again after season's of loud statement making jewelry. Forget about dowdy, there's a certain sense of freshness and modernity to button earrings now that you will most certainly want to revisit. Just take a look at Emily Blunt wearing Sethi Couture 18 K Pink and White Diamond Flower Earrings or Jessica Lowndes wearing Amrapali 18 K Gold Stud Earrings. Let button earrings add a striking radiance to even the most casual of looks. Take a cue from actresses

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Fall Trends Accessory Report- The Choker Necklace is the IT Jewelry Trend

Trend Report: The Choker Necklace is the IT jewelry trend for fall 2011
The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 6, is Jewelry Day! Our last day of looking at Accessory Trends with StyleSight leaves us with the re-imagined Choker necklace adding a concise, tailored, industrial and ultimately sophisticated finishing touch to Fall's minimal glamour. From Louis Vuitton's harmonious take on the Peter Pan collar in metallics and leather to Lanvin's maximalist chunky floral choker, these statement making necklaces are the last word on polished, put together confidence. We suggest channeling the late 90's iteration of the choker by pairing it with a quintessentially chic white button-down and simpler, less cumbersome tops, but who's to say the architectural austerity of a plunging neckline or a low-cut back won't suffice?

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Milla Jovovich Knows How to Wear Beige With a Pop of Color and Major Bling

I'll Have What She's Having: Vibrant red & some Jacob & Co. bling Beige, nude, taupe, and all those "new neutrals" are hotter than hot this season, but let's face it, they can wash you out. Runway after runway, model after model-- particularly at New York Fashion Week- all worked the Spring / Summer beige trend. But to be honest, after the third day of shows, it all morphed into one big beige blob for me. Close-up of Mila's bling from the Jacob & Co. Red Carpet Collection While beiges can be very soft and pretty, sometimes a few major accents that play off its neutrality are what it takes to turn a blah to wow. I love Milla Jovovich

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The Jewelry of Van Cleef and Arpels, Timeless Iconic Design on Display

Must See:“Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels” at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Brad Boles and I popped by the Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition preview and I cannot encourage you enough to pay a visit to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum if you are in NYC! The timeless design and breathtaking quality of the jewels presented is one of the most magical events that you don't want to miss. Here's what Brad says... -- S.H. For more then century, the remarkable history of Van Cleef & Arpels has been intertwined with the lives of many of the greatest personalities of our time. Each has enhanced the other and set the stage for the display of some

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Treat Yourself With A Vintage Chanel Bag and Jewelry

Great classic style never dies... Didn't quite get what you want this holiday season? Tired or loading up on a lot of trendy pieces that have a fashion spoil date sooner than your credit card bill comes in? What to do? French actress Bambou as the classic French Chic look Don't fret. It's time to cozy up to some timeless style and nothing says it more than vintage Chanel! It's the epitome of how to dress French and the reason why classic French chic endures. Vintage Chanel handbags and jewelry have that unerring subtlty of heritage and the timelessness that makes them even better today then the day the were first designed. >> Not quite up to vintage Chanel? Check

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Sally Bass Wearable Art- Jewelry to Covet

The bolder the better to wear and admire I caught up with wearable art designer Sally Bass in Jackson Hole this summer and thought there is no time better for you to discover her amazing, unique one-of-a-kind jewelry than right now! Her bold and striking creations are perfect to gift yourself or to someone who has everything. Sally Bass Sally Bass jewelry is not for the fashionably shy. Many of the large-scale designs are so distinctive, or as she puts it --there are no ordinary production pieces here-- that you you may also want to keep the jewelry on permanent display as a work of art for your home when you are not wearing them. READ: More about Art The

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Big Love Cartier Style As It Expands Its Iconic Jewelry Collection

Cartier Love Collection 2010: There's no doubt that I have been in love with LOVE for a long while. No, not the kind of emotional love that first comes to mind... this is a style site after all. What I am referring to is the iconic modernity that comes in the red Cartier box, preferably with an engraved note card attached. Cartier's Love affair first began in the 1970's with the yellow gold flat bangle designed by Aldo Cipullo. Punctuated with screws, the bracelet requires a simple turn of a screwdriver to undo therefore becoming a lover-to-lover symbol of commitment-- a 70's take on a chastity belt, if you will. More than that, its timeless clean design works so well

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