Exclusive look at Ramona Singer’s new Jewelry Line for HSN

Ramona Singer of The Real Housewives of New York is back with new jewelry to wow us all. Her gorgeous, affordable, estate-inspired pieces have been exclusively available on HSN. With a new Real Housewives season about to air, get a head start on shopping for her new collection, which you’ll see highlighted on this season of The Real Housewives of New York.

With an extensive design background, and a flair for fashion, Ramona’s new line consists of pendants, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings that will be sure to please everyone. With glamorous art deco and auction-inspired designs, Ramona wants to create jewelry that every woman will want to own and pass down to their daughters one day. Trendy jewelry comes and goes, but classic style is timeless. I purchased one of Ramona’s lemon quartz rings and I can attest to the beauty and quality of her pieces. Be prepared for tons of compliments when you wear Ramona’s jewelry.

I have been lucky enough to get a preview of the new line, and it is full of gorgeous pieces to add to your jewelry collection. Ramona’s fabulous designs incorporate apple quartz, beautiful hues of chalcedony, smokey quartz, dramatic large diamond hoop earrings, and my personal favorite, rose vermeil paired with gemstones and diamonds. Tune in to HSN on March 2nd to see Ramona debut her new collection at 1pm-3pm and 10pm-12am EST.

In the meantime, check out all of Ramona’s current pieces available at HSN.

Exclusive Rachel Roy + Estelle Facebook pop-up shop

At last year’s Fashion’s Night Out, I visited the RACHEL Rachel Roy pop-up store and it was amazing. There was a graffiti wall, a drag queen DJ, celebrity appearances and of course, Rachel Roy’s hot collection of apparel and accessories for Macy’s. Well, if you didn’t get a chance to make it, don’t worry – next week Rachel will be hosting a digital pop-up store on her Facebook page.

Rachel Roy, along with singer (and her close friend) Estelle, created a limited-edition jewelry collection. If you’re her fan on Facebook, you’ll get a chance to preview – (and shop!) the collection before it even goes into stores. The pop-up shop launches on February 9 and will stay open for only three days. You’ll have the chance to buy Rachel and Estelle’s collaborative jewelry collection includes funky rings, ear cuffs, and statement necklaces. Prices will range from $34 - $50. Plus, you will get the chance to buy an ultra-exclusive full-finger petal ring that was designed for Rachel & Estelle’s closest fashion and music friends. The petal ring will only be available through Facebook!

Mark your calendar to shop this exclusive sale of February 9!

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For more on Rachel Roy, visit Rachel Roy online.

Thakoon debuts modern pearl and diamond baubles for Tasaki

June babies got the short end of the stick being born in June. No gemstone to speak of, just a pearl for a birthstone. Yes pearls are rare and beautiful but we’ve never felt compelled to buy them. Until now. Thai designer Thakoon Panichgul was recently named creative director of Tasaki, a high-end Japanese jeweler and this week debuted his line of pearl jewelry and diamond jewelry for the company. The result is a modern take on pearls - edgy gold bands with several pearls dangling from a necklace, pearls on two-finger gold rings, safety-pin accessorized lariat necklaces and chain-link bracelets.

Thakoon told Women’s Wear Daily: “I really wanted to just go back to the DNA of what Tasaki’s about, which is beautiful pearls, beautiful materials and beautiful diamonds. I wanted to put some youthful spirit into pearls.”

The line will be available in April at Tasaki’s Ginza, Tokyo store. Love the looks, but - get ready to clutch your pearls - prices start at $5,577 up to $39,041. Guess we’ll be embracing Thakoon’s take on our birthstone from afar.

Images via FabSugar

Ramona Singer Holiday Jewelry Collection on HSN

Ramona Singer of The Real Housewives of New York is back with even more gorgeous jewelry. Watch HSN on December 17th at 11pm EST for the debut of the Ramona Singer holiday jewelry collection. The new line incorporates white and grey pearls, as well as rose gold, new cuts, elongated cushions, and gorgeous baroque-inspired pieces. The pieces in this collection are all priced between $200-$500, making it an affordable luxury for the woman who likes designer jewelry. If you are looking for a gift for a special someone, wow them with Ramona Singer jewelry. Take a sneak peak at the new offerings on HSN.

“Key to my…” necklace by EuforiA

Throughout fashion week, lines are blurred - fashion designers do double duty as stylists, editors, budding actors, and even publicists. Such was the case with Amanda Eufer - PR girl by day, jewelry designer by night. While in line at the Toni Francesc show during New York Fashion Week, I spotted Amanda’s amazing necklace, which she designed herself. The editor in me had to know more, so I later discovered her line titled “EuforiA“. This Dallas-bred designer first discovered her love for all things shiny as a competitive figure skater. After graduating from college and a stint at Marc Jacobs, she launched her designing jewelry, accessories and clothing line.

The vintage-y pieces are described as “1960’s pop art meets revolutionary Parisian design”. The piece that caught my eye is the “Key to my….” necklace, made of a large gold chain with a blue cotton grosgrain ribbon woven throughout. Multiple “Do not duplicate” keys hang from the chain, with sparkling blue Swarovski crystal drops. The result is a sweetly feminine necklace with just a bit of edge.

