Gisele Bundchen by MAR+VIN in Vivara Mother's Day Campaign 2022

Gisele Bundchen by MAR+VIN in Vivara Mother's Day Campaign 2022

Earth goddess Gisele Bundchen celebrates Mother’s Day 2022 with her new Brazilian jewelry brand Vivara campaign. MAR+VIN [IG] photographs Gisele with her long-time brand sponsor, styled by Renata Correa.

Jewelry designs are made of rose gold and white gold, with black sapphires, rose quartz, blue topaz, and diamonds.

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Gal Gadot Delivers Privilege on Tiffany & Co. Dandelions and Orchids in Gaia's Kingdom

Gal Gadot Delivers Privilege on Tiffany & Co. Dandelions and Orchids in Gaia's Kingdom

Elevating the humble dandelion into a show-stopping, high-jewelry diamond medallion necklace is no longer a top-secret mission. AOC shares spring’s Tiffany & Co. BOTANICA: Blue Book 2022 campaign. Newly-named Tiffany BOTANICA ambassador Gal Gadot is not a 2017 Wonder Woman actor who pales in comparison to a dandelion-inspired 12-carat diamond necklace.

Like the necklace created to be worn five different ways as the ultimate expression of Tiffany & Co. savoir-faire, Gal Gadot is adaptable, with her head held high on the world stage.

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Adut Akech, Bella Hadid in 'Hot Tips' Jeweled Fingertips for Vogue US April 2022

Adut Akech, Bella Hadid in 'Hot Tips' Jeweled Fingertips for Vogue US April 2022

Top models Adut Akech and Bella Hadid front ‘Hot Tips’, charting nail art as a new form of jewelry. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson styles the superfly girls in images by Valentin Herfray [IG]. Nail artists are Mei Kawajiri; Natalie Pavloski, and Sylvie Macmillan.

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Chloe Oh Wears Cartier Lensed by Pakbae for Vogue Korea May 2022

Chloe Oh Wears Cartier Lensed by Pakbae for Vogue Korea May 2022

Model Chloe Oh covers the ‘Time & Gem’ May 2022 supplement of Vogue Korea. Oh’s fashion story and cover captured by photographer Pakbae [IG features Cartier jewelry and watches in all images. Stylist Eunyoung Sohn marries the Cartier opulence with luxury ready-to-wear from Azzedine Alaia, Schiaparelli and Valentino.

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America's Russian Diamonds Loophole Is Being Closed by Luxury Brands and Congress

America's Russian Diamonds Loophole Is Being Closed by Luxury Brands and Congress

The United States is the world’s largest market for diamond jewelry, accounting for more than 50% of sales in the $84 billion global diamond jewelry industry. The ban on Russian diamonds being imported into America has been in place since the end of February, making it time to check in on its impact.

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Ugbad Abdi and Sister Hani Go Bold by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Arabia April 2022

Ugbad Abdi and Sister Hani Go Bold by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Arabia April 2022

Top hijabi model Ugbad Abdi covers the April 2022 issue of Vogue Arabia, blazing into view in a bold pink jacket accented by equally bold and sculptural statement jewelry. Gaultier Desandre Navarre [IG] styled his first cover story for Vogue, and Ugbad’s sister Hani is also featured in the project that celebrates Ramadan and spotlights family bonds.

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Fran Summers Glitters, Lensed by Elizaveta Porodina for AnOther Magazine SS-2022

Fran Summers Glitters, Lensed by Elizaveta Porodina for AnOther Magazine SS-2022

Top model Fran Summers is styled by Katie Shillingford in ‘The Glimpses of The Moon’. Photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] captures Summers in glittering SWAROVSKI jewelry and embellishment from Maison Close, Room 24, SKIMS, Yasmine Eslami for AnOther Magazine March 2022, with art direction by Marc Ascoli.

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Sabyasachi Mukherjee Shares Sabyasachi Jewellery Story in Vogue Arabia March 2022

Anne of Carversville has been a fan of Sabyasachi Mukherjee since 2017, watching India’s most prominent luxury design house bring the rich heritage of India to a global audience.

As Vogue Arabia notes in this new fashion story, beautifully-crafted jewelry is an integral part of the House of Sabyasachi’s unequivocally Indian brand heritage. As much as any element in Sabyasachi DNA, jewelry is integral to the brand’s main focus on authenticity and traditional Indian craftsmanship at the highest level.

In this fashion story for Vogue Arabia, model Ylenia Minniti is styled by Ahmed Rashwan in images by Mannbutte [ IG ].

Today Sabyasachi Mukherjee has a growing exponentially following in much of India, the Middle East and parts of the western world with its designs and jewelry. Sabyasachi has installed shops at Bergdorf in 2020 and 2021 and also collaborated with H&M on a special collection.

In recent years [See Vogue India article after images] Sabyasachi Mukherjee is devoted to the restoration of lost craftsmanship across India.

