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Most burglars spend less than six minutes inside a victim's home and only have time to check the most obvious places for valuables. With this product you can hide your valuables in what looks like an ordinary working wall clock- the last place a thief would think to look. The clock is 10 inches in diameter and 2 3/4 inches thick. The inside dimensions of the safe are 8 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches x 1 7/8 inches and is divided into 3 shelves. The WCS is a real clock; one AA battery is required (not included).Price: $14.99
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A flurry of sparkle and shine, the annual Swarovski crystal snowflake ornament is the essence of holiday splendor. With a silvertone metal charm celebrating 2010.Price: $75.00
American Weigh AMW-100 Silver Precision Digital Pocket Scale 1543 x 0.1 grain and 100 x 0.01 gram With 100 Gram Calibration Weight
The AMW Series is a great durable and compact pocket scale for those who are seeking the on the go high precision portable scale. The backlit LCD display helps make the numbers viewable and easy to read. The intuitive protective cover provides protection for the scale. With the smooth stainless steel weighing surface clean up is easy. Buttons on the scale give you full control such as switching modes between grams, ounces, grain, and carat as well as taring. This checkbook size scale offers great range from 100 grams to as little as 0.01 of a gram. You get all this in one scale backed up with our incredible 10 year warranty! Whether this fits your style or needs - the AMW Series is the portable pocket scale that packs punch and gets the job done! Specifications * Capacity 100g / 3.528oz / 500ct / 1543gn * Readability 0.1g / 0.001oz/ 0.05ct / 0.2gn * Display5 digit backlit LCD * Platform Dimensions 2.5 x 3 * Scale Dimensions 5 x 3 x 0.75 * Power 2 X AAA batteries included * Capacity: 100g; 3.528oz; 500ct; 1543dwt * Graduation: 0.01g; 0.001oz; 0.05ct; 0.1gn * Units: grams (g) / ounce (oz) / carats (ct) grain (gn) * Calibration: Auto Calibration; User Calibration with two 50g Cal. Weights * Tare Range: Tare full capacity * Auto Off: 60 seconds * Display: 4 digits 1/2" in heightPrice:
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The films of Tim Burton shine through the muck like a jack-o-lantern on a foggy October night. After such successes as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands, it should come as no surprise that Sleepy Hollow is a dazzling film, a delicious reworking of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Dark and moody, the film is a thrilling ride back to the turn of the 19th century. Johnny Depp stars as Ichabod Crane, a seemingly hapless constable from New York City who is sent to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to solve the mystery of the decapitations that are plaguing the town. Crane is a bumbling sort, with a tremendous faith in science over mysticism, and he comes up against town secrets, bewitching women, and a number of bodies missing heads. Christina Ricci, as beautiful as ever, is Katrina Van Tassel, the offbeat love interest who alternately charms and frightens Crane. The film, while occasionally gory (as one should expect from a movie about a headless horseman), is not terribly frightening, although it is suspenseful. Both Depp and Ricci are convincing, and the art direction and production values give the village its harsh feel. Toward the end, once the secrets are revealed, the film does slow down; however, this stylistic horror film provides many tricks and even more treats. --Jenny Brown
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2010 Bridal Spectacular - Fort Dodge Messenger
Brides have almost complete autonomy when it comes to their weddings, but it never hurts to get help from the professionals.
At The Messenger's 2010 Bridal Spectacular on Oct. 10, there will be more than 30 vendors to offer that help, and a fashion show at 2:30 p.m. to highlight the newest looks in wedding gowns and tuxedos from A Unique Boutique in the Crossroads Mall and Foley Clothing on South 25th Street.
"We'll be showing our new fall lines," said Lynn Peterson at A Unique Boutique. "We have a gown with black embroidery from Angel & Tradition by Venus Bridal. It's designed in silky taffeta with beaded and embroidered appliques accenting the bodice and the pick-up skirt. Rouching throughout the bodice and hips compliments the styling of this fit-and-flare gown, and the corset back gives that fit-like-a-glove look. A chapel train completes the look."
This gown will be modeled by Avis Dumdei, of Paton, at the bridal show. She'll also model a new couture line from Anais by St. Pucci. The gown is covered with all-over lace, with a gathered and beaded satin V-neck halter top and a scalloped lace hem, along with a cocktail length gown of lace and satin from Alfred Angelo that offers embroidered lace with metallic accents. It comes from the White Hot Weddings collection.
"It's good for informal weddings," Peterson said. "Or destination weddings, for a reception dress or even a rehearsal dress."
Peterson said open-toed satin pumps from Allure Bridals footwear collection are popular not only for brides, but for mothers-of-the bride as well.
At Foley Clothing, 316 S. 25th St., manager John Junkman said the easiest way to individualize tuxedos is to match the color of the vest and necktie with the colors of bridesmaids' dresses.
"Color is key today," he said. "Styling of tuxedos is basically the same."
There is, however, the "Black Mirage" tuxedo from Jean Yves that offers a satin Mandarin top collar and no buttons. It has satin trim front, slanted double besom pockets and is non-vented for a trimmer look, Junkman said.
"That's a fairly new style," he said. "It comes in black and in white."
The shirt is also from Jean Yves, white with a black trim ruffle on the jabot. There also is a full-back vest and bow tie.
Junkman said it's the fabric that makes a difference in today's tuxedo.
"They're luxury fabrics, a finer gauge of wool," he said. "There's more of a suit feel to them."
And, for the adventurous man, there is a camouflage tuxedo, Junkman said. But, he's rented only the vest and tie in camo, not the entire tux.
When it comes to the diamond, personal preference definitely takes over, said Darrell Kearney at Riddle's Jewelry. Still, he said, the store offers a branded diamond - a round stone with 190 facets.
Diamonds come in many colors, including a natural blue, Kearney said. The blue diamonds are color enhanced to make the stone a deep, rich color, which is popular with modern brides.
Becker Florist will be at the Bridal Spectacular to help prospective brides plan not only the flowers they want, but the style of bouquet, said Sandy Kuebler, who works with bridal flowers. "We have even mixed silk with real flowers, if it's off-season or not their exact color," she said.
There are three popular types of bouquets for brides and bridesmaids, she said.
The first is the bride's traditional cascading bouquet, with flowers trailing down the front of the gown. The second is a hand bouquet with the stem wrapped and cascading ribbons, and the third is a grouping of individual flowers with stems wrapped. This, typically, is held by bridesmaids.
The wrapping, Kuebler said, can be done to match the dresses or even with a piece of extra fabric from the dress.
"I've even wrapped with Grandma's hanky," she said. "Grandma's not around anymore, so they were still able to carry her with them."
