Erica Courtney in WWD

During Jewelry Week in Las Vegas this year, we couldn’t help but notice many designers incorporating the astonishing Boulder Opal into their new pieces– and, in our humble opinion, Erica Courtney’s stunning Boulder Opal earrings were the best of the bunch! Women’s Wear Daily noticed them as well and featured Erica Courtney on WWD Online. 

Click here to read the article.

LBG’s Jen Cullen Williams Nominated for a WJA Award for Excellence, Featured in JCK

We are extremely excited for Luxury Brand Group’s very own PR guru Jen Cullen Williams on her Women’s Jewelry Association Award for Excellence Nomination in the category of Marketing and Communications! The Women’s Jewelry Association was founded with “the intent of providing scholarship opportunities, educational and networking activities that would help further the careers of women in the jewelry and watch industries" – and we are so proud of Jen for her invaluable contributions to the jewelry industry!

Winners will be announced at The 29th Annual WJA Awards For Excellence Gala Dinner on Monday, July 30 2012 in New York City – but we think Jen is already a winner!

Click here to read the article on JCK and click here to read more about WJA.

LBG Has a Blast in Vegas during Jewelry Week – Become JCK Cover Stars!

From the gorgeous jewelry at Couture to the excitement at JCK, LBG had an absolutely incredible time during Jewelry Week in Las Vegas this year! LBG’s Jen Cullen Williams, Anthony Lopez, and Katie Reynolds were found stopping by our client’s booths, attending meetings, toasting old friends and the team was snapped by JCK during JCK Rocks the Beach while visiting the mock cover photo booth. We think they make gorgeous cover models, don’t you think? We can’t wait for next year!

Click here to see the LBG team on JCK online!

Vanidades Novias Summer Issue includes Supreme Jewelry, CHARRIOL, and Lance Fischer for Zultanite Gems

As the largest Latin American fashion publication, Vanidades is known for procuring the latest in style. So it’s no wonder that their Summer Wedding Issue is chock full of inspiration for the big day – and includes several incredible pieces from LBG’s clients.

Supreme Jewelry's gorgeous "Disco Ball" Diamond earrings featured in Vanidades Novias, Summer Issue.

Three of Lance Fischer's Zultanite jewelry pieces were featured in Vanidades Novias, Summer Issue: “Wind Chill” bracelet, “Selene” earrings and “Sultan's Tears” earrings. Stunning!

Four CHARRIOL bangles were also featured in Vanidades Novias Summer Issue. For style numbers and prices, click here for more info.

CHARRIOL’s Latest Collections featured in National Jeweler

At this year’s Couture show in Las Vegas, CHARRIOL’s latest designs and brand new collections had editors and industry regulars swooning. Right in time for Father’s Day, their new Gentlemen’s collection offered up distinctive, masculine pieces that debuted new materials and colors for the brand, including red leather.

Click here for a direct link to the online article.

Tennis star Ana Ivanovic wears Supreme Jewelry and Erica Courtney in the June issue of Vanidades Magazine

Proving that jewelry associated with tennis isn’t limited to the bracelet, gorgeous tennis star Ana Inanovic looked less like an athlete and more like a starlet while wearing Erica Courtney and Supreme Jewelry in the June issue of Vanidades Magazine. 

On the cover, Ana wore Erica Courtney’s 18k Gold and Diamond “Coral Turquoise” drop earrings, as well as several other pieces from Erica’s “Drop Dead Gorgeous” collections.

Also on the inside spread, Inanovic wore Supreme Jewelry’s gorgeous “Tear Drop” Diamond ring.

Make sure to follow Erica Courtney and Supreme Jewelry on Twitter!

More LBG Clients Shine on the Finale of American Idol!

With his laid back demeanor and easy style, Phil Phillips took home the "American Idol" crown this week - but it was the BLING that really stole the show (in our humble opinion!) See below for looks from Erica Courtney, CHARRIOL, DeLatori, Christian Tse, Supreme Jewelry and Zultanite/ Lance Fischer during the final night of performances and the exciting Season 11 Finale!

Runner-Up Jessica Sanchez wears Lance Fischer's "Ottoman Princess" Zultanite ring during the final night of performances for Season 11.

Runner-Up Jessica Sanchez wears Lance Fischer's Zultanite "Harem" ring, "Genie In The Bottle" Zultanite necklace and "Sultan’s Arrows" Zultanite earrings during the final night of performances for Season 11.

Former "American Idol" winner, Jordin Sparks, wears Lance Fischer's Zultanite "Wind Chill" cuff while performing on the Season 11 Finale.