Sensing a loss of direction for the art of creating Indian jewelry, Sabyasachi is reviving age-old crafts and techniques of jewelry making by modernizing and innovating, while creating an ode to the craft. Mukherjee has always been an innovator. “In my late teens I started a tiny side hustle where I made costume jewelry with beads and glass and feathers and stone,” he says.

Of equal importance is another Indian heritage piece that Sabyasachi holds dear to his heart. By launching Save the Sari [Saree] in 2009, Sabyasachi promotes a model of economic sustainability for local craftspeople and artisan communities in the designer’s hometown of Kolkata and beyond in India.

Related: Vogue India: The Sari Holds Our Secrets

AOC just wrote extensively about the history of the sari, featuring Lakshmi Menon in the March 2022 cover story of Vogue India. Lakshmi Menon Covers Vogue India March 2022 in 'The Sari Holds Our Secrets'

Our commentary flows from the exquisite writing of Bandana Tewari for Vogue India. We don’t typically ask AOC guests to read a related article, but this one is so very well done, and it digs so deeply into the thematic soil of universality in women’s lives.

 

Related Reading at Anne of Carversville

Kristine Angeshi in 'Secret Garden' Chanel Jewelry by Fouad Tadros for Marie Claire Arabia

Kristine Angeshi in 'Secret Garden' Chanel Jewelry by Fouad Tadros for Marie Claire Arabia AOC Jewelry News

Rising model Kristine Angeshi returns to AOC in a spectacular Chanel jewelry fashion story styled by Jade Chilton. Photographer Fouad Tadros creates ‘Secret Garden’ for Marie Claire Arabia March 2022. The opening image above is priceless in AOC’s opinion. Just pure perfection in a stunning jewelry fashion story.

Kristine Angeshi's Polished Elegance by Paul Morel for Harper's Bazaar Spain April 2021 AOC Fashion

'Natural Selection' Luxe Colors Jewels by Fernando Gomez for Harper's Bazaar Arabia

'Natural Selection' Luxe Colors Jewels by Fernando Gomez for Harper's Bazaar Arabia AOC Jewelry News

The pages of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia March 2022 dazzle with the season’s most important jewels. Anna Castan styles ‘Natural Selection’ in images by Fernando Gomez [IG].

Louis Vuitton Bravery II High Jewellery Is Unadulterated High Art

Louis Vuitton Bravery II High Jewellery Is Unadulterated High Art

The second chapter of the Louis Vuitton Bravery II high jewellery collection — commemorating 200 years since the birth of Louis Vuitton, who ultimately created the world’s biggest luxury brand — launched in Paris during Haute Couture Week.

Locks, studs and clasps connect the 20 pieces that make up the mostly polychromatic line, which is structured around four themes: Le Multipin, Le Magnétisme, La Mini Malle and Cocktail Rings.

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Will One De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond Price Exceed Five Monets?

Will One De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond Price Exceed Five Monets? AOC Jewelry News

The De Beers Cullinan Blue

On April 27, The De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond will be auctioned by Sotheby’s Hong Kong. This extraordinary 15.10 carat step-cut blue diamond has a preauction estimate of $48 million and could generate a significantly higher price, leaving five Monet paintings in the dust in the value of acquisitions in the art world.

In April 2021 an exceptional rough stone weighing 39.34 carats was discovered at South Africa’s Petra Diamonds Cullinan mine. This phenomenal blue diamond was sold in July 2021 for $40.1 million to the De Beers and Diacore partnership, achieving a price of $1,021,357 per carat.

Cullinan is known as the world’s most important source of blue diamonds, as well as being the birthplace of the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, which was cut to form the 530-carat Great Star of Africa.

The operation also yielded the 317-carat Second Star of Africa. They are the two largest diamonds in the British Crown Jewels. De Beers divested itself of the mine in 2007, part of a larger business strategy to turn to the marketing and selling of diamonds, while turning over mining to more local ownership.

It’s noteworthy that $40 million of the $48 million estimate did go to the Petra mining operation. There is significant loss in ‘waste’ created in cutting the De Beers Cullinan Blue. Presumably there is some value in the ‘waste’ but common sense suggests that the perfect blue diamond will sell at a price higher than $48 million, the highest estimate ever for a blue diamond.

Nyibol Dok Jok Wears Major Statement Jewelry by Dasza Wasiak in Vogue Portugal

Nyibol Dok Jok Wears Major Statement Jewelry by Dasza Wasiak in Vogue Portugal AOC Jewelry

Dutch model Nyibol Dok Jok wears Chanel, Erdem, Givenchy, Saint Laurent Anthony Vaccarello and more styled by Amisha Kapadia in this heavy on jewelry fashion story. Photographer Dasza Wasiak [IG] is in the studio for Vogue Portugal December 2021/January 2022./ Makeup by Bryanna Angel