Many brides want to give their guests a table favor at the reception, and that's where Darcy Lee of Central Perk & Dessert comes in. She offers her handmade caramels individually wrapped and tucked into small containers chosen especially by the bride - a little bag with intertwining rings, a tuxedo box or wedding gown box, even a little net bag or easy-opening box.
The caramels are handmade by Lee's 83-year-old father, Gene Meisch, of Fort Dodge.
"Brides are always looking for something a little different as party favors," she said. "These are another idea for brides as a thank-you gift. We're trying to give our brides one more option."
With a stop at the Bridal Spectacular, brides will have more than one more option - there will be a multitude of new ideas to study.
Contact Sandy Mickelson at (515) 573-2141 or smickelson@messengernews.net
1928 Company Launches New Online Bridal Jewelry Store - I-Newswire.com (press release)
(I-Newswire) Los Angeles, CA, October 19, 2010 - 1928 Jewelry, a leading vintage jewelry company that has been around for more than 40 years, has expanded its presence with a new online store devoted to bridal jewelry. 1928.com launched today and features wedding jewelry for brides, bridesmaids and mothers of the bride and groom.
The new site features classic, traditional and unique jewelry pieces that are vintage inspired. Collections are sophisticated, yet affordable since they use sparkling Austrian crystals including Swarovski and other faux materials, which are finely crafted by 1928’s designers.
The idea to start a new bridal site was proposed by Kathy Cook, VP of Sales Operations. “Last year when my daughter announced that she was getting married, I started doing bridal research. I started looking at websites and different wedding books …there were next to none for fashion jewelry for the bride, bridesmaids and mothers.”
1928 Bridal is targeted for the modern bride who wants that vintage flair but also wants to connect her wedding experience with the treasured past, evoking nostalgic feelings. 1928 has been around for more than 40 years, with jewelry being passed on and worn by daughters and granddaughters. The site offers a broad selection for every generation in product, color and price.
The jewelry in the 1928 collections is designed to respect the details of period pieces while offering fresh design interpretations to fit today’s styles and fashions.
About 1928 Jewelry Company:
The 1928 Jewelry Company was founded in 1928 and currently has four different lines under its signature brand name. From the vaults of rich European capitals to the antique laden attics of old American estates, 1928 has created modern replicas of the most beautiful, exquisite vintage jewelry ever made fitting with today's styles and trends.
Company Contact Information
1928 Jewelry Company
Annie Suh
3000 W. Empire Ave
Burbank, CA
91504
Phone : 818-841-1928
"Don't It Yourself" ... or "Tales of a Do-It-Yourself Wedding" - Graffiti (blog)
As I was trying to iron the creases out of the table clothes I purchased online, I was wishing I was independently wealthy and could afford the expensive, luxurious, perfectly steamed ones.
On my third trip to the craft store, I was wishing that I let Sam from Masterpieces take care of the centerpieces. And did we really save any money by the time we bought the baskets, the cork, the grapes, the candles, the wine glasses to hold more candles? I'm not so sure. Probably some, but maybe not a lot.
As I stressed about my husband having time to get all the pork tenderloin etc. cooked for the rehearsal dinner, I wished we had As You Like It cater that ... too. But, Amanda did want her friends to experience her dad's delicious food.
Luckily, we had talked F.O.B. Bruce into letting As You Like It take care of the reception — with the exception of one big pot of red sauce for the pasta and the herbed shrimp that rested on the Venetian gondola ice sculpture. And we picked up the bread at our favorite bread shop in Pittsburgh.
Can you imagine the father of the bride actually preparing all of the food? "Sorry, I can't walk the bride down the aisle, I've got to go check on the food ..."
The thought of that gave me nightmares in the weeks prior to us finally talking him out of the crazy responsibility. And still, I was stressing the day of the wedding when he was chopping basil around noon and hadn't gotten the pot of sauce to the reception site early enough for me. I pictured it spilled all over the car or his tuxedo. (That didn't happen, luckily!)
With two event planners in the family, the bride and the F.O.B., we did have a bit of an advantage. Plus, Bruce served as "wedding orchestrator" and I was his "assistant" for one of my best friend's daughter's wedding a few months ago. We sure learned a lot that week! (Thanks, Lisa!)
So, for Amanda and Chris' wedding, Bruce took care of all the music and the sound system and selected and ordered the wine and beer. Amanda designed and printed her own invitations, as well as the programs and the after-party invitations. She pretty much made all of the major decisions. And I just made lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of phone calls and arrangements — plates, chairs, tables, venue rental, cake, flowers, ice sculpture, ice sculpture storage, ice sculpture delivery. The list goes on. List after list after list kept me sane for the weeks preceding the event.
I can see how wedding planners earn their money, that's for sure.
But, all that said, I'd do it again the do-it-yourself way in a heartbeat.
When you sit back and look at the results, and can say, "Wow. We did all that. We made it look this way, ourselves, with our creativity and our own hands." Well, it's just very rewarding. And, just think of the money we saved!
So, here are some of my DIY tips .... if you still want to do it yourself ...
DO:
• Hire a caterer! It doesn't matter how talented a chef you are, a caterer has staff to arrange the food on the tables and pass hor d'ouvres and replenish the chafing dishes and make the coffee and cut the cake and clear and wash the dishes etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
• Use the talents of your friends. A bridesmaid and a friend of the couple sang during the ceremony. The bridesmaid and the brother of the bride sang special songs during the reception. Another friend — very accomplished pianist Nathan Strasser — donated his piano talents as his wedding gift to the couple. One of my friends made all of the jewelry for the bride, bridesmaids and for me! Several of my bookclub friends tended bar for the evening.
• Plan, plan, plan. And as early as possible. Amanda and Chris' engagement was only five months and 22 days. Not a lot of time. It's best to get the big decisions out of the way early, so that you can concentrate on the details. As Amanda put it, "I've got the large stones in place. I just have to fill in the little pebbles." And the least you save for the week of the event, the better. It's amazing how easy it is to run out of time.
• Do compare prices. Check out buying linens instead of renting. I found it amazing that I could purchase linens for less money than renting at some places.
• Remember the adage "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue"? The BORROWED part sure comes in handy and saves money! We borrowed a friend's cake server so as not to have to purchase one just for the day.
• Have plenty of friends around especially on the day before and day of the wedding — for extra hands as well as for emotional support. And delegate! Don't be setting up chairs four hours before the ceremony when you still have basil to chop and a sauce to finish and the bar to set up and a shower to take and a tux to put on. (Oh, OK, OK. F.O.B. was ready in plenty of time, despite my worrying.)
• Have a timeline of the wedding day printed out and give copies to all involved. It saves lots of stress! Everybody knows where they need to be and who should be doing what when.
