Royal Jewelry Worn by Kate Middleton

After some time, the royal couple makes headlines again. But this time, it’s not really due to any big, noble stuff. This time, they’re in hot water with some bad press. It’s not every day that people get to snap pictures of naked royalty at a private property. Despite the fact that paparazzi was definitely making all the steps to shatter the dignity of the royal couple, it may be time to sack the security for leaving the couple in the hands of preying eyes everywhere.

But let’s not talk about the unclothed Kate Middleton, shall we? After all, our favorite royalty princess does have some good shots of her fully clothed as well. As a royal celebrity, Kate Middleton harbors some of the best fashion styles ever. And on her highly celebrated wedding to Prince William, she donned three pieces of jewelry that will forever be known as her royal accessories. Now, if you have a jewelry store and you want to attract fans of the royal couple, you may want to get similar pieces and be ready with a good jewelry display.

As the envy of every woman on the day of her wedding, Kate Middleton had to look flawless. Donning a beautiful lace gown that would only look fitting for a princess, the former-model also wore gorgeous earrings that became a fashion statement for her fans. This pair of dangling earrings was made by the Robinson Pelham Jewellers, given to her by her parents. The earrings are made into the shape of an oak leaf. It has a pear-shape diamond drop with an acorn set in the center of the leaf. The design of these earrings was inspired by the family’s coat of arms that included both acorn and oak leaves.

But before the wedding, people celebrated the day the couple announced their engagement. Maybe it was because it was about time that the two got engaged. Or maybe it was because they made the announcement with a big bang. And that bang included the gorgeous sapphire engagement ring that Princess Diana used to own. The oval Ceylon sapphire stone sits in the middle of a cluster of 14 diamonds, all set in 18 carat white gold. Sapphires were the late Princess Diana’s favorite stones and she had personally chosen the ring to be hers for her engagement to Prince Charles. When Prince William proposed, he made sure his lovely fiancé inherited the highly coveted ring. This ring has been re-modeled into more affordable celebrity inspired fashion jewelry for the fans of the Duchess.

A person can never be royalty without her own crown. But a wedding cannot be a wedding without something borrowed. And that’s just what Kate Middleton did during her wedding. She had something borrowed and apparently, something really, really old. Since the Queen granted her permission to choose from any of her tiaras, the lovely Duchess donned the 1936 Halo, which was a gift to the Queen Mother from King George VI. The tiara was then given to Queen Elizabeth for her 18th birthday. Now this, would be a perfect gift for a 5 year old, don’t you think?

The real question though – do you have the right display stands to showcase such royalty accessories?

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5 Best Looks of Emma Watson

Gone are the days when the little girl who played Hermoine Granger was just adorable, but awkward. Today, she’s the lovely and smart woman who also played Sam in the Fall movie of Stephen Chbowsky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. As a true icon for struggling actresses everywhere, Emma Watson is one of the most inspiring people. She’s like Natalie Portman all over again! But besides that, she’s also a fashion icon.

Check out some of the 22 year old actress’ best looks.

In this outfit that she wore during the promotion of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Watson shines in an Erdem blue and white dress with eccentric neck details on sheer fabric. Appropriate for her age, Emma Watson is definitely as sophisticated as she is fashion forward. Because she already had neck details, she opted not to wear a necklace, but instead pulled her hair back and accentuated with enamel-looking fashion jewelry on her ears. Her arm bangles were also pretty good accessories for sophisticated outfit. Hot or Not? Definitely hot.

In this outfit that Watson wore at the premiere of Perks of Being a Wallflower in London, she struts her stuff in all Dior – both shoes and outfit. Although Emma is a little too short to pull off the model look as opposed to how the model handled this look on the runway, she was still able to bring elegancy and sophistication in this outfit alone. She toned down her accessories in this outfit too, wearing only a silver barely-noticeable necklace and round earrings. Very elegant, Ms. Watson, very elegant.

Elegant as always, Emma Watson ups her look in another Perks of Being a Wallflower premiere event. This time, donning an Armani dress that famously became the object of wardrobe malfunctions, Watson appears to be unfazed. Her simple, romantic dress perfectly highlights her fair and porcelain skin. Her red lips were her only accessories that day and it worked perfectly in her case.

Despite her recent wardrobe malfunction in the Armani dress, Watson looked ready to show a bit of skin in this Brood dress. Despite the dress’ slightly toilet-papery look, Watson still managed to look just as beautiful as in her other outfits. Styled to hang right up to her neck, Watson chose to keep her hair down and her chestnut hair blended well with the white color of her dress. The upside about her outfit? That really cool ring she dons on her finger!

Color-block is in! At least, if you look like Emma Watson. When it comes to wearing color block dresses, it is important to check first if the dress you’re wearing is actually fitting for your skin tone and your overall outfit. Sometimes color-block dresses are fun to look at, but when you wear them, they can be a disaster. In this Peter Pilotto dress, Emma Watson looks young and hip. Red and yellow accentuate her fair skin and she adds a little funk to her outfit by styling her hair up and wearing Tom Ford glittery shoes. Very appropriate for her age?

