June 17, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
The happiest lady must own the sterling silver tiffany jewelry getting from her beloved, with which, she can keep her beloved in heart and show sweetness in daily life. Warn your loved one’s heart with tiffany inspired jewelry available at tiffanyfree.co.uk in a preferential price. You will get more than what you spend.
In tiffany jewellery online store, You can chase after every kind of Tiffany necklaces you want, such as Silver Necklaces, Heart Necklaces, Beaded necklaces and Chain necklaces. The necklace styles are from classic to modern, and there must be one type to fit you.
In tiffany jewellery online store, You can also get tiffany bangles. All of them are typical bracelets which are made without clasps or closures. They can be elegantly worn singly or in bunches. tiffany bracelets are now worn by young girls who are running after every new fashion, with as much style as their mothers and grandmothers wore as part of ritual and tradition.
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June 17, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
The very mention of the word tiffany & co portrays a sparkling piece of ornamented metal in one’s mind. Tiffany Jewelry has a special significance of its own in every occasion. No matter how well you dress up for a particular occasion, a dazzling ornament adds that extra glitter to your personality. A flashing ring can make one’s fingers look good, a bracelet adds grace to the wrist, earrings add glitter to one’s ears and necklaces make a woman look beautiful. Be it a small birthday party or wedding extravaganzas, without Tiffanys, a woman can never look her best. In fact, jewelry is not just a woman’s accessory, even men find them hard to resist. A hand crafted ring, twinkling chain or a set of such chains have been instrumental in adding an extra dimension to ‘his’ personality.
The purpose of wearing Tiffany jewelry varies from person to person. While there are the one’s for whom Tiffany jewelry is synonymous to wealth storage and then there are those who want to just flaunt them. However for most, Tiffany jewelry is more than just a beautiful piece of ornament. It is a status symbol of an individual. It adds to the esteem of a person. Designer Tiffany jewelry varies in the way they look and appeal to specific individuals. One would definitely look for such Tiffany jewelry that not only looks precious but also has a certain degree of uniqueness in them.
June 16, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
You may have bought books, CDs and various paraphernalia over the Internet, but what about shopping online for a diamond ring?
Over a decade ago, only the most risk-tolerant consumers would consider making diamond purchases online.
Today, many of my friends are buying diamonds online.
That they are doing so during the financial crisis is significant. Timing-wise, now could be just the time to pick up that bling you have always coveted.
Prices of diamonds have sunk by nearly 30 per cent from their peak in August last year as the global economic downturn strikes fear in the hearts and wallets of investors and aspiring bridegrooms.
About half of the world’s diamonds are retailed in the United States, where recession has crimped spending in the world’s largest economy.
To sceptics, buying a diamond online is not the same as shopping for your favourite bedtime read on the Internet.
‘Surely you’ll cry if the brilliance of the diamond on the Web is less than in the one you bought,’ says a friend who thinks I am crazy to broach that idea.
Others scoff at online sales, saying that buying a sparkler requires you to touch it and to get the ‘right’ feeling about it. ‘It must speak to you,’ they coo.
But those who have snapped up these precious gems online have nothing but praise for the process. It was not a hastily made decision, said my cousin, who bought a diamond earring for his girlfriend.
To begin with, he did some research.
He spoke to consultants, traded notes with smaller jewellers here, and visited traditional brick-and- mortar shops including Tiffany & Co, Larry Jewelry, German jeweller Charlotte Atelier and Lee Hwa Jewellery.
After dozens of hours of ‘homework’, he concluded that shopping on the Internet can actually be a very safe way to buy a beautifully cut stone.
His diamond was from Blue Nile, a Seattle-based company with diamond ring sales that rank only behind Tiffany & Co.
The firm was founded in 1999 by Stanford Business School alumnus Mark Vadon and offers over 60,000 diamonds on its site.
This is how Blue Nile works.
First, you can use the website’s material to acquaint yourself with the traditional ‘four Cs’ guide to size up a diamond - carat, clarity, colour and cut.