• Have a list ready of all the photos you want to be taken between the ceremony and reception. It makes the process go much more quickly. And you get to the reception to visit with your guests.
• Double-check EVERYTHING the week before the wedding. Confirm times for delivery of flowers, cake, tables and chairs, and of caterer's arrival.
DON'T:
• Don't leave anything to chance. Don't assume anything.
• Don't panic.
• Don't do EVERYTHING yourself. Did I mention, hire a caterer?
And a couple more Dos:
• Do have fun, do enjoy the day and do take it all in. Because when it's all said and done, that's what's important — that the parents, the guests and ESPECIALLY the couple have a great day.
Police charge Denver woman in East Cocalico Township jewelry heist - Lancaster Newspapers
East Cocalico Township police on Tuesday reported the arrest of a theft suspect, the theft of a bank bag and three burglaries. Rachel Joy Wittig, 18, of Denver, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, township police said.
Wittig took about $2,750 in jewelry from a home in the 100 block of Hawthorne Drive in East Cocalico Township on Aug. 21, police said. About $2,000 worth of the jewelry was recovered in Reading.
Wittig was arraigned before District Judge Nancy Hamill on Oct. 12 and released on $10,000 bail, police said.
East Cocalico police also reported that:
• A bank bag and its contents were stolen from Burkholder Fabrics, 2155 West Route 897, Denver, on Oct. 13 or 14. Loss was $1,164.74.
• About $1,180 worth of property was stolen from an apartment at 331 Railroad St., Denver, between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
• Jewelry valued at $2,200 was stolen from a West Cocalico Township home at 500 Mount Airy Road on the afternoon of Oct. 13.
• A cash box was taken and a vending machine was damaged in the office at the F&M Hat Co., 103 Walnut St., Denver, between Oct. 7 and 11.
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Safety regulator issues cadmium rules: reports - Reuters
BANGALORE | Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:36am EDT
BANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S. consumer product safety regulators told manufacturers of children's jewelry and toys they could develop their own safety standards for cadmium levels in products, media reports said on Wednesday.
Although the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) allowed manufacturers to set the safety standards, it proposed a more rigorous testing to measure cadmium exposure, according to the reports.
The presence of cadmium, a toxic metal, in children's toys has led to product recalls in the past.
In June, McDonald's Corp recalled 12 million "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses from its restaurants across the United States after the CPSC warned consumers to stop using them because they contained cadmium.
However, based on the CPSC's newly recommended guidelines, the McDonald's recall would not have been necessary, the Wall St Journal said.
On Tuesday the CPSC recommended a "migration approach," in which measures of cadmium are based on the amount a child is exposed to when sucking on or swallowing a product, according to several media reports.
The Fashion Jewelry and Accessories Trade Association (FJATA) said in a statement it was pleased the CPSC is relying on such an approach to measure cadmium exposure, although it had technical concerns regarding the validity and practicality of lengthy test times.
(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore; Editing by David Holmes)
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North Vancouver RCMP are praising the quick actions of a man who helped them catch a suspected jewelry store robber.
Ashley Russell-Taylor, is being hailed after he brought down one of four men investigators say held up Peoples Jewellers at Capilano Mall Thursday.
Russell-Taylor, 29, was walking through the mall with his young daughter at about 10:30 a.m. when he heard shouting from down the hall. A moment later, he saw a man sprinting toward him, chased by a security guard and two or three other people.
The medical supplies salesman, six foot four and 225 pounds, felt he might be able to help. Handing his daughter to a friend, he prepared to intercept the fleeing suspect.
"I noticed that were some people chasing (him). . . . By process of elimination I figured he's not the one in the right," said Russell-Taylor. "I grabbed him basically by the shirt and led him into a pillar that was there. As he hit (it), he took one step back and then I took him down to the ground and just wrapped his arm up."
The security guard and the others who had been chasing him soon caught up and helped pin the man down.
The father didn't wait around. Smelling mace in the air, allegedly used in the robbery, he grabbed his daughter and got out of the area. Russell-Taylor returned later to give a statement to police.
The North Vancouver RCMP lauded his actions and those of other passersby in a release to media Tuesday.
"Without the help of the public, this case would have been much more difficult to investigate," said Cpl. Peter DeVries, spokesman for the detachment. "The amount of assistance from civilians in the area was impressive."
The suspect was one of four men who reportedly rushed into the store Thursday morning, smashed a number of display cases and snatching some $200,000 worth of jewelry.
As the men prepared to leave the store, they were confronted by a group of bystanders, who attempted to block their exit. The cornered suspects allegedly discharged a can of bear spray, incapacitating the onlookers long enough to make a getaway. Three of the men escaped from the mall on foot. The fourth was brought down by Russell-Taylor.
Police investigated the incident over the weekend and interviewed some 20 witnesses, with whose help they ultimately tracked down and arrested the three missing suspects.
Investigators have recovered "a large portion" of the merchandise that was taken and are attempting to locate the rest, said DeVries.
Russell-Taylor was modest about his contribution.
"I just happened to be in the right place at the right time," he said.
"I was pretty excited that we caught the guy. . . . At the end of it all, I was happy I was able to do something."
Ahmad Ayoubi, 18, from Surrey, Jerry Bui, 18, from Burnaby and Mouhmmad Sakandari, 21, also from Burnaby, are due to appear in North Vancouver provincial court Thursday. The fourth suspect cannot be named because he's underage. All four have been charged with robbery.
© Copyright (c) North Shore NewsFlea market jewelry could be lead-tainted - California Watch (blog)
Every Sunday, the Richmond Flea Market hosts more than 5,000 people looking for good bargains and cheap eats. From jumbles of clothes to miscellaneous computer parts, live chickens and puppies, shoppers can find just about anything – including jewelry.
Earlier this month, I reported that the state attorney general had repeatedly cited Rainbow Apparel, a national retailer with 35 stores in California, for selling jewelry with lead above legal limits. Although the majority of jewelry sold in California today meets state and federal standards – jewelry tests by the Center for Environmental Health last year found 96 percent compliance – some items can slip through the cracks.
Flea markets and thrift shops are subject to the same jewelry laws as big box stores like Walmart. But state and federal regulators largely skip over items sold at these venues, saying resources limit their enforcement to new, mass-produced jewelry.
So when California Watch recently held a public jewelry screening at the Richmond Flea Market, I did some shopping. I bought 24 pieces of jewelry – a mix of vintage and newer costume items, ranging from $1 to $10 each – to test with our rented X-ray fluorescence analyzer.
Joanna Lin/California WatchThe back of this bee pendant had more lead than allowed in adult jewelry.The results: Only one item, a silver bee pendant that was 6.2 percent lead, screened above legal limits for adult jewelry. Several items had more than 0.03 percent lead – the standard for children's products – but might not fit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's definition of a children's product.
