and look what I found!!!!
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and on the red carpet
And, there's going to be more coming up this Fall!
Showing posts with label #beladora antique and estate jewelry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #beladora antique and estate jewelry. Show all posts
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Fall 2011 Jewelry Trend - Vintage Brooches
I just opened my new issue of ELLE magazine
and look what I found!!!!
and look what I found!!!!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Angela Bassett Rocking The Red Carpet In Baubles From Beladora
Just look who was looking gorgeous last night...
yep, it was the lovely Angela Bassett on the red carpet at the Green Lantern premier.
She was rocking a custom made gown by Mandalay
check out the detail on the back
and she was wearing estate jewelry from Beladora.com
which made me very happy
It's been a really great week all around
in spite of the gray fog that I see as I look out the window
I celebrated my daughter's birthday with a family dinner at Wolfgang's in Beverly Hills
(steak, lobster macaroni and cheese and cakebread cellars cabernet...yum)
all kinds of great stuff happened at the Beladora HQ
and I'm looking forward to seeing my father this weekend on Father's Day
and maybe even the sun will come out.
What's on your agenda for this weekend?
yep, it was the lovely Angela Bassett on the red carpet at the Green Lantern premier.
which made me very happy
I loved working with Angela's stylist who was super professional and unbelievably nice
I hope that we can do more with her in the future
in spite of the gray fog that I see as I look out the window
I celebrated my daughter's birthday with a family dinner at Wolfgang's in Beverly Hills
(steak, lobster macaroni and cheese and cakebread cellars cabernet...yum)
all kinds of great stuff happened at the Beladora HQ
and I'm looking forward to seeing my father this weekend on Father's Day
and maybe even the sun will come out.
What's on your agenda for this weekend?
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Another Saturday at the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry Show
Saturday morning in Las Vegas.
Only two more days of the antique and estate jewelry show...thank god.
Trade shows are exhausting, both physically and mentally.
For someone like me who spends the majority of my work day sitting in front of a computer, being on my feet from 10am to 7pm is difficult. I have to admit that I'm totally impressed by the chic NY and European dealers who show up everyday in high heels. How do they stand in heels all day long?
Honestly, I dress for comfort and practicality at these shows...so if you see a middle aged woman in a boring black skirt and shirt and fugliest birkinstocks ever...yes that would be me. And no, I don't care what anyone thinks about my ugly shoes.
Then there is the mental challenge of dealing with the dealers. Don't get me wrong, there so many awesome dealers at this show. If you've never seen an Indian or an Israeli dealer negotiating on the price of a loose diamond, let me tell you, it is a thing of beauty. They will just stand there and offer a price that they know is well below your asking price just to see if they can wear you down. It's not even about the money when it comes to a matter of a couple of hundred dollars on a 13 carat diamond...it's about the game. These dealers have superior negotiating skills and they are charming and fun to do business with. You can learn a lot by observing them in action.
Here's the view from my room at the Bellagio. Luckily, the Bellagio is conveniently located across the street from the show which is being held at the fabulously faux french, Paris Hotel. Seriously, could theParis hotel be a little more stereotypical? The only thing missing is a man on a bicycle with a beret and a baguette.
So what are these shows all about?
Buying and selling of course...and making contacts and seeing who has what, and understanding where prices are going in the trade....and if you haven't guessed...that would be up.
My days are spent looking at case after case of amazing estate jewelry. Imagine a huge convention center room just filled with showcase after showcase of bling. I always wonder why anyone would buy brand new jewelry when there is so much pre-owned jewelry out there.
Leaving the major bling aside, I concentrate on my niche product which is signed jewelry that is actually wearable and affordable...because really, how many opportunities do you have to wear a humongous diamond collar necklace?
Here's a cool piece from Cartier that I looked at yesterday. I didn't end up buying it because it was priced too high...note the calculator beneath my hand. I have to buy below a very specific price point in order to be certain that Beladora can offer the most attractive prices on the internet. It's getting more and more difficult with the rising prices of gold, gemstones and manufacturing. But, we've picked up some great pieces and overall I'm happy with the show.
The day ends with coming back to the room and getting gussied up for dinner.
Here I am in my room, gussied up, sort of.
At least the birkinstocks are off and the ballet flats are on.
Not being the adventuresome types, we don't even bother to the leave the hotel at night.
We have a routine and we stick with it.
