Diamond Facts

Tell Me More, Tell Me More!

Diamonds. Nothing is harder, nothing is sparklier and nothing -thanks to a nifty, mid-20th century advertising campaign - symbolizes love better. The ancient Greeks had a wordfor it, adamas - "invincible."

-via InStore Magazine

Gemstone Facts

Who Am I?

Can you guess what gemstone this is?

The Mayans called me "the stone of the bird of paradise." Others have called me girasol, again a reference to my flaming reds and day-glo orange, while Mexico knows me as it's national stone. At my most brilliant - and valuable - I display an almost unrivaled play of dusky color, and am alone among my family in being regularly faceted  although it is as a cabochon that I feel most worthy, often shining as the center stone in a pendant.

I am the fire opal!

Wedding Season

Wedding Dress of the Week

Ann Shoket, Seventeen, editor-in-chief
"We organized our whole ceremony around the view from the Soho Mondrian Hotel's roofdeck! It was an unusually warm October night, so we rearranged plans to move the party outside. We caught this perfect sunset right after saying our vows. The dress is Pamella Roland, bought off the rack at Saks. We picked a wedding date last-minute to accomodate my husband's Australian family, so I didn't have time to agonize. I wanted more evening gown than wedding dress; a big to-do just isn't my style. I tried it on in silver lame (!) and had it made in ivory chiffon. I didn't see the finished product until the night before the wedding! It came out perfectly."

-via fashionweekdaily.com

Wedding Season

Wedding Dress of the Week

Cindi Leive, Glamour, editor-in-chief
"Our wedding definitely wasn't a capital-W wedding. It was a big cocktail party in a loft on West Street, and in the middle of it, someone clinked on a glass, everyone gathered 'round, and the rabbi did the service. I actually don't even remember putting on makeup! But it was perfect for us. We ended the night be taking over New York Noodletown in Chinatown at midnight with our friends. We go back there every year with our kids and manager tells them the story of our wedding."

-via fashionweekdaily.com

Wedding Season

Wedding Dress of the Week

Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, beauty director

"We told our band not to stop the music for the cake cutting, so it ended up being a semi-private moment in the midst of a big party."

-via fashionweekdail.com

Wedding Season

Wedding Dress of the Week

It's June and the season of weddings! Take a peek at the country's top fashion editors and their stylish weddings.

Joanna Hillman, Harper's Bazaar, style director
"Marco Zanini of Rochas and my editor-in-chief, Glenda Bailey, were my wedding fairy godmothers! They joined forces to ensure I got the dress of my dreams from Rochas's archive. It was out of a movie when the box arrived at my desk with a heartfelt note from Marco (less than a month before the big day!). I tried it on right away in our fashion closet. I knew it was 'the one' before I looked in the mirror."

-via fashionweekdaily.com

Girl Scout Day

Wish List for Milestones in a Young Girl's Life

On National Girl Scout Day be sure to treat the girls in your life to a little sparkle. No matter her age, a girl loves jewelry! Have her stop by Measetique Jewels for a glimpse in the cases, and maybe even make a wish list for her Sweet 16 or upcoming milestones.