Six items were labeled either "lead free" or "lead safe," but only two actually contained no lead. But the items with lead may have been within legal limits.
I asked Charles Margulis, a spokesman for the Center for Environmental Health, an Oakland nonprofit that routinely tests jewelry for consumers and the state, whether such labels meant that items were completely without lead or that their lead content met legal limits.
"I don't think there's any defined standard for what you can label 'lead free' or 'lead safe,'" Margulis said. "They make it up as they go along. If there's no standard, it's a relatively meaningless term."
Just as you cannot rely on labels to know if jewelry is safe, neither can you rely on appearance. I looked for items that the center often finds containing lead – dull-looking metals, fake pearls with pearlescent coating, plastic or vinyl cords, and lobster-claw clasps – and found that some were clean and others tainted.
For example, I thought a vintage silver bangle with intricate designs might screen high for lead. Jewelry makers like using lead because it's pliable and facilitates detailed designs. Tests showed it contained no lead.
But a similarly intricate vintage charm bracelet had as much as 1 percent lead – more than what's allowed for children's jewelry, but well within legal limits for adult jewelry.
Vintage items are not a priority for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which regulates only children's jewelry.
"Children are not normally going to be wearing vintage jewelry," said Patty Davis, an agency spokeswoman.
Davis said a bigger concern for flea markets would be vendors selling recalled items. She would not say whether the commission targets flea markets for enforcement.
"I can tell you what we're not doing," she said. "We're not going to go to individual yard sales. We don't have the resources for that." (But yard sales must still meet product safety standards – see page 2 of this commission handbook [PDF] for resellers.)
The Center for Environmental Health keeps its testing efforts to major retailers.
"We don't have the resources," Margulis said. "We're looking to make change on a national level when at all possible, and there are no national flea market vendors that I'm familiar with."
Same goes for the Department of Toxic Substances Control, which regulates jewelry in California. Of the dozens of lead violations the agency has issued in the past three years, none concerned vintage items or jewelry sold at flea markets, said Charlotte Fadipe, a department spokeswoman.
Modesto man arrested after jewelry store theft - Modesto Bee
An alert witness helped police track down a man suspected of stealing two rings from a downtown Modesto jewelry store Monday afternoon and trading the merchandise for black tar heroin, police said Tuesday.
Officers arrested Jose Caylao, 47, of Modesto, on suspicion of burglary, grand theft and possession of narcotics, said Modesto police spokesman Sgt. Rick Armendariz. No weapon was seen, and no injuries were reported.
The theft occurred about 2:40 p.m. at Cavanna's Jewelry at 1014 J St. Police said a man entered the store and asked to look at two rings, which had a total value of about $7,000. While examining the rings, he grabbed them and ran out of the business, but a customer followed him. The customer saw him get into a pickup and gave the license plate number to police.
The vehicle's registered owner lives at a home in the 200 block of North Santa Cruz Avenue in Modesto's La Loma neighborhood.
Officers immediately began surveillance outside the home. Shortly before 4 p.m., Caylao arrived at the home in the pickup.
Armendariz said about $200 worth of heroin was found, but the stolen jewelry wasn't recovered.
Trash bag clad mugger attempts to rob Texas jewelry store with kitchen knife! - Oneindia
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Two people have been arrested for an unbelievable attempted jewelry store heist in El Paso, Texas.
Security camera footage showed the 44-year-old Noemi Duchene and 45-year-old Luis Del Castillo arriving outside of Estate and New Jewelry late Tuesday morning with Del Castillo pushing Duchene in her wheelchair.Duchene then got out of her chair, covered her head and upper body with a large black trash bag and entered the jewelry store while Del Castillo waited with the chair.
Once inside Duchene pulled a kitchen knife and demanded "everything".
Storeowner Linda Bradely decided not to comply and drew a stun gun in response.
"We're chasing each other around like keystone cops," Wbir.com quoted Bradely as saying.
"I knew I could outrun her because she was obviously not very quick," Bradely added. store customer eventually tackled Duchene and held her until police arrived.
Del Castillo was still waiting outside with the wheelchair and was also arrested. Investigators say the pair lives in an apartment across the street from the jewelry store. (ANI)
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Rokstok Adds 250 3D Jewelry Videos & Changes How Customers Shop for Jewelry Online - San Francisco Chronicle
Buffalo, NY (Vocus) October 20, 2010 While millions of people enjoy shopping online each year, it can often be less exciting for those who wish they could see more than just a standard image of the product. Rokstok, an online jeweler specializing in custom wedding rings and engagement rings, has addressed that problem by adding 250 jewelry videos to their site, all of which are in 3D, thus enhancing the online shopping experience.
"We live in a time when people love to watch online videos, so this gives those shoppers a chance to tap into that interest," explains Andrew Moquin, president and CEO of Rokstok, an online global marketplace for jewelry, including diamonds, rings, Verragio, and Tacori products. "The jewelry videos are beneficial because they provide a real look at what the person is considering, and the process involved, rather than just viewing a rendition or photo."
The 3D videos that have been added focus on various aspects of the jewelry industry. One video that is particularly popular with consumers, especially those interested in custom wedding rings and custom engagement rings, demonstrates the custom jewelry process. This video shows the entire process of how a ring is customized.
"By watching videos, people can get a better sense of the product, as well as seeing things first-hand," adds Moquin. "It brings shopping for rings to a whole new level, one that we feel is much more interesting and exciting."
About Rokstok:
Rokstok is a comprehensive online jewelry marketplace that brings together diamond wholesalers and jewelry customers. It specializes in helping meet people's needs for high-quality diamonds, engagement rings, wedding rings, custom designs, and more. Combined, its staff members have over 40 years of experience in the industry and are all trained by the Gemological Institute of America. To learn more about Rokstok, visit the website at www.rokstok.com.
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Toy, Jewelry Industries Urged by US Safety Commission to Limit Cadmium - Bloomberg
The toy and jewelry industries are being urged by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish limits for the toxic metal cadmium, which can lead to liver and kidney damage if ingested.
The agency’s staff, citing government research in letters today, asked the industry standard-setting body, ASTM International, to revise its safety rules to eliminate the toxic metal from toys and children’s jewelry.
“If we find those standards are insufficient to protect the health and safety of consumers, then we can move to a mandatory standard,” CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said today on a conference call with reporters.
Retailers such as Dress Barn Inc. and Claire’s Boutiques Inc. recalled necklaces, earrings and bracelets this year after finding the products contained cadmium. McDonald’s Corp. offered $3 refunds in June to customers who bought “Shrek” drinking glasses with high levels of cadmium in the paint.
