Diamond Sets a New Trend in the World of Jewelry

Among all kinds of jewelry, diamonds are the closest to a woman's heart. There is a saying goes like "Diamonds are forever". Diamond is a very expensive element because it is obtained at only a few locations in the world after a hard procuring process. Diamond sets a new trend in the world of jewelry.

Diamond is known for its sterling beauty. Poets from all over the world have described the beauty of the diamond as the most beguiling. Almost each woman has a secret desire to have at least one diamond in her life. Diamond jewelry is not just another possession. Wearing diamond jewelry is like a dream come true for many women. Though there are various types of diamond jewelry like necklace, bangles, bracelets and rings, but rings are the most popular piece of diamond jewelry people love to buy. Diamonds are available in several colors but most popular colors of diamonds are deep blue, rich reds, greens, yellow and many others. While going for diamond jewelry shopping, you need to know few important facts about the quality and genuineness of diamonds. Diamonds are rated according to their cut, color, clarity and carat. While choosing a diamond, people mostly concentrate upon clarity and carat. They check the diamond for any visible impurity and the also see the size of the diamond. However, cut of the diamond is important for beauty of the diamond.

Cut is the skill to give a proper shape to a particular diamond to enhance its sparkling value. The shape of a diamond is given according to its internal dimensions, flaws and other features. Different types of diamonds have different properties internal refraction and reflection. These properties allow the light passing through diamond to split and reflect. More than clarity, these features of a diamond determine the sparkling properties. The most common shape of diamonds you can find is round. However, other shapes like oval, square cut, princess (square modified brilliant cut), pear, emerald, octagon, trillion, heart cuts and marquise are also found.

Cut of a diamond is important because it allows the light to reflect from each facet and internal surface of the diamond. It is important to look for a shape that would keep its appeal for years to come. Like you may not like princess cut or pear or heart shaped cut after a few years. When you are looking for diamond for a significant piece of jewelry, go for a classic cut.

Tungsten Carbide Jewelry and Watches Increasingly Popular Among Men

Acknowledging the rising popularity of tungsten carbide and titanium among buyers of mens rings, jewelry and watches, Titanium-Jewelry.com, a premier online retailer of titanium and tungsten rings, mens wedding bands bands and men's jewelry, has announced a sale on its entire selection of tungsten watches in time for both Father's Day and graduation season.

"In the last couple of years, titanium and tungsten have become highly sought-after materials in jewelry and watch-making," explains Ron Yates, the founder of Titanium-Jewelry.com. "Men in particular seem to be attracted by the masculine characteristics- the strength and ruggedness, not to mention the distinctly modern look of these metals. So naturally, tungsten jewelry and watches have become quite popular as gifts for dads and grads."

In commemoration of both graduation season and Father's Day, Titanium-Jewelry.com is offering between $70 and $100 off its inventory of Adajio watches, which includes standard and chronograph styles for both men and ladies. Like all of the online retailer's jewelry, the watches are sold with Titanium-Jewelry.com's 30-day "Love it or Return it" guarantee.

Adajio watches, with their solid tungsten carbide bracelets and cases, are virtually scratch-resistant and designed to resist everyday wear and tear while retaining a superior polished finish. The watches utilize sapphire crystals for durability and Swiss quartz crystal movement for the ultimate in precision time-keeping. Each Adajio watch arrives in a beautiful wooden presentation box and is backed by the manufacturer's one year all-inclusive warranty.

"These watches are also perfect complements to the tungsten carbide and titanium rings and wedding bands sold at Titanium-jewelry.com," adds Yates.

The popularity of tungsten carbide and titanium jewelry styles owes to more than just these contemporary metals' unique fashionable and practical appeal. The increasing number of buyers seeking alternatives can also be seen as a reaction to the soaring price of gold, which has reached a record high within the last month.

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A Guide to Famous Handbags in Fashion

Whilst fashion accessory trends wax and wane there are a number of classic handbags which will never go out of style. These bags are not so much accessories as heirlooms, and their iconic status has inspired many other designs and imitations throughout fashion history.

The Chanel 2.55 Bag
Coco Chanel’s quilted, chain–handled bag is as popular with fashionistas today as its initial creation in 1955. The bag takes it name from the year of its birth, and is instantly recognizable by its (at the time) revolutionary chain-strap, and quilted texture. Inspired by the quilted coats worn by boys at the race track which Coco Chanel so often frequented, the Chanel 2.55 has spawned many imitations but is still in a class of its own.
More than 50 years on the Chanel 2.55 remains a firm fashion favorite due to its practical styling. According to designer Karl Lagerfeld, “The 2.55 is the lightest, easiest, most comfortable bag. Everyone who carries it looks modern.”

The Fendi Baguette Bag

A relatively new-kid-on-the-block, the Fendi Baguette was first coveted in the late 1990s. Named after the French baguette because of its slimline shape, with its ability to be carried under the arm, like the French lovingly transport their baguettes.

The bag was the brainchild of Silvia Venturini Fendi, who in 1997, according to LVMH.com imagined a bag with sleekly linear, geometric lines designed so it could also be carried under the arm. She named it Le Baguette.

The popularity of the bag saw the Fendi group releasing 10th anniversary versions in 2007 with 10 new colors and a blank white canvas all purpose version which was accompanied with 10 Pantone color marker pens to allow women to truly personalize their own Baguette bag. Such was its success that for 2010 Fendi have released a woven unfinished DIY Baguette bag, complete with an embroidery kit and instructional DVD, for owners to create their own very individual bag.

The Hermès Birkin Bag

Possibly the most sought after handbag of all time, the Hermès Birkin is in a class of its own. The high price tag and a 2 year waiting list means that it has become the ultimate status symbol in handbags.

The Birkin was inspired by the singer Jane Birkin, who found herself sitting next to the CEO of Hermès, Jean-Louis Dumas, on a flight from London to Paris. In a conversation with Dumas the singer remarked that she wished her existing overstuffed Hermès bag was bigger and had compartments in it. Approximately one month later Dumas send Birkin a newly designed (larger and more practical) handbag based on her suggestions, and so the Hermès Birkin was born.

The Hermès Kelly Bag

The Hermès Kelly bag joins the ranks of coveted handbags and stands alongside its sister the Birkin in terms of iconic status, quality and craftmanship (it can take around 25 hours to handmake a Kelly of a Birkin).

The purse was thrust into the spotlight it the 1950s when former Hollywood movie star Grace Kelly, now Princess Grace of Monaco, was photographed shyly shielding her (as yet unannounced) pregnancy from the press with her favorite crocodile skin Hermès bag. As Grace was a style maven in her time the bag caused such fervor in the fashion world that Hermès renamed the bag “the Kelly”, in Grace Kelly’s honor.

These four iconic bags withstand the test of time in the fickle world of fashion. Their appeal transcends all trends and age groups and for those who can afford to own the real thing, prove a worthwhile investment.

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