If you are unsure of what to do, you can dial a number to reach a Seattle-based sales representative, who will guide you through the purchase. You can even chat with him online.
Once you have placed your order, Blue Nile buys your rock from a New York cutter, who ships it overnight to the firm’s warehouse in Seattle. There, a jeweller will do all the hammering and pliering needed to marry the diamond to its setting.
If you are afraid the ring will not fit the intended finger, you can download a ‘printable ring sizer’ from the Blue Nile site to help you determine the ring size.
The diamond is then shipped out in a box via registered mail. Payment can be made by credit card, bank wire or by PayPal.
My cousin received the package as well as a diamond grading report from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) a week after placing his order. There was no shipping charge since the order was over US$750 (S$1,085), but a fee of 1 per cent of the value of his order was automatically applied during the checkout process.
This fee is for insurance to protect his order from the time it leaves Blue Nile to when it arrives at his door.
Blue Nile’s website (Tiffany & Co), I discovered, has easy-to-use search features.
You can search by the criteria most important to you and you can search for multiple diamond shapes simultaneously.
What happens if you change your mind? Blue Nile has a return policy. You can return any item without custom engraving in its original condition within 30 days of the date of shipment for a refund or an exchange.
What’s so great about buying diamonds online?
Think top quality deals at a good price. For sure, you will need to pay 7 per cent goods and services tax when it goes through Customs - the fee is included in your bill - and you have exchange rate fluctuations to think about since the diamond is denominated in US dollars.
Still, the savings can be quite substantial - as much as 25 per cent to 30 per cent - in some cases.
Online jewellery purveyors spend less on leases and labour while keeping their inventories lean. As a result, they can keep their costs lower than physical stores.
According to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, for every dollar that Blue Nile pays suppliers for stones and settings, it sells finished baubles for US$1.25.
But for every dollar that US Tiffany & Co retailer Zale Corp hands suppliers, it sells items for US$2.
How about the argument that jewellery retailers here often give juicy incentives to consumers? You see this all the time - a 50 per cent discount off engagement rings, or even better, a storewide 70 per cent price reduction as they are ‘moving out’.
But think carefully. Assuming these shops increase their mark-ups every year, then how would you, as the consumer, really know whether you are getting a ‘true discount’?
Surely this raises the question of how much clarity and competition there is to pricing diamonds among traditional retailers in an industry famous for high mark-ups.
Putting the issue of price - and value - aside, I have another friend who tells me that the best thing about buying diamonds online is the huge array of choices. In other words, he is not restricted to the selection in the stores.
Certainly, there are principles about buying these lovely rocks that will not ever change - whether you go online or to a traditional brick-and-mortar vendor.
Don’t hesitate to ask about a vendor’s credentials if you cannot find them on his website.
Also, make sure that the diamonds you are considering come with a diamond grading report from an impartial laboratory such as GIA or the American Gem Society (AGS).
Ultimately, how you pick your diamond is very much a personal choice that cannot be branded as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’.
You can decide to bypass glitzy jewellery shops and give their Internet competitors your monetary blessings, or you can still head to your nearest jewellery outlet.
Don’t fret about choosing the right rock or getting the best deal. At the end of the day, it is the act of stumping up the cash that counts.
As the saying goes, diamonds always make the best gifts because diamonds are forever.
