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As the saying goes, diamonds are a girl’s best friend but it’s safe to say shoes come a close second and a combination of both can make a girl easily fall in love.

Say hello to Eternal Borgezie Diamond Stiletto, a creation of jewelry designer Christopher Michael Shellis for British jewelry house Borgezie.

The Eternal Borgezie Diamond Stiletto which took three years to develop is hand crafted from solid gold and features 2,200 diamonds along the straps and edge of the shoe totaling 30 carats.

If you can afford it, each pair of the Eternal Borgezie Diamond Stiletto has a starting price of £100,000 along with a £1,000 a year guarantee.

Less is more in Piaget’s newest Sienna Miller campaign. The second photo recently released illustrates the brands appreciation for simplicity, elegance and the difference between luxurious and gaudy. True to real life, Sienna is dressed in monochromatic colors, black bottoms, a simple t-shirt and fitted cream blazer. Piaget’s 37-diamond wristwatch rightfully upstages the small hoop earrings and matching rings, balancing the easy-going outfit with the diamond accessories.

Mattel has collaborated with world-renowned jewelry designer Stefano Canturi to create the world’s most expensive Barbie. The doll, which costs about $10-20 at the local toy store, is draped in customized diamonds, running her price tag up to almost $550,000.

This rare collectible was created to coincide with the opening of the Barbie Basics Collection in Australia. The diamonds were sourced from Australia’s Argyle Mine, which is one of the largest diamond producers worldwide. Their pink diamonds typically attract prices up to twenty times that of a comparable white diamond, with some auctioned for over $1,000,000/ct. This rare jewel is the centerpiece of Barbie’s gaudy necklace, surrounded by 3.00 carats of white diamonds. The jewelry set is completed by a Cubism-inspired emerald-cut diamond ring. More pictures over the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

This Ladyhawke Tourbillion timepiece is the brainchild of Boucheron and Girard-Perregaux who joined forces in 2007.  The Ladyhawke Tourbillion’s design is a falcon clutching a watch powered by the Tourbillon which comes with three gold Bridges.  The Tourbillon itself consists of 72 components for a diameter of one centimeter and a total weight of 0.3 gram, and is entirely hand-decorated and assembled. Boasting of a 72 hour power reserve, this exquisite creation features an articulated bracelet with an invisible clasp mechanism.

The stunning timepiece is made from gold and is adorned with yellow, pink, white diamonds and rubies totaling 25carats and is described by it’s creators as “the embodiment of High Jewellery and High Watchmaking”.
The Ladyhawke Tourbillion timepiece is bound to become a collectors’ edition.

Technical features:
(JBT00202): Ladyhawke Tourbillon High Jewelry in white gold set with 833 multicolored diamonds and rubies, Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with three gold Bridges.

Movement: Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with three gold Bridges, manual winding.
Base plate of the movement set with 178 pink, yellow and white diamonds, bridges angled by hand and skeleton barrel. Power reserve: approx 72 hours Bracelet: articulated bracelet wit invisible clasp mechanism
Setting: 25.3 carats of yellow, pink and white diamonds and rubies.

Famed by Anika Noni Rose at the 2007 Oscars, these overwhelmingly iced shoes were bound to go down in history and make cameo appearances in luxury news sources for years to come. Kwiat Jewelers and Stuart Weitzman joined forces in masterminding these “dream” shoes. Decked out with 30 carats of colorless brilliant-cut diamonds, the 1,420 stone pair of shoes carries a tag of $500,000.

Harry Winston has paid spectacular homage to the great city of New York with his collection inspired by and named after the city itself. Featured below is the Skyscraper platinum set ring that any New Yorker would be proud to boast. This cushion-cut cabochon sugarloaf sapphire atop rows of cascading diamonds embodies the architecture of the Chrysler Building and holds 2.70 carats of round cut brilliant diamonds.

The most awkward thing about Christmas is realising that no matter how much someone means to you, you’re just not quite sure what gift to buy them.

Will they like what you buy, will they have one already, will it really show that you care? All questions most of us ask ourselves at some point during the frantic build up to Christmas.

Insidelux to the rescue! During this week and next we’ll be bringing you a series of luxury Christmas gift idea posts to ease your festive stress and show you some of the hottest luxury Christmas gifts around.

First up we have luxury jewellery from the award winning British Jewellery Designer Kimberley Selwood.

Kimberley Selwood has exhibited her work in plenty of prestigious places including London’s Barbican and at the Natural History Museum during past London Fashion Weeks. Her jewellery is one of the luxury jewellery world’s best kept secrets.

This Gold Necklace from her ‘Order in Chaos’ range is my pick of the bunch. Priced at £790, it can be customised with diamonds and gems through Kimberley’s exclusive bespoke service at extra cost.

The gold necklace is ideal for stylish friends, lovers or wives who appreciate originality and unusual design.

Here’s the official blurb for her Order in Chaos range “The award winning Order in Chaos Range’s key influential elements are orchids, fractals and the Chaos Theory. Using lace-textured precious metal creates a tactile quality complimented by the complex arrangement of the elegant hand-pierced patterns.”

You can browse the whole luxury jewellery range at www.kimberleydesigns.co.uk and order online. Also available from selected stockists including The Dorchester Hotel, London.

The beautiful Australian gemstone, the opal has recently been in the limelight, featuring in the first luxury Opal Jewellery Brand that the industry has ever seen. Created by Australian native Katherine Jetter to commemorate the natural landscapes of her birthplace, the Daintree Rainforest Collection spotlights a gem rarely seen in luxury jewellery designs today. Read the rest of this entry »

Using their signature Sterling Silver, edgy jeweller Thomas Sabo is launching a collection of luxurious time pieces for Autumn/Winter 2009. Guests and journalists have been treated to a series of cocktail parties in the most important cities of Europe and Asia to view the range heralded as ‘classic with a chic twist’. Presented to the audiences by professional models in an eye-catching ‘Theatre of Love’ stage show, with canapés and summer drinks the diversely styled collection featuring over 60 styles has proved a hit with representatives of the fashion press. Pieces use the Thomas Sabo Sterling Silver, accentuated with cubic zirconium, ceramic and stainless steel, are resistant against splashes and rain as well as their scratch resistant mineral glass faces. Prices range from ($415-$1,300) £250-£800 and upon purchase buyers have a choice of Roman, Arabic and Indices numerals for the Quartz movements. Also available are a traditional leather bracelet with alligator print in neutral colours, or either ceramic or stainless steel for optimum fit and comfort. The collection is available at all Thomas Sabo stores and concessions stores.

In a bid to revive business, ninety-two years after the nationalisation of the assets of legendary Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé, a 100-piece collection has been launched online. Read the rest of this entry »