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2012 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees and honorees
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the nominees, honorees and host for the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards. The 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards will be hosted by Seth Meyers, head writer and anchor of Saturday Night Live, and will be part of a yearlong celebration of the CFDA’s 50th Anniversary. The Awards will…
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Fairtrade and Fairmined gold, world’s first independent ethical certification system for gold, celebrates its first birthday
What’s more valuable than gold? First Fairtrade and Fairmined gold is celebrating its first anniversary. The Fairtrade Foundation, which certifies the gold, has announced that 350kg per year of gold will soon be available to jewellers, with more to follow. In the first year of trading, four gold mining organisations have become certified and an…
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New iPad features Retina display, A5X Chip, 5 Megapixel iSight camera & ultrafast 4G LTE
Apple unveiled ‘new iPad’ with sharper screen Apple introduced the third generation of iPad featuring new Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics. Apple’s new iPad model, with a sharper screen and a faster processor, will go on sale in the U.S. and six…
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Baselworld V: Dewitt, Bulgari, Louis Moinet, Gucci, Ernest Borel
Each spring, some 1800 companies from the watch, jewellery and precious-stone industries showcase their latest developments and innovations in Basel. About 100,000 visitors from the specialist retail and wholesale trade make their way to Basel from all over the world to discover the current trends and view the latest creations from the watch and…
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The new £1.2million Hermès Birkin handbags double up as high jewellery
The new Hermès Birkin handbags, which double up as high jewellery, will go on sale for £1.2 million French retailer Hermes is taking luxury to another level by unveiling four new designs, each priced at €1.5 million. The bags represent miniature totes decorated with precious stones are designed to be worn as a bracelet. The…
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Precious new arrivals in the house of Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo Debuts Fine Jewelry Collection Salvatore Ferragamo presents its first jewellery collection created in partnership with Gianni Bulgari. Futurista, Vara and Gancino gold and diamond lines celebrate Ferragamo’s symbols and icons. The Ferragamo Jewellery Collection is available in a limited number of stores, selected from the most important retail outlets in the Ferragamo network.…