Joshua Ledet wears Christian Tse's Zultanite watch (again!) while performing with Fantasia Barrino during the Finale of Season 11.

Elise Testone wears Lance Fischer's "Roxelana’s Treasure" Zultanite cuff while performing on the Season 11 Finale and Lance Fischer's Zultanite "Mirimah’s Cuff" on the red carpet for the event.

Runner Up Jessica Sanchez wears a CHARRIOL Flamme Blanche bangle during her final performance and the results of the Season Finale of Season 11.

Skylar Laine wears a DeLatori Lemon Quartz bangle and Garnet cocktail ring during the Season Finale of Season 11.

Runner Up Jessica Sanchez wears Supreme Jewelry's "Floral" drop earrings on the front page of People.com! Check her out on the front page of UsWeekly.com as well! 

Jordin Sparks and Holly Cavanagh both wore stunning Erica Courtney rings during their duet performance on the American Idol finale. On Jordin: Platinum and Black Diamond "Present" ring. On Holly:
18k gold and Diamond Color Changing Sapphire "Cupcake" ring.

Jessica Sanchez wears an 18k Gold and Diamond Tanzanite "Coco" ring and 18k Gold and Diamond Tanzanite "Forever" earrings by Erica Courtney on the American Idol finale.

Jessica Sanchez wears an Erica Courtney 18k Gold and Diamond London Blue Topaz "Wish" ring and 18k Gold and Diamond Tanzanite "Forever" earrings by Erica Courtney on the American Idol finale.

Jessica Sanchez wears an 18k Gold and Diamond London Blue Topaz "Wish" ring by Erica Courtney on the American Idol finale.

LBG's clients had a TON of show-stopping jewels featured this season... we can't wait to see what Season 12 has instore. Seacrest out! 

Tiffany Chou in the June 2012 issues of Marie Claire and Redbook!

It’s no surprise that many of the biggest fashion books are featuring Tiffany Chou’s designs in their latest summer issues – her Maui-inspired pieces are perfect when paired with easy, breezy summer ensembles (just take it from the stylists for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue!) like this adorable swim spread in the June issue of Redbook:

In the June issue of Marie Claire, Tiffany was asked to share her most coveted travel beauty essentials and everyone at LBG is now vying for the Island Essence Mango & Coconut body scrub she mentions in the feature. Thanks for the tips, Tiffany!

To view more of Tiffany’s recent press, click here. 

CHARRIOL featured in the June issue of W Magazine

A few years back, big mens-inspired gold watches came into trend, and since most of us here at LBG invested in a large, statement-making timepiece, we are extremely happy to see that this trend doesn’t seem to be going anywhere! W Magazine is the go-to for what you MUST wear NOW, so we were so pleased to see that they included CHARRRIOL’s Yellow Gold plated and Stainless Steel watch in a Country themed spread in their June issue. Don’t you love the Stainless Steel detailing?

CHARRIOL’s Facebook page has almost 40,000 fans! Have you ‘Liked’ them yet? 

American Idol finalists love wearing LBG client’s jewels!

While each week, the results can be totally unpredictable for the contestants, (so upset about Josh’s elimination!) one thing remains consistent on Season 11 of American Idol: the finalists are loving Erica Courtney, Christian Tse/Zultanite, Supreme Jewelry, CHARRIOL and Tiffany Chou!

During Jessica Sanchez’s Top 3 performance, the diva-in-the-making wore Erica Courtney for all three of her performances!

Look #1
18k gold and diamond earring with amethyst drops
18k gold and diamond Naomi amethyst ring
18k gold and diamond flower cross bangle

Look #2

18k gold and diamond flower cross bangle
18k gold and diamond coral cross ring
18k gold and diamond coral turquoise earring

Look #3

18k gold and diamond pink tourmaline ring
18k gold and diamond hoop earrings with rubelite drops

Jessica learned that she was advancing to the Final Two while wearing a complete Supreme Jewelry look: diamond cuff, "Disco Ball" earrings and "Teardrop" ring:

Top 3 contestant Joshua Ledet wore Christian Tse's Zultanite watch for the second time (see the National Jeweler feature on the first time he rocked the timepiece here) during his performance of “I’d Rather Go Blind”. Click here to watch a video of his unbelievable performance and see how the watch nearly stole the show!

Top Four contestant Hollie Cavanagh wore a CHARRIOL bangle from the Flamme Blanche collection and Tiffany Chou’s Starfish earrings during her final performance.

Also – check out LBG’s clients mentioned on Instore MagazineOnline!