June 16, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
3000+ LOT HIGH END MULTI-ESTATE AUCTION Box-lots will begin at 9:00 am, Costume Jewelry 12:30 pm, Fine Jewelry 4:00 pm Main Auction of Individual Items 5:30 pm, Hallway Furniture 7:00 pm, Main Sale Furniture 8:30 pm Auctioneer’s Note: We will be selling an untouched Estate Collection from a doctor’s home from North Brunswick, NJ. This home is packed with the finest selection of quality glassware, porcelain, jewelry, and furniture. Some highlights include a large selection of Waterford crystal including complete stemware set, vases, bowls, wall sconces, to tableware, collection of Royal Doulton figurines, collection of Boehm figurines, selection of quality Stieff pewter, selection of quality silver-plate, over 100 pounds of quality sterling silver, large selection of Karastan Estate rugs, furniture including Willet, Baker, Drexel, Drexel Heritage, American Drew, Penn. House, Harden, Stickley, and other signed pieces, a large selection of fine art by well know artists, Decorative Art items, nice new black ebonized baby grand piano, over 200 pieces of 14k & 18K fine jewelry including Tiffany & Co. pins, broaches and watches, Cartier 18K ladies watch, large selection of Omega watches, nice selection of quality sterling silver and costume jewelry, large selection of quality tableware & dinnerware including Wedgewood Florentine, Lenox set, Coalport Rainbow set, Royal Doulton set, Mason’s set, plus other quality tableware! This will be an all-around high quality sale to be offered with no reserves, all fresh to the market items! See you at the sale! TOKAI BLACK LACQUERED BABY GRAND PIANO SERIAL #52620 IN SHOWROOM CONDITION! Quality Glassware and Porcelain to include: Wedgewood Florentine, Noritake Barrymore, Syracuse China Apple Blossom, Mason’s Charlruse, Royal Doulton Winthrop set, plus other quality dinnerware & tableware, selection of quality figurines including a collection of Boehm bird figurines, Royal Doulton figurines, Goebel figurines, collection of Hummels, Lladro, Nao, Herend birds, Coalport birds and other quality bird figurines, collection of over 100 pieces of quality Lenox, large collection of Waterford crystal including 100+ pieces of stemware, LCT Tiffany Art Glass tall vase, quality colored glass and stemware, decanters, some early pieces of cut glass, large selection of quality Victorian glass including opalescent pitcher with glasses, Victorian Art
Glass, quality Murano glass figurines and paperweights, plus much more!
OVER 100 POUNDS OF QUALITY STERLING SILVER! Sterling to include; “One of the Best” 7 piece Ornate Victorian Tea Sets with sterling tray, 108 pieces Wallace “Francis I”, Coin Silver tea pot signed Benedict circa 1840, Heirloom “Damask Rose”, Gorham “Sovereign” set, Tiffany & Co., S. Kirk and Son heavy Repose set, International “Royal Danish” set, Gorham “Melrose” set, Items of interest to include; A large selection of quality Art including original drawings, pen & inks, oil on boards and canvas, lithographs, and prints including, Horace Mann Livens (1862-1936), Otto Wilhelm Eduard Erdmann (1834-1905), Hart Philadelphia, John A. Ruthven, Bruce R. Bleach, Tarkey, over 150+ pieces of quality art, large selection of over 1000+ pieces of quality costume & sterling silver jewelry, 200+ pieces of fine estate jewelry to be offered with no reserve including Tiffany & Co.
June 16, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
Sanibel Island in Florida is home to a fine jewelry store that’s as much a destination as the area’s beautiful beaches. Called Lily Tiffany & Co. Jewelry Gallery, the four-year-old store is the brainchild of Karen Bell, a Sanibel realtor, and Dan Schuyler, a former employee of Smyth Jewelers, Timonium, Md. When the pair met, they struck up a friendship founded in their mutual love of Tiffany jewels and dogs (the barking variety, not aged inventory).
It was the latter that led the pair to name their business—located in a onetime church turned schoolhouse, bank, art gallery, and now store—after Bell’s five-year-old Labradoodle, Lily. The building, more than 100 years old, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With grand old retail brands like Tiffany & Co. in mind, Bell and Schuyler thought Lily sounded just as prestigious. Bonus: Lily is often at the store, along with her yellow Labrador retriever pals, Angel, 1, and Gracie, 6 (Schuyler’s dogs). “The ‘&Co.’ part is the [other] dogs,” says Schuyler.
The dogs serve as official greeters, and dog-themed merchandise is available for sale and as promotional gifts. Even packaging reinforces the store’s canine connection: paw prints trail across tissue paper wrap. Most marketing and promotions, including billboards, feature at least one of the dogs, and store events have a charitable tie-in, most often benefiting the Animal Refuge Center in Fort Meyers, Fla.
June 16, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
Da redação - A partir deste mês, as vitrines das lojas Tiffany & Co em todo o mundo trazem o fundo do mar como tema. A intenção é alertar o público sobre como a colheita dos corais pode provocar danos à natureza: eles são organismos vivos que proporcionam abrigo e alimento para cerca de 25% de todos os animais marinhos, além de serem importantes para o turismo e a proteção do litoral.
Os corais têm sua sobrevivência ameaçada por métodos de pesca destrutivos, mudanças climáticas e por serem removidos dos recifes para o uso em joias e objetos de decoração. Há dois anos, a Convenção sobre o Comércio Internacional de Espécies Ameaçadas de Fauna e Flora (Cites) incluiu os corais em seu Apêndice II, que controla a comercialização de espécies em risco de extinção.
Em 2002, a Tiffany interrompeu a venda de joias com coral, demonstrando a preocupação em não compactuar com a destruição da vida marinha.
A Tiffany & Co. Foundation também apoia a ONG SeaWeb, que promove a campanha “Too precious to Wear” (precioso demais para se usar), criada para conscientizar consumidores e varejistas sobre a conservação dos corais. Uma linha de joias inspirada no oceano, feitas em outros materiais que substituem os corais, foi especialmente desenvolvida por famosos profissionais, entre eles Frank Gehry, Paloma Picasso e Jean Schlumberger - designers que assinam coleções para a Tiffany & Co. As peças foram a leilão em abril deste ano.
Broche em turquesa (lapidada em formato de coral), calcedônias, crisoprásios e diamantes, criado por Paloma Picasso para a Tiffany e doado pela joalheria para a campanha “Too Precious to Wear”
Na nova decoração, cada vitrina das lojas Tiffany & Co oferece uma diferente vista e cores variadas do fundo do oceano: montes e vales são construídos com areia brilhante e banhados por azul profundo ou turquesa, branco e lavanda. Os corais são esculpidos em resina. As vitrines temáticas permanecem durante toda a próxima estação e exibirão as novas coleções da joalheria, como a linha de anéis de compromisso Bezet, entre outras novidades.
Lançamento: A Tiffany transformou uma criatura do mar em joia preciosa. O broche em forma de lagosta é confeccionado em ouro 18k, com 200 safiras cor-de-rosa e 61 espessartitas no corpo, olhos de esmeraldas e antenas recobertas por diamantes.
June 15, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
Tiffany & Co has no intention of selling garden furniture and risking brand dilution, steering clear of the product mix of bankrupt rival jeweler Fortunoff , CEO Michael Kowalski hinted this week at the Reuters Global Luxury Summit in New York.
Fortunoff filed for bankruptcy in February in part because of dismal holiday sales in 2008 and the high expense of expanding into Lord & Taylor Tiffany & Co stores, and was bought by liquidators, marking the end of an 87-year iconic presence in the New York area during which it was known for its jewelry and home furnishing. It had been bought by Lord & Taylor’s owner NRDC Equity Partners, in March 2008 for $100 million.
Asked if Fortunoff’s demise offered his company any lessons, Kowalski declined to address Fortunoff directly but said it would be better for Tiffany to continue to concentrate on what it is known for.
”We are relatively focused on jewelry and watches, ” Kowalski. “We look at ourselves as a jeweler not a lifestyle brand.”
In other words, don’t expect Tiffany & Co deck chairs any time soon.
June 15, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
Louis Comfort Tiffany jewelry works continue to be admired and collected in private homes and museums all over the world. So as a New Yorker, it’s a privilege say we have a public work ready and waiting for us right in our back yard. For those who don’t know, Tiffany jewelry leadership and talent, money and connections, led to the establishment of his own glass making firm known as the Tiffany Studios. Motivated by the Arts and Crafts movement, Tiffany used opalescent glass in a variety of colors and textures to create a unique style of stained glass. In effect, breaking away from European traditions and changing the way we approach glass making forever.