The staff request for industry action follows months of testing that indicated danger to children from swallowing small amounts of cadmium, according to the letters, sent to representatives of the Toy Industry Association and the Fashion Jewelry and Accessories Trade Association who lead standard- setting panels.
The CPSC had been seeking industry comment on possible rules to limit cadmium levels in consumer products. Instead of adopting regulations now, the agency is pressing for voluntary standards for exposure. Tenenbaum said that the agency is required by law to give industry a chance to craft standards before the government acts.
Safe Exposures
Agency scientists have concluded that children can safely ingest 0.1 micrograms per kilogram a day for an extended period, and 11 micrograms per day at once, Tenenbaum said. CPSC staff is recommending a test that measures the cadmium produced by dissolving an item in acid for 24 hours.
The glasses recalled by McDonald’s on June 4 probably wouldn’t be deemed hazardous using the targets with CPSC’s suggested testing method, said Jay Howell, director of the agency’s Office of Hazards Identification.
The fashion jewelry industry is concerned about the “validity and practicality of lengthy test times,” Brent Cleaveland, executive director of the Fashion Jewelry and Accessories Trade Association, said today in a statement.
Kidneys, Livers
Once cadmium is ingested, it remains in the body, particularly in the kidneys and liver, for years, according to a CPSC staff report included with the letters.
Cadmium, used in batteries and metal coatings, can also cause lung disease through brief inhalation of high concentrations, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Commissioner Nancy Nord, the senior Republican at the CPSC, said the agency is using proven testing methods to predict how products would likely endanger children in the real world.
“This is looking at risk based on exposure, and that is how we should approach consumer safety.”
The agency said in August that it was considering whether to grant a petition from four groups led by the Sierra Club asking that cadmium be banned unless a safe level could be established.
The groups described a “rising tide of cadmium” in children’s products as manufacturers sought a “cheap, unregulated alternative to lead,” which is subject to limits set by the agency. The Oakland, California-based Center for Environmental Health and two Rochester, New York-based consumer groups joined the Sierra Club in the request.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jeff Plungis in Washington at jplungis@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Larry Liebert at lliebert@bloomberg.net
NRF Holiday Shopping Survey: Fewer Vacuum Cleaners, More Jewelry - Auctionbytes
While many traditional categories like clothing and books will appear on a consumers' wish lists this year, one item will appear more often than a year ago: jewelry. According to the National Retail Federation's 2010 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, 23 percent of people will ask for jewelry this year, a significant 10 percent jump from last year. According to the retail trade organization, it's a sign that discretionary gifts may become more popular this holiday shopping season after the recession saw shoppers buying practical goods in recent years.
NRF's survey, conducted by BIGresearch, found that U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $688.87 on holiday-related shopping, a slight rise from last year's $681.83. The number of people who say they would make a holiday purchase from a discounter dropped from 70.1 percent last year to 65.1 percent this year. Popular holiday shopping destinations will include department stores (54.5%), grocery stores (46.7%), the Internet (43.9%) and clothing stores (33.6%).
Gift cards will remain the most requested holiday gift this year (57%), while clothing (48.2%) and books (47.3%) remain popular.
NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said consumers will still shop with the economy in the back of their minds, "but we're starting to see shoppers take baby steps toward a new normal. As Americans open up their wallets for more discretionary gifts like jewelry or take advantage of sales to buy for themselves, retailers will begin to truly believe that the worst may be behind them."
The research also showed that people going online to shop this year are not just bargain hunters. People who shop online will spend 25% more than the average adult - over $850. They're also more likely to shop early and shop for themselves.
Mobile devices like iPhones and Androids are becoming more popular among consumers, and many shoppers plan to use these devices this holiday season to look for gift ideas, compare prices and find items in nearby stores. According to the survey, over one-fourth of American adults with a smartphone (26.8%) will use these devices to research or make holiday purchases, and that number jumps to 45% among young adults aged 18-24.
The NRF expects holiday sales to rise 2.3 percent to $447.1 billion.
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Three sisters, three weddings at 3 o'clock - Green Bay Press Gazette
From the moment they're old enough to clutch a bouquet or hum Wagner's bridal chorus, most girls dream about their wedding day.
Most fathers? They usually aren't brought into the conversation until it's time to fork over the credit card.
But, Tom Kunkel's subconscious works on a mysterious level, which explains why he had a Nostradamus-like premonition three years ago while working at the University of Maryland in College Park.
"It was a very vivid dream taking place at the chapel at the university. I got dropped into the middle of a big, huge wedding. And, I started to realize it was a multiple wedding," said Kunkel, in his third year as president of St. Norbert College in De Pere.
"Little did I know until I started marching down the aisle that it was my daughter Katie, my daughter Claire, my daughter Helen and my daughter Grace."
Well, three out of four ain't bad.
Just as Thomas' dream eerily forecasted, sisters Katie, Claire and Helen Kunkel will walk down the aisle Saturday at Old St. Joseph Church at St. Norbert College for a rare triple-wedding spectacle that begins at 3 p.m.
Youngest sibling Grace, 21, will be present as maid of honor for all three. Mom, Deb, will have the requisite tissues handy ?times three. But, it's nothing compared to the d?j? vu Thomas is set to experience when the ceremony starts.
"It'll basically be three circles for him," Helen said, laughing at the thought of her dad escorting all three daughters down the aisle in succession. "He'll walk Katie down first, then he's set to go out a separate set of doors. Then, he'll just loop back around and grab the next one."
The wedding reception Saturday night also will be on campus.
What started as a joke between three sisters turned into a common-sense epiphany that seemed far more intriguing than improbable. After all, the Kunkel sisters had been known to share everything from clothes to jewelry to Barbie dolls growing up, so why not a wedding?
"Oh, my gosh, we share everything," said Claire, a high school teacher in Maryland. "Clothes. Friends. Katie and I had the same first confirmations. We were always celebrating our graduations or birthdays at the same time. We all went to the University of Maryland. Sharing everything is pretty normal for us."
Yet none of it could have been possible without all three getting engaged in a span of 16 days.
Thomas had an indication something special was brewing while preparing for Katie's graduation from George Mason University School of Law in May 2009. Before leaving, he received a call from Nick Stewart, Katie's boyfriend, about needing to discuss something important ? not-so-subtle code for a life-altering decision of the on-bended-knee variety.
Shortly after, Michael Lindsey, Helen's boyfriend, sent Thomas an e-mail indicating the same cryptic sentiment.
"And, I turned to (Deb) and said, 'You better buckle your seat belt,'" Thomas said.
The two conversations went as expected ? old-fashioned requests for a father's blessing from two future son-in-laws.
Then came a random phone call from Claire's boyfriend, Sam Kaiser, a few days later.
