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Celebrities Accessorized With Top Brands At StyleLab's Jewelry Event For The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Yahoo! Finance
This past week, celebrities ... got a coveted appointment at StyleLab's Jewelry Preview for the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Guests had the opportunity to borrow from over $30 million worth of jewelry for the Primetime Emmy Awards and related parties. Michael O'Connor, leading style expert and television personality, curated a selection of dazzling and unique pieces from world-renowned brands such as A. Jaffe, Abellan New York, Bellarri, Gabriel & Co., Gumuchian, Jane Berg Jewelry, Jewelry By Gail, Mark Lash, Mastoloni, Perrelet, Seah Watches & Jewelry, Takat, The American Gem Trade Association, The Diamonds With A Story Collection™, and Yael Sonia, among others.MORE

Jewelry Designer Spotlight: A Conversation with Pamela Froman Fine Jewelry
iDazzle
AGTA Member, Pamela Froman is a jewelry designer with her own unapologetically distinctive style. Besides the astonishing gemstones Pamela features, her jewelry is instantly recognizable for its textured finish, which she brands as "Crushed". The surface is so lush, it begs to be touched.MORE

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Calling all AGTA Members! Looking for a place where you can connect with your peers? Need information on a gemstone or have a callout for a special gemstone? The AGTA Member Community Facebook Group is just the place for you! On our new community site AGTA Members can discuss business-related issues with each other in a secure setting.Click here and request to be part of the group!

Woodstock students get ahead in market with jewelry class
Cherokee Tribune
Woodstock High School students are taking advantage of the opportunity to learn about gemstones and get ahead in the job market with a certificate in colored gemstones, offered through a new class this year. The Jewelry and Metal Craft class, taught by Anne Berman, is partnered with AGTA Member, Diamond Council of America, to give 14 students the chance to become certified in colored gemstones as part of the class.MORE

Women's Tourbillons Rise in Popularity
Michigan Avenue
Among the world's most coveted items, the tourbillon has had particular resonance with the male A-listers, with everyone from Larry Ellison to Vladimir Putin wearing these super-mechanized watches. Until recently there was no equivalent for women who craved a similar luxury piece unless they bought a watch designed for men. "Women embracing larger watches in general, along with advances in the field of micromechanics, opened the market for women's tourbillons," says Ruediger Albers, president of jewelry company Wempe in America. "Previous offerings were clearly aimed at men but now women can choose from a variety of whirlwinds (the term is the English translation for tourbillon) to wear and for connoisseurship."MORE

PR vs. Advertising: Which is Better?
Instore Magazine - AGTA Member
For business owners, exposure without a price tag is generally preferred over anything that costs money, and so publicity is often viewed as the free goose that lays golden eggs. But as football analyst Lee Corso says each Saturday, "Not so fast my friend." PR has its value, certainly, but advertising is often worth much more and is well worth the expense.MORE

Five Pieces of Common Sense for Social Media
Forbes
There certainly are plenty of articles about social media "secrets." More often than not, however, these tips turn out to be common sense.MORE

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