Besides there are enough restaurants at the hotel that we can try a different one each night. I recommend Yellowtail for sushi and Prime if you want good food with quiet ambiance.
After dinner it's off to the Fontana bar terrace to watch the water show and discuss the business over cognac and cigars.
Only two more days of the antique and estate jewelry show...thank god.
Trade shows are exhausting, both physically and mentally.
For someone like me who spends the majority of my work day sitting in front of a computer, being on my feet from 10am to 7pm is difficult. I have to admit that I'm totally impressed by the chic NY and European dealers who show up everyday in high heels. How do they stand in heels all day long?
Honestly, I dress for comfort and practicality at these shows...so if you see a middle aged woman in a boring black skirt and shirt and fugliest birkinstocks ever...yes that would be me. And no, I don't care what anyone thinks about my ugly shoes.
Then there is the mental challenge of dealing with the dealers. Don't get me wrong, there so many awesome dealers at this show. If you've never seen an Indian or an Israeli dealer negotiating on the price of a loose diamond, let me tell you, it is a thing of beauty. They will just stand there and offer a price that they know is well below your asking price just to see if they can wear you down. It's not even about the money when it comes to a matter of a couple of hundred dollars on a 13 carat diamond...it's about the game. These dealers have superior negotiating skills and they are charming and fun to do business with. You can learn a lot by observing them in action.
So what are these shows all about?
Buying and selling of course...and making contacts and seeing who has what, and understanding where prices are going in the trade....and if you haven't guessed...that would be up.
My days are spent looking at case after case of amazing estate jewelry. Imagine a huge convention center room just filled with showcase after showcase of bling. I always wonder why anyone would buy brand new jewelry when there is so much pre-owned jewelry out there.
Anyone need a strand of South Sea pearls....or twenty?
Or how about an humongous diamond collar necklace?
Here's a cool piece from Cartier that I looked at yesterday. I didn't end up buying it because it was priced too high...note the calculator beneath my hand. I have to buy below a very specific price point in order to be certain that Beladora can offer the most attractive prices on the internet. It's getting more and more difficult with the rising prices of gold, gemstones and manufacturing. But, we've picked up some great pieces and overall I'm happy with the show.
Here I am in my room, gussied up, sort of.
At least the birkinstocks are off and the ballet flats are on.
We have a routine and we stick with it.
Besides there are enough restaurants at the hotel that we can try a different one each night. I recommend Yellowtail for sushi and Prime if you want good food with quiet ambiance.
After dinner it's off to the Fontana bar terrace to watch the water show and discuss the business over cognac and cigars.
At about 11pm we go our separate ways. Since I'm not a gambler, I avoid the casino like the plague.
The others, I suspect, end up at the black jack tables until the late hours...but I wouldn't know because I'm in my room with a book. I definitely require a decent nights sleep if I'm going to be 10% as sharp as the diamond dealers!
One of these days I'd like to come to Las Vegas when I don't have to work. I think that spending the day basking in the sun by the pool and going to a show or two might be fun.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Around Town - The Los Angeles Garden Tour
Topping off the week on a good note
(and totally ignoring the utter breakdown of blogger yesterday which ate our posts...
was this a hack job by Facebook?)
Today was the The annual Los Angeles Garden Tour
sponsored by The Friends of Virginia Robinson Gardens
with some of the most spectacular gardens in the city
from Pacific Palisades to Holmby Hills
followed by lunch and even more flowers
at the 100 year old Virgina Robinson estate in Beverly Hills
How pretty is this pool house?
and here is one of the amazing floral arrangements in Cristofle silver
Yes, there were flowers everywhere
(and totally ignoring the utter breakdown of blogger yesterday which ate our posts...
was this a hack job by Facebook?)
Today was the The annual Los Angeles Garden Tour
sponsored by The Friends of Virginia Robinson Gardens
with some of the most spectacular gardens in the city
from Pacific Palisades to Holmby Hills
followed by lunch and even more flowers
at the 100 year old Virgina Robinson estate in Beverly Hills
The expansive lawn was tented
and the event was catered by The Kitchen For Exploring Foods
the preeminent caterer of Los Angeles
I wore my spring-ish dress
with garden-ish awesome estate jewelry from Beladora.com
a diamond bee ring
(this one is for FF...she deserves it after putting up with Old Testament conditions in her garden)
and two butterfly brooches and a diamond bee brooch
So...how does your garden grow?
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