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John Hardy vs David Yurman

sean — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:43:20 +0000

Often times we get asked which is better John Hardy or David Yurman. The best answer to the John Hardy vs. David Yurman dilemma depends on your own personal style. John Hardy’s designs are probably a bit more daring while David Yurman may lean a little more towards the conservative side. That is not to say Yurman doesn’t have very bold pieces but that is a general rule of thumb. As far as the quality goes, you are in great shape with both of them, but when it comes to attention to detail we have give John Hardy the edge. If you want to see what I mean take a look at the back of this John Hardy Palu pendant. Is that gorgeous or what!

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Christina Aguilera Jewelry | Stephen Webster

sean — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:14:19 +0000

Christina Aguilera performed on May 31st in Las Vegas for the first time after her pregnancy at the launch of Stephen Webster’s new sterling silver line of jewelry. Aguilera has always been a huge fan of Webster’s designs and when she was asked to be the ambassador for the brand she happily agreed. This isn’t the only big news happening at Stephen Webster, Terri Eagle who was the head honcho over at David Yurman and later John Hardy, is the new president over at Webster. We think the new management coupled with Christina as the spokesperson is going to be an amazing combination for the brand. What do you think?

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David Yurman: A Brief History of a Great Jewelry Designer

sean — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:52:41 +0000

David Yurman started his career in the arts doing sculptures in the 60′s according to Time magazine. Sculpting was something he picked up from his father who was also a craftsman. His passion was romantic sculptures and many of these featured Angels. While he was practicing his craft, David Yurman had the good fortune to meet a young lady named Sybil, who eventually became his wife. As fate would have it, they both happened to be working for the same artist. It was Sybil who gave Yurman the inspiration to start designing jewelry. She requested that David turn one of his Angel sculptures into a belt and that’s where his triumphant rise in the jewelry business began.

He did a brief stint with Cartier and later David Yurman applied to Tiffany who turned him down! He now recalls that as one of the best things that has ever happened to him. His rise in the jewelry world was fast with his cable jewelry designs in the mid 1980′s. It was a refreshing change, at the time, to have luxury jewelry that could go from day to night and still carry an affordable price tag. Sterling silver jewelry was immediately thrust into the limelight.

Today David Yurman is a huge global brand with stores in New York, Dallas and even on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. With sales reaching nearly $700 million (according to Wikipedia) the Yurman Juggernaut show little signs of slowing down. That’s what I call making it happen and living the “American Dream”. So sorry Tiffany & Co!

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