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How to Look Like Alison Di Laurentis in Pretty Little Liars

Gone are the days when everyone’s favorite bad girl used to be Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Today, several bad girls make up the list – Katherine Pierce of the Vampire Diaries, Blair Waldorf and Georgina Sparks of Gossip Girl and many more. While Blair and Georgina have both shared the spotlight enough for being people’s favorite fashionable bad girl, it’s time to take a look at the new rising star bad girl of today – Alison Di Laurentis.

Who doesn’t want to look like her? So, for those who want to attain the look of our pretty bad girl, here’s a few tips on how to get it.

Choose elegant, but noticeable fashion jewelry to accompany your outfit. Everyone knows that the pretty, but technically dead bad girl chooses her jewelry carefully. She’s never gone out without a good set of jewelry. A little tip though – before you choose your jewelry, make sure to choose your outfit first and not the other way around. If you do, you might end up choosing the wrong set of jewelry for your outfit. And according to Alison Di Laurentis, “that’s not gonna happen.”

Get those big, bouncy curls. If there’s a type of hair style that Alison can definitely carry, it’s those pretty neat curls that she’s always seen wearing. Nothing looks hotter on our favorite dead bad girl. For those of you who won’t be able to handle blonde curls, I’m sure Alison would be proud to see you in brown or even black curls. And if your hair doesn’t exactly go back to straight easily, you can always wear a wig. After all, Alison has a thing for variety and wigs.

Use false Lashes and girly makeup. There’s just nothing that makes Alison a better bad girl. Although she doesn’t really look anywhere innocent, her huge, dark, fake lashes and girly makeup always make her seem like any normal kid. Even Aria has better eye makeup than she does. But if you really want to achieve Alison’s look, use false lashes only for the upper lids and play it up even more by drawing a thick liner over the lashes. The lower lashes, on the other hand, have more subtle liners.

For your makeup, use feminine colors like pink, brown and yellow to bring out the innocent look.

Now you can look just every bit as innocent, sophisticated, interesting as Alison does. Did you know that the actress who plays her is only 16 years old? Yeah, well, that’s a shocker.

So, have you found your “Alison” in you?

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Vintage Fashion Jewelry? Hot or Not?

From simply being the celebrity stylist to the reality TV show that made her a hit, Rachel Zoe is definitely more than just the fashion icon she was known for. And now, even with a baby, she’s still expanding her empire by adding a new line to her long list of accomplishments: luxury fashion jewelry.

Image Credits @ Neiman Marcus

This time, her line of costume jewelry is vintage-inspired. Consisting of cuffs, statement rings, earrings and necklaces, she’s divided each into different collections. The collection is inspired out of different decades. The first is from the Old Hollywood glamour in 1920’s, while another inspires the 1970’s fashion. The third collection, on the other hand, consists of fashion from the 60’s with its shapes and colors, while the fourth collection, otherwise called the Knot, features intertwined, artistic pieces.

These luxurious jewelry can be bought at around $140 for a chain bracelet, up to $650 for a tassel-end necklace at 54 inches.

One of these pieces, a gold and black collar necklace is similar to those worn during the time of Cleopatra. At $595, the piece is outlined with gold bars, black quartz at the sides that connects to the glittering Pave Swarovski crystals. This necklace is definitely fashion-forward, despite the fact that it was inspired from fashion from the past.

Another piece at $325, also included in her jewelry line is a wide statement bracelet, also in elegant gold. Accentuated by a somewhat tribal figure (or what is called a Love Me Knot), shining with white Pave Swarovski crystals at the hinges, the cuff bracelet sure looks like a piece worn by an ancient goddess.

Her line also includes earrings, one of which hangs by black quartz rings, which holds onto a gold plated, glittering handle with Pave Swarovski crystals and connects to a red quartz (from afar looks like ruby diamonds!) square piece ($250). Absolutely gorgeous!

The collection will be sold at Neiman Marcus, one of the shops that Rachel Zoe had gone to, even as a child. Now that the luxury jewelry company will be supporting the stylist’s fashion line, the celebrity stylist is even more excited. In support, Neiman Marcus will also be hosting a video and a tab on Facebook, just to help people shop for Zoe’s new line. This video was also posted in Zoe’s Facebook page.

The final verdict?

Rachel Zoe is definitely one of the best designers and stylist in the world. With her long list of accomplishments, this line will surely do well.

Filled with style, personality and elegant colors that complement each other like green, red, gold, ivory and black, decorated with diamonds and crystals, the line is promising for those who enjoy fashion.

Unfortunately, while the pieces are definitely interesting and stylish, the price tag will be a bummer for many. Fans of Rachel Zoe will save up just to get one of these beautiful pieces.

So yes, vintage jewelry – definitely HOT!

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