"We really didn't know about that third one," Thomas said. "But, it was Sam, and he spoke about being in love with Claire and wanting to spend his life with her and how he would like to have my blessing to propose.
"I just started laughing. I mean, I love Sam, and of course, I was delighted. But, I really didn't expect that. It was this bang, bang, bang of engagements. Talk about overwhelming."
"It really was this kind of perfect storm," Helen added. "My fiance and I had been going out four years at the time. Claire and her fiance were like two, two and a half years. Katie and her fiance were about a year and a half, but they'd known each other all throughout college.
"Really, it was the right moment for everyone. It was the right time in all of our lives."
If the idea of a triple wedding was a surprisingly easy sell to the sisters, their fiances and their immediate families, it had a confounding effect on the majority of those in their social circle.
"Nobody understood. They were like, 'What?', and I think brushed it off as being ridiculous. When we actually sent out invites and they saw that it was real, I still think they were like, 'Now ... how does this work?'" Helen said.
"It's one of those things where first glance, yeah, it looks like a normal wedding invitation. Then, you realize, wait, there's six names ..."
"They probably thought it was for a cult wedding," Thomas joked.
A "one-family stimulus package for Northeastern Wisconsin," as Thomas lovingly calls it, the Kunkel wedding is economical in more ways than one.
By uniting all three at a neutral site like St. Norbert, it provides a substantial savings for would-be travelers who likely wouldn't have been able to attend all three separately.
"Our family loves it," Thomas said. "They thought it was funny, but I also think they're very, very appreciative."
As for the guest list, it isn't as oversized as amateur wedding planners might think. About 300 are expected to be in attendance, well below the church's maximum capacity of around 450.
Each sister will have her own set of bridesmaids and groomsmen, her own priest, her own vows and her own mini-processional (oldest to youngest) with assorted trumpet music. All three bought their ivory dresses ? in an unplanned moment ? from Elaine's Wedding Center in Ashwaubenon. The bridesmaids' dresses are the same navy blue, the flowers orange and yellow. There'll be three wedding cakes, three groom's cakes, three first dances, or as you'd expect, "pretty much three of everything," Helen said.
Individual flourishes are also intact. During the father-daughter dance, Thomas will waltz with each of his girls before her respective husband steps in. Because Michael is in the Navy, his groomsmen will be in uniform and conduct a traditional sword arch for his exit with Helen.
"Our main thing is that we want each couple to feel like it's still their day, and it's not just a big circus," Helen said. "It took me a few days to not be overwhelmed by that idea, too. At first it was like, 'Oh, my God, there are so many people to think about. I don't know if I can do this.' But, once I calmed down and realized it was possible, I got really excited."
As if the coming week wasn't poised to be crazy enough, in a 24-hour reprieve from the mad dash to the finish line, all three couples were scheduled to fly to New York City on Wednesday for a morning appearance on CBS' "The Early Show" today.
The family had previously fielded calls from cable's TLC and other documentary/reality producers as their story gained national attention, but Helen said they wanted to maintain a respectable level of privacy.
"We don't see it as something that's interesting to other people. It's our wedding. So, (the attention is) weird to us, but at the same time, it can also be pretty exciting," she said.
Instead, the New York trip is a cherry on top of not only what has managed to be a less stressful journey than expected, but also one that couldn't have shaped up any other way than with three best friends who happen to be sisters' saying "I do" on the same day.
"The main thing to remember in all of this is that, yes, the spectacle will be amazing, and it's going to be a wonderful day. But, it's about three couples getting married," Thomas said. "Three couples who are well-suited for each other, love each other and make each other very happy. I couldn't be more delighted that my daughters are all marrying wonderful men."
Tribute | Jodie Anne King was a maker of precious things - Kansas City Star
Jodie King was “always willing to jump in and help in any way that she could,” her father said. Who: Jodie Anne King, 44, of Lee’s Summit.
When and how she died: Sept. 12 of unknown reasons.
Creative crafter: Jodie King had a creative mind that constantly sought outlets. Her house was filled with her crafts and the aroma of her original recipes.
She made jewelry, built models, worked jigsaw puzzles, sewed, embroidered and drew a little.
“She didn’t like to just sit there and do nothing,” said her daughter, Bridget King, “so Dad would be watching TV and I’d be on the phone and she’d just sit and start making jewelry.”
She often worked with beads and rocks that she collected and tumbled smooth. But from the time she was a little girl, just about anything might became a lamp, ashtray or coaster in her hands.
“We would have a garage sale and she’d go picking through things and bring them in and make things out of them,” said her mother, Judy Anne Casper. “She made some of the most precious things that I’ll forever have.”
She made her own veil and bouquet when she got married and liked to make elaborate wedding cakes for loved ones. Her creations sometimes combined square cakes decorated to match the groomsmen’s attire with round cakes in the bridesmaids’ colors, and drew compliments from professional bakers, her mother said.
Most of her talents were self-taught.
In a job interview to build and maintain payroll systems, Jodie managed to fix a computer problem at the company she was interviewing with and immediately was hired. She had mastered the skill on her own.
“She started out just pulling stuff off the Internet and she’d play with it and figure it out,” said her husband, Larry King.
Loved nature: Jodie grew up with health problems that kept her from a lot of vigorous games, but that didn’t stop her from enjoying the outdoors. She loved to ride on the back of her father’s motorcycle and tore around on her own three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle even though she bruised easily.
“It was kind of hard to keep up with her as a child growing up because she wasn’t afraid to try things,” said her father, Roy Casper.
Numerous surgeries that ended with the replacement of both knees eventually slowed her down, but she still got out to fish or watch wildlife.
Jodie loved flowers, especially roses, and animals seemed drawn to her, her family said. She liked to pick up frogs, scratch their heads and coo that they were her little buddies. She kept a menagerie of pets — a rabbit, dogs, cats, fish and a long-lived parrot — and took injured strays to an animal hospital.
“Pretty much if there was an animal that needed her help, she would help as much as she could,” Bridget said.
Family bonds: Jodie kept a close relationship with her parents, calling her mother two or three times a day just to share a laugh. As a mother, she gave good advice and lots of love and was her daughter’s best friend.
“All my friends thought she and my dad were really cool,” Bridget said. “All my friends said, ‘I wish my mom was like that.’ She liked our kind of music and the kinds of things we were interested in.”
Despite her health problems, Jodie actively supported her daughter’s pursuits. She was known for her hot chocolate in the booster club for Bridget’s Air Force Junior ROTC. She made goodies for bake sales, worked at rummage sales and fought through knee pain to help with car wash fundraisers.
“She thought the world of her daughter,” Roy said, “and every time I saw her, she showed that.”
Survivors include: Her husband and daughter, her mother, her father and stepmother, and several nieces and nephews.
The last word: “She was always big-hearted and generous,” her father said, “always willing to jump in and help in any way that she could.”
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Birkat Elyon, the best source for high-quality cubic zirconia jewelry online, announces its fall wedding jewelry collection for bargain-shopping brides. Cubic zirconia wedding and engagement rings, pendants, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets offer brides the opportunity to look like princesses on their special day without paying princess prices.
Fall is here and many newly-engaged women are planning autumn weddings. Fall inspires as many color choices and themes as summer and Christmas weddings. “Yellow, gold, orange, and even brown are popular color themes for September, October, and November brides,” says Rebecca Daniel, Birkat Elyon’s senior designer. “And of course, pearls are a traditional favorite – in white or in the more modern gray.”
Cubic zirconia jewelry is the perfect alternative to diamonds for today’s cost-conscious – and cruelty-free – brides. [High-quality cubic zirconia is indistinguishable from diamonds to the naked eye and cost savings are so significant that brides are able to purchase larger stones in fancier cuts than if they bought diamonds. And of course, there is no such thing as “blood cubic zirconia,” which means that brides are assured that the environment and people were not harmed or abused in the creation of their jewelry. “Birkat Elyon cubic zirconia jewelry can be worn with pride in its beauty, as well as a clear conscience,” says Ms. Daniel.
And of course, cubic zirconia isn’t just the best choice for the bride – the wedding party will look glamorous and extravagant, without the high price tag, wearing cubic zirconia pendants, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Brides who prefer a little color in their own or their attendants’ jewelry should consider yellow cubic zirconia jewelry – it’s the perfect color for fall. “Yellow cubic zirconia is extremely flattering to women with warm skin tones,” says Ms. Daniel. “When worn by the women in the wedding party, it contrasts with and highlights the bride’s jewelry.” Whether for a mother, mother-in-law or for bridesmaids, CZ jewelry from Birkat Elyon makes both the perfect fashion accessory, as well as a gift they will treasure and use for a lifetime.
The classic look of pearls, paired with cubic zirconia for more sparkle, is yet another favorite option for brides who don’t want to compromise quality and beauty for their budgets. In white or gray, pearl and cubic zirconia jewelry adds elegance and style and is a popular favorite for evening weddings. “Pearls are a great choice for women with cool skin tones, but they complement everyone because of their iridescence,” says Ms. Daniel.
Birkat Elyon’s fall wedding jewelry collection offers budgeting brides numerous opportunities to personalize their wedding days for less. For information about selecting quality cubic zirconia jewelry for your fall wedding, call Birkat Elyon.com at 877-77-8352.
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Women's jewelry business honors the little sister they lost to asthma - MiamiHerald.com
When their 16-year-old sister died of a severe asthma attack a year ago, Sandra Cosicher and Brandee Goldstein were devastated. Though twice her age, they had always been close to her, sharing clothes, makeup, secrets and sleepovers.
``I was angry,'' recalls Cosicher of North Miami Beach. ``I wanted to kick everyone in sight. It was like part of me had been ripped away.''
Says Goldstein: ``I just tortured myself thinking maybe I could've done more.''
But sometimes beauty is born of deep pain. Weeks after Katherine ``Kat'' Cosicher died, Sandra Cosicher, 31, a commercial property manager, enrolled in a jewelry-making class. It was a hobby she had long enjoyed, but after the tragedy it became therapy -- and a way of helping others who suffer from asthma.
Cosicher began wearing her own creations. So did Goldstein, 34, of Aventura. In fact, the two sisters still wear charms around their necks with Kat's name as a way of keeping her close to their hearts. Their half-sister from their father's second marriage, Kat was almost like a daughter as well as a sister to them.
Friends noticed the jewelry and clamored for personalized pendants. At first, Cosicher's creations were simple: a circle or square with a letter or design cut into the sterling silver. As her technique improved, the pieces became more complex.
Sometimes she only charged enough to cover costs. She had no entrepreneurial aspirations. ``I needed something positive in my life at the time,'' she says.
Then the nascent business got a huge, unexpected boost. An old friend who works for NBC suggested the jewelry for the Today show's guide to holiday gifts under $100. Cosicher and Goldstein scrambled to incorporate and launch a website, Jewelryby3Sisters.com .
Within days of the TV mention, they had received hundreds of orders from all over the country. Goldstein, a mental health therapist, and their mother, Sari Papir, handled the business side while Cosicher worked late into the night and on weekends.
``We filled every single order,'' she says. ``We made sure everybody got it in time for Christmas.''
Actually, they did more than that.
``We realized this was a real business and we had something here,'' Goldstein says.
Eight months later, Goldstein is seven months pregnant and Cosicher, still in property management, has been slowly growing the business. Neither takes a salary. They have donated a portion of their sales -- about $1,000 so far -- to Asthma Awareness and other charities, and have planted 16 trees in Kat's name in Israel. The rest has been reinvested.
With no marketing budget, Jewelryby3Sisters has grown by word of mouth -- and love at first sight. Brooke Mitzner of New York City spotted a monogrammed necklace on a friend. ``I just loved it. It looked different.''
She bought two pieces, including a personalized pendant she wears all the time. Mitzner showed Cosicher's jewelry to her sister, who ordered initial charms for each of the bridesmaids in her recent wedding.
Mitzner read Kat's story on the website.
``They're pieces that everyone compliments, and I think that's the whole point of wearing them,'' she says. ``But then when you read how she started making the jewelry and why, it makes the jewelry that much more special. Everybody has lost someone they love and they can relate to that.''
The Jewelryby3Sisters.com line includes bracelets, necklaces, rings and cuff links. An engraved, sterling silver key chain goes for $54, a gold lace heart with a single initial for $200. The bestsellers are the personalized pieces.
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17 couples take Meeks up on challenge, tie the knot - Chicago Sun-Times
Seven months ago, the Rev. James Meeks of Salem Baptist Church issued a challenge to the unmarried couples in the congregation: If 25 of you tie the knot, I'll foot the bill for the wedding expenses.
The result was a mass wedding Saturday in which 17 couples said "I do" inside the 10,000-seat House of Hope on the city's Far South Side.
The event, aimed at promoting marriage in the African-American community, was part of a series of initiatives celebrating the church's 25th anniversary. Salem members have also written 25,000 letters to U.S. troops overseas and donated $25,000 to Haiti relief efforts.
Each couple received a reception for 25 friends and family, wedding photography, premarital counseling and a one night stay at Swissotel -- all free of charge. Church members also donated wedding dresses, jewelry and flowers.
That made Meeks' offer a no-brainer for groom Cornell Pierce, who married Gloria Rush, his girlfriend of two years.
