J.R.Dunn’s Jewelry Blog

Jewelry trends for fall and winter 2008 – We are heading into our third day at the Couture 2008 jewelry show and I’m happy to report we haven’t been disappointed at all with the jewelry shown so far.

By far and away the strongest trends we have seen is the explosion of jewelry featuring organic shapes. The pearls in particular have been spectacular, especially the large baroque pearls from Yvel in black, white and gold mixed with diamonds.

As far as the over all color trends go, things seemed to have toned down from the days when shocking pink was the rule. The stones being feature in the jewelry are leaning once again towards the classics, including black, gray, brown and even some white. Some of the most outrageous pieces we saw actually featured large black diamonds, gray diamonds and rose cut diamonds.

Some of the trends from last year like rose gold, cuff bracelets, bangle bracelets, large hoop earrings and bold gold still have plenty of life left in them. However with the price of gold the way it is, some designers have tried to create gold jewelry pieces that still look bold but are actually wafer thin. These pieces were horrible! I know the suppliers wanted to keep the prices down but the style and feel didn’t translate at all. I think our clients want quality and substance when it comes to fine jewelry.

And for those of you who love designer jewelry like we do, there are tons of new pieces coming out from the top brands. We are expanding our current collections of Aaron Basha, John Hardy, Roberto Coin and Mikimoto tremendously. We are also adding quite few new exciting designers to our lineup (we’ll let you know who they are as soon as the product is on its way). And don’t worry guys, we haven’t forgot about you! We are bringing in a ton of edgy sterling silver men’s jewelry including designer cufflinks, heavy men’s bracelets and necklaces and quite a few accessories to boot.

More updates to follow as things progress…………

Thanks for reading,

Sean

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Leslie Greenes’ award winning jewelry creations have been featured in Town & Country, Vogue and InStyle magazine just to name a few. Her magnificent design have also been spotted on the red carpets at the 2004 Emmy Awards as well as the 2005 Golden Globe Awards. Leslie Greene’s jewelry has also been featured in countless times on Sex & the City. (more…)

According to National Jeweler, Rhonda Faber Green has been handpicked by Crystal Cruises to design an exclusive collection that will be available for sale aboard the companies two ultra luxury ships! Many of the pieces will feature the seahorse logo of Crystal Cruises.

This partnership comes as no surprise to the girls at J.R.Dunn. When our crew visited Rhonda’s designer jewelry display at the 2007 Couture show her genius was obvious. We fell in love with her 22kt textured bangles, link chains and hoop earrings.

Congratulations Rhonda Faber Green!

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In the late nineties we had a diamond cutting demonstration in our showroom courtesy of Lazare Kaplan. I can remember the moment like it was yesterday when the master cutter cleaved a rough diamond right in front of 50 of our best client’s eyes. Before the ceremony, we all got to hold the rough octahedral crystal and experience its’ raw beauty and luster first hand. We were so taken by it that my family and I purchased a rough diamond to display permanently in our showcase. Over the years we have watched our clients’ fascination when we tell them that’s what a diamond looks like in its’ raw state.

It’s this fascination that inspired us to forge a partnership with Diamond in the Rough this year at the JCK Jewelry show in Las Vegas. This avant-garde jewelry collection features natural diamonds in their uncut state accented by smalled polished diamonds. I’m confident our clients will truly appreciate the mystique and understated elegance of these one of a kind rings, necklaces, and earrings.

For inquiries please contact us at 954-782-5001 or email us at rebecca@jrdunn.com.

Coming this Fall 2007 at J.R.Dunn Jewelers

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This is way off topic for us, but what the heck! I’ve just finished reading an article from National Jeweler on Charles Rangel opening the JA jewelry show in New York with a message of support to small jewelers. He is aligned with the “Mom and Pop” jewelers on the subject of trying to impose sales tax on Internet sales to level the playing field against online jewelers who have an “unfair advantage.”

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I just got back from the 2007 JCK Jewelry shows in Las Vegas. So of course, everyone has asked how was Vegas and the only thing I can say is ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!! Everything was fantastic from the unbelievable new jewelry designs to the great company, food, events, and parties. After our buys at this show, I must say, this season is going to be “delicious. Yellow gold is back with a vengeance with great fun bold looks and rose gold is hot too.Many of the jewelry designers exhibiting at this year’s shows have really stepped up to the changes in fashion jewelry. A few that really stand out include John Hardy, Roberto Coin, Chopard, and most of the Italian designers. At John Hardy I loved everything that was introduced for the season. Our John Hardy lovers and collectors are going to be in heaven when they see these new additions to the line. And the Simmons men’s jewelry line is awesome, lots of new designs and the introduction of the green collection. Not to forget Hello Kitty by Kimora Lee Simmons this jewelry is absolutely adorable and nostalgic.In Vegas we were able to attend the Simmons Jewelry Co. Party held at V-Bar at the Venetian. This party attended by Russell Simmons and 100 or so guests was sweet. From the moment we hit the entrance of V-Bar we knew this was going to be a great party supporting and creating awareness about the Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) which Russell Simmons helps support with his new Green Collection.

To sum it up the 2007 JCK Vegas Shows were phenomenal and this season’s fashion jewelry is going to be new, fresh, and exciting. I can’t wait to see our clients faces, they will absolutely love all the new looks.

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Hello Everbody,

Well, this has been the most exciting show we have been to in almost 5 years. The rich colors of rose and yellow gold are dominating the jewelry fashions.

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