$100, EuforiA

Ramona Singer for HSN: gorgeous estate jewelry…gorgeous prices

If you follow my beauty reviews, you’ll recall I recently raved about Ramona Singer of the Real Housewives of New York, and her amazing new skincare line. Well, I’m very excited to let you know all about her gorgeous collection of art deco, estate-inspired jewelry

Ramona is a graduate of FIT with a very extensive background in fashion. Taking influences from her own collection of estate pieces, Ramona has designed a gorgeous collection of earrings, pendants, bracelets, and rings. The pieces are exquisitely detailed in rhodium-plated sterling silver, and are set with various precious and semi-precious stones. In designing her pieces, Ramona wanted to offer affordable, timeless pieces that can be passed down to future generations.

In designing this jewelry line, Ramona really went all-out on the details. Rhodium-plating keeps the jewelry looking brand new, and the pieces are finished very beautifully with intricate details that you don’t see very often in affordable jewelry.

Most pieces average between $200-$500. My personal favorite is the pink topaz and diamond cuff bracelet, which Ramona said was inspired by her own estate piece.

The line is exclusive to Home Shopping Network and Ramona and her gorgeous jewelry will be featured on HSN on September 14^th at 10pm EST, and September 13^th at 11pm PST. I will definitely be watching, and I hope you will check it out as well. If you can’t wait (like me), head over to HSN.com and start shopping for Ramona’s gorgeous jewelry right now!

Gold snake chains are making a comeback

In case you haven’t heard, snakes are the new black. Everything ’snake’ is fair game; from the literal – python handbags and snakeskin shoes and boots; to the figurative – snake-cutout dresses, snake-printed tights, and snake-themed jewelry – and all of it is slithering its way into designer collections. One ’snake’ piece to watch (and cop) is the flat snake necklace. It looks much like the ‘herringbone’ chain that was popular in my heyday, and is now making a comeback. The Martin Grant Flat Snake Chain Necklace, as seen on Heidi Klum and Rihanna, is one undeniably hot piece, and comes in multiple colors and lengths - champagne gold and yellow gold; short, medium and long. But in case you’re not so inclined to shell out close to $700 for one of these babies, check out some other options below.

ABS Allen Schwartz Boogie Nights Multi Row Snake Chain Necklace, $256, Zappos

ABS Allen Schwartz Multi-Row Gold Snake Chain Torsade Necklace, Avelle

Tamra Long Necklace, $50.75, Chico’s

tuleste market Snake Multi Strand Necklace, $128, shopbop

Gold Snake Chain 3-Row Necklace, $14, torrid

Nested Chain Necklace, $24.50 (Buy one, get one 50% off), Express

Haute Bauble: Michael Kors’ chain link necklace - as seen on Rachel Roy

Rachel Roy really loves her Michael Kors chain link necklace! She first wore the silver version at the Cinema Society & Hugo Boss screening of “Inglourious Basterds” at the SVA Theater in New York City. Then she wore the gold version at “The September Issue” premiere at The Museum of Modern Art. The 24-karat electroplated gold over brass and sterling silver-plated over brass link necklaces go for $700 a pop. But since we’re not all couture fashion designers like Roy, here’s an affordable substitute chain-link necklace that is just as hot!

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Wanna be a ‘trophy chick’? Get the necklace from White Trash Charms

I find myself watching more trashy TV than I care to admit, and the latest is Megan Wants a Millionaire. If you’re not familiar with the show, first - I commend you for having standards - but the premise is former Rock of Love groupie castoff and former I Love Money contestant, Megan Hauserman, is looking for love and money. Mostly money.

On I Love Money, Megan stated her sole goal in life was to become a trophy wife. Now you may be thinking, “What an idiot”, but you gotta give it to the girl for keeping it real. So I came across the perfect piece of jewelry for Megan – and others who may not be so brazenly outright in their quest for Mr. Moneybags Right. The Trophy Chick Necklace from White Trash Charms lets you put your relationship needs on display in the most adorable way. A miniature sterling silver (or gold vermeil) trophy dangles from a 16″ snake chain with a lobster clasp closure. The removable pendant is approximately 1″ wide x 1.6″ high and proudly reads “Trophy Chick”. So when your gold-digging begins, those guys can never accuse you of not being clear about what you wanted in the first place. Isn’t that right Megan?

$75, zappos.com

Ed Hardy’s new fine jewelry collection at Zales

When I think of Zales, my mind goes straight to diamonds. Nothing wrong with that, since diamonds are one of my very dear friends, but I never imaged I would see an edgy, rocker chic collection of jewelry at Zales. Enter Ed Hardy. We’re all very familiar with the label that is full of colorful, intricate tattoo prints branded on everything from apparel to accessories to footwear and swimwear. Artistic collages of glittering rhinestones, skulls, and blooming florals represent the fiery prints of master tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy that have been masterfully executed by Christian Audigier. And now Ed Hardy has found another channel for it’s rocker chic style – fine jewelry. The Ed Hardy for Zales collection was inspired by these edgy, creative tattoos and brought to life in the form of cuff and link bracelets, watches, earrings, rigs and pendants. Antiqued finishes with innovative etching, stud details and diamond and sapphire accents make up the collection. This exclusive collection can be found online only so click on over to online exclusives at Zales.com to shop.

Save 10% on the NEW Ed Hardy Collection at Zales.com (Offer Ends 06.30.09)

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