"If [Meeks] is paying for everything, and we're already together, why not take advantage? I love her with all my heart," Pierce said of Rush, whom he serenaded before the ceremony.
And while most brides wouldn't be happy sharing the spotlight on their big day, Sylvia Gordon said getting married alongside 16 other couples made the experience "better than I could have pictured it."
Each wedding party had a designated area in the sanctuary where they could pose for pictures with family and friends. Then the couples went up on stage to exchange their vows all at once.
When the time came for the grooms to kiss the brides, Meeks paused so dozens of bridesmaids, parents and other wedding guests could run up to the stage to snap pictures.
Meeks called the wedding the most "magical" moment" he could remember in 31 years of preaching.
"I said to [the couples] last weekend that every one of them are heroes to me because they decided to do what we at the church believe is the right thing to do," he said.
Even a broken toe couldn't spoil the day for one bride.
Khalilah Howard-Willis, of South Shore, wore sparkly pink and white sneakers to go with the pink and white wedding dress she made for herself, and her new husband, Garland Crenshaw, wore sneakers, too, as a show of solidarity.
She and Crenshaw said they were pleasantly surprised by how normal the wedding felt, despite the unusual setup.
"It ended up being a little more intimate than we expected," Howard-Willis said. "It was exciting."
Looking for the Next Mrs. Astor - New York Magazine
Being a socialite isn’t what it used to be: Gone are the days of dignified reserve and vast charitable donations (representing tiny slivers of even vaster personal wealth). This is the era of handbag lines and jewelry brands, when being a socialite can get you a reality-television show but can’t necessarily earn you any respect. But the ladies of Brooke Astor’s era are not without heiresses. Prominent among them is Lauren Santo Domingo, who, at 34, is in line to receive at least one high- society crown (if not Astor’s, then maybe the one belonging to the decidedly racier Nan Kempner). Santo Domingo has the trifecta of attributes that mark the modern society woman: a prominent role in charity events, a fashionable side gig (she’s a contributing editor at Vogue), and an extraordinarily wealthy husband (Colombian beer heir Andrés Santo Domingo).
She comes from a fancy family.
Her father is Ronald Davis, a former Poland Spring executive (Lauren is sometimes referred to as a ?Poland Spring heiress?), and her mother, Judy, is an artist. She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and attended Kent School and the University of Southern California.
She married into a really fancy family. .
Andrés’s father, Julio Mario Santo Domingo, is estimated by Forbes to be worth $6 billion. Andrés’s brother Alejandro has been linked to publishing heiress Amanda Hearst, and his socialite niece Tatiana is dating Andrea Casiraghi, a member of the royal family of Monaco. The Santo Domingos own a palace in Cartagena and a private island off the coast of Colombia. Lauren and Andrés make do with an $18.5 million 8,800-square-foot Gramercy Park South townhouse.
Her name has been embossed on a thousand invitations. .
Pick a high-profile charity event, and Santo Domingo has likely hosted, chaired, or sponsored it. She co-chaired the Frick’s popular Young Fellows Ball, and she served on the particularly sought-after committee for New Yorkers for Children galas. In 2005, she was tapped by Anna Wintour to ?save? the dance after-party for the Met Costume Institute Gala, which the editor thought was attracting a not-fashionable-enough crowd. Now Santo Domingo is on the committee of the main event.
She will stand for no imitations.
Before her wedding to Andrés, Lauren Davis was sometimes confused with a society publicist of the same name. ?Lauren from Vogue said she cannot wait to get married so she can change her name to Santo Domingo,? one friend told ?Page Six? in 2007. ?She knows she’s the real Lauren Davis.?
When she wears a dress, it matters.
A few years ago, designers were stumbling over one another to dress a seemingly endless stream of Park Avenue socialites on red carpets. Then came the recession?and the half-mocking website Socialiterank.com?and suddenly those girls seemed overexposed. The exception is Santo Domingo. ?If there was ever a girl someone wanted to dress,? says a fashion publicist, ?she’s beautiful and works at Vogue and is married to a billionaire.?
Which means she can wear any dress she wants.
Thanks to her profile and friendships with designers like Olivier Theyskens and Alexander Wang, Santo Domingo gets access to clothes months before they hit shelves, often just off the runway. She even occasionally gets first dibs over celebrities. In 2008, Sarah Jessica Parker wore a Nina Ricci dress to the New York premiere of the Sex and the City movie?only to find out that Santo Domingo had worn the same dress earlier that month.
Because of all this, she commands a fleet of other socialites.
Despite the nine-hour flight and oppressive heat, nearly every single social girl in New York made the journey to Lauren and Andrés’s wedding in Cartagena. The nine bridesmaids, each outfitted in pastels by different designers, included Fabiola Beracasa and Tinsley Mortimer. And heiresses with last names like Bush, Hearst, Trump, Al Fayed, and Missoni endured an hours-long, makeup-melting ceremony in an un-air-conditioned church. Social watchers called it ?the first real society wedding of the century.? It was certainly the hottest.
'Project Runway' Recap: Season 8, Episode 6 - Bridesmaids Revisited - StyleList (blog)
The winning dress designed by Costello. Photo courtesy of Lifetime
A party of mismatched bridesmaids who've done their bouquet duty in hideous frocks appear on the Parsons runway. Sporting vertical chest bows in Jolly Rancher hues, they elicit gasps from the season 8 contestants as Heidi Klum explains their dilemma: They want dresses they really can wear again.Leave it to "Project Runway" to design the fashionable revenge StyleList has always imagined exacting on the fang-gnashing bridezilla who stuffed us into an expensive Smurf-blue dress, insisting it could be worn post-event "to the club."
And sew it goes:
The Challenge: Competitors are asked to use the bridesmaids' original frocks to make garments worthy of a stylish walk down the runway aisle.
The Workroom Drama: Taking cues from their bride friends, some bridesmaids fuss over every detail of their designs. The cheap, tacky satins are no one's fabric of choice. Things are still tense between Gretchen Jones and Tim Gunn after she played bully during last week's group challenge, but they make it work. For now.
The Rehearsal Dinner: The contestants display their collections at a pre-runway showcase where their clients model their rehabilitated looks as guests mingle and vote on favorites by placing buttons in fishbowls. Mondo Guerra's pink and black "Snooki in 'The Flintstones'" minidress wins the popular vote.
Meanwhile, Michael Costello is accused of telling reception guests not to vote for Ivy Higa because she's the "bitch of the show." He denies it. Viewers never see him commit the alleged offense.
The Attendants' Gift: Accessories sponsor Piperlime bestows the retired bridesmaids with jewelry, which is so much better than a monogrammed shot glass someone got from Mrs. Smurf Dress.
The Guest Judge: Designer Cynthia Rowley, who launched her bridesmaid collection in June, joