According to an article on People.com, Ellen DeGeneres gave Portia de Rossi a gorgeous marquis cut diamond accented with pink diamonds for their upcoming “dream wedding”. The two have officially set a date but the rest of details about the wedding are still a secret. Portia and Ellen have dating now for over three years. Let’s hope we get a close up of Portia de Rossi’s new diamond ring on the Ellen Show soon!
According to E Online, famous Italian jewelry house Damiani has announced Sharon Stone will be the face of a new advertising campaign that epitomizes female icons throughout legend and history. The international print campaign will showcase Damiani’s Musts and Masterpieces collection and will feature iconic women like Eve, Amelia Earhart and today’s modern women. Stone follows a long line of celebrities who have also embraced the Damiani brand including Bratt Pitt, Sophia Lauren and recently, Paris Hilton for Damiani’s Bliss Collection.
Check out the latest collection including Twister and the men’s collection featuring tahitan black pearls by visiting Damiani’s Website.
Russell Simmons is continuing his strong push to raise awareness for the Diamond Empowerment Fund - Starting on Monday a PSA is headed for TV illustrating the good that diamonds can do for the people in Africa who live in the regions where the gems are found. This powerful video portrays a story of a child that begins when he was born, follows him through school and finally show him becoming a doctor a treating a patient because of the education he was able to receive.
To learn more about the Diamond Empowerment Fund please visit www.diamondempowerment.org. To inquire about the conflict free rough diamond green bracelet shown at the end of the video visit JRDunn.com.
We are proud to welcome Konstantino Treasures to our all star line up of of designer jewelry at JRDunn.com. When our family and our buyers saw this stunning collection (especially the men’s line) it was love at first site. If you think I’m exaggerating take a look at these handsome Konstantino Maltese Cross Cufflinks done in mother of pearl!
Celebrities who wear Konstantino include Oprah, Colin Farrel, The Rolling Stones, P.Diddy or Puff Daddy (Did he change his name again or not?) and Mark McGrath just to name a few.
Rose gold engagement rings from J.R.Dunn - For those of you who want a diamond engagement ring that is truly unique you wont have to wait to much longer. Robert Pelliccia, multiple award winning in-house designer for J.R.Dunn Jewelers and JRDunn.com, is creating a handful of spectacular engagement rings in rose gold. We have just finished casting the “Forever” and “Breathless” collections in our studio and they are going to be amazing! Stay tuned for pictures of these rose gold baubles coming soon.
Celebrities Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have teamed up with jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris to create a line of jewelry for the Olsen’s apparel line called Elizabeth and James. This latest news just confirms the huge trend of celebrities paring up with jewelry designers to create or endorse fine jewelry collections. I’m sure the Ashley and Mary Kate jewelry line will do very well but my favorite celebrity jewelry combination still is Christina Aguilera for Stephen Webster jewelry.
Since we posted the our blog on Carrie Bradshaw’s pearls we have gotten quite a few inquiries on the exact length and size for the pearls. According to the official release from Mikimoto and the sharp eyes of the JRDunn.com buyers who saw the movie, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Mikimoto pearl strand is a 8.5 mm opera length (32 inches) and retails for $11,900. Stay tuned for more celebrity jewelry news!