Get ready, because just a short train ride from Manhattan is the borough of Hoboken. Ok, it’s not really a borough, but it’s so close it could be. Countless people commute from Hoboken to work in the city everyday. There are many reasons to visit our neighboring New Jersey and Hoboken boasts; one-of-a-kind boutiques, restaurants, Italian delis, and a plethora of bars. There will be plenty to do in Hoboken next time you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple, but before you hop on the PATH or the ferry, step foot inside the train station’s waiting room. Built in 1907, the buildings are on the state and national register of historical buildings. Don’t miss the Tiffany jewelry ceiling; it’s said to be one of the finest examples in the country.
June 15, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
Tory Burch footwear is a result of a production partnership with the Camuto Group. Handbags and costume jewelry are produced in-house.
“Although these are difficult economic times, we continue to invest in areas in which we believe there is a void within the market,” said Pierre Fay, executive vice president of wholesale for Luxottica North America, which also makes Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co. and Dolce & Gabbana frames. “As today’s consumer still has a strong desire for luxury and name brands, we feel it’s more important than ever to offer the widest range of the best product and price ranges to our customers.
Fay declined to project sales for the line Tiffany Co.
“It’s building out our lifestyle assortment,” said Brigitte Kleine, president of Tory Burch of launching eyewear.
Kleine said the company is looking to expand into other categories through licenses, including fragrance, watches and costume tiffany jewelry, of which it produces a small amount in-house.
June 14, 2009 - Posted by lvbeijia - 0 Comments
I’m off to breakfast at Tiffany’s this morning.
No, not the one on New York’s Fifth Avenue, made famous by the graceful figure of Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but Vancouver’s own!
Tiffany & Co. will throw open its elegant and expensive retail doors at the corner of Burrard and Alberni streets today.
Finishing touches are put yesterday on Vancouver’s new Tiffany shop.View Larger Image View Larger Image
Finishing touches are put yesterday on Vancouver’s new Tiffany shop.
Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province
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When the Tiffany baby-blue hoarding walls are peeled back, the city will join the hallowed ranks of luxury retail cities such as New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, San Francisco and Toronto.
Tiffany is at the new “axis” of luxury shopping downtown and will rub shoulders with fellow luxury brands, including Gucci, Hermes and Louis Vuitton.
All have taken root close to Robson, Vancouver’s most fashionable street.
“We identified Vancouver many years ago as a place we wanted to be but we needed to get the right location and believe we have,” said Andrea Hopson, vice-president, Tiffany & Co. Canada.
“This absolutely puts Vancouver into the top leagues of retail cities and we have already had a tremendous response from Vancouver and Western Canada to this new store,” she said.
Actually, Tiffany will have two stores downtown.
It has long had a boutique with upmarket retailer Holt Renfrew, itself in the throes of a huge expansion in the Pacific Centre Mall.
“We have had a relationship for 13 years with Holt Renfrew and will continue having a boutique there,” she said.
She did not reveal how much has been spent on the new store on Burrard but said it is a “substantial investment.”
Sixth Line Solutions retail analyst David Gray said Vancouver now has a critical mass of luxury retailers and more names will likely follow.
“When you look at Canada, Vancouver is the natural place to expand to. It has the Olympics coming and the world is already here as far as the Pacific Gateway and Asia is concerned,” he said.
The luxury retail market is changing and is not as exclusive as it once was, he said. It appeals to Asian and younger consumers who have cash and like the value of a brand name.
Tiffany will offer customers a full line of jewelry and other goods, packaged in the chain’s hallmark baby-blue boxes with silky white ribbon.
The 4,700-square foot store will operate seven days a week with a staff of approximately 32.
The company was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in 1837 as Tiffany & Young.
It changed its name to Tiffany & Co. in 1853.
