JQ Intl: 24 Karat Club & WJA 'Meet The Media' Event Coverage

Check out JQ Intl's website for a great wrap up of the 24 Karat and WJA 'Meet The Media' event held this month in Los Angeles at the Andaz hotel. This first ever co-hosted event was a great success and the Southern California jewelry crowd is still talking about the panel discussion. For more information on the two organizations, click through to their website.

• 24 Karat Club
• Women's Jewelry Association

iDazzle: Zultanite Discovered By Amazing Jewelry Designers

Daniel Gibbings Ring with Catseye Zultanite and Pink Rubies in Hand-hammered and 20k Gold

Zultanite is on the minds and in the workshops of some of the best jewelry designers right now. iDazzle has posted a great story about Zultanite's impact on the jewelry scene as well as some insight from the designers themselves.

E! News: Kristina Guerrero Wears Tiffany Chou

E! News host Kristina Guerrero was spotted wearing Tiffany Chou's super cute Adella In Opal No. 4 this weekend on the air. Tiffany Chou's jewelry has been making waves with media and consumers alike with its easy wearability and charming designs. Have a look at her website and more pictures of Kristina wearing the bracelet on TV.

Dancing With The Stars: Brooke Burke Wears Christian Tse

Dancing With The Stars co-host Brooke Burke was seen wearing Christian Tse earrings and bangles on last night's episode of Dancing With The Stars. Brooke has been a fashionable celebrity for years now gaining fame early on as host of E!'s Wild On series. Her (and her stylist's) taste in fashion and accessories was proven to be spot on once again we her choice of Christian Tse jewelry. Looking good Brooke, looking good.

Vote For Ostbye's Platinum Engagement Ring On BRIDES Magazine Facebook Poll

BRIDES Magazine has a poll up on their Facebook fan page this week asking fans to vote for their favorite engagement ring design. It looks like the decision will be coming down to the wire so head over and cast your vote! While you're at it, become a fan of Ostbye on their fan page as well.

Dancing With The Stars: Carrie Ann Inaba Wears Zultanite And Tiffany Chou

The always fashionable Carrie Ann Inaba, judge on Dancing With The Stars, wore Rhonda Faber Green's amazing Zultanite earrings on last night's season premier of the show. This isn't the first time she's worn Zultanite on the show as she rocked the color changing stone in a previous season.   
Carrie Ann was also seen wearing Tiffany Chou's super popular "Oh My Urchin" bangles on the show's premier episode. The "Oh My Urchin" bangles come in different colors and can be seen on Tiffany Chou's website.

Tiffany Chou Auctions Necklace Featured in Sports Illustrate for Japan Disaster Relief

In the interest of providing Japan disaster relief support, New York City-based jewelry designer originally from Maui, Tiffany Chou, is auctioning a custom designed “Conched Out” necklace featured in the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2011 on gorgeous model, Alyssa Miller.


The weeklong eBay auction will begin Monday, March 21 and bidding will end Monday, March 28 at 7:30am (PDT). All proceeds from the auction will benefit the American Red Cross to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific.

“I think it’s important to always be grateful for what you have and to give back when possible,” states Tiffany Chou. “People may not realize it yet, but the earthquake in Japan has affected us all. It is an honor to give someone something beautiful in exchange for helping those in need.”

The custom “Conched Out” features a 14k gold-plated conch shell pendant on a 24 inch gold-filled chain, valued at $65. To participate in the auction, please visit http://www.tiffanychou.com/pages/coral-reef-alliance and click on the link “Bid Now”.

For additional information on Tiffany Chou jewelry, visit http://www.tiffanychou.com/.

JCK - CA Jewelry Groups Meet the Media

Calif. Jewelry Groups Meet the Media - Jewelers' Circular Keystone - JCK

Last week we brought two great groups in the California jewelry scene together for the Meet The Media event. Randi Molofsky Lithgow, curator for Portero.com, moderated the event with fashion editor and photographer Helen Kay, celebrity stylist Kit Scarbo, and JCK Magazine Victoria Gomelsky discussing their points of view from the media side of the business.

Click through to see JCK's write up of the event.

The Accessories Junkie - Designer Crush: Tiffany Chou Jewelry

Designer Crush: Tiffany Chou Jewelry

The Accessories Junkie's latest Designer Crush is on jewelry designer Tiffany Chou. Click through to see a great write up about Tiffany Chou as well as an interview about her designs.

Jewelry designer Tiffany Chou has been showing up in all sorts of great places lately. If you remember, Sports Illustrated also fell in love with Tiffany Chou's ocean inspired jewelry and put many of her pieces on their models for this year's swimsuit edition.

Audrey Magazine Spring 2011

The Audrey Spring 2011 issue was just delivered to our office and as usual, its beautiful. The Audrey Style section calls out coral influenced designs with a great photo of Tiffany Chou's coral cuff and earrings.

Evelyn H's champagne necklace is featured in "Style Pops!" section.

And finally, Christian Tse's ever popular amethyst and diamond earrings can be seen in a piece about drop earrings.

Oscar Fashion: Halle Berry Wears Kelly Locke Handbag

Celebrities love Kelly Locke handbags! Recently, Hollywood A-lister Halle Berry was spotted at the Oscars holding a Kelly Locke Mimi Clutch with pearlized alabaster matte anaconda. The clutch went perfectly with her beaded Marchesa gown.

Kelly Locke handbags were also recently spotted in the hands of Emma Roberts, Jennifer Lopez and Sarah Hyland to name a few.

Erica Courtney Discovering Zultanite

Zultanite recently added another video to its growing library of top designers and jewelry speaking about Zultanite. In this latest video, Erica Courtney travels to Turkey to visit the Zultanite mine, meet the people involved, and explore the surrounding area. Click the picture to see this video and more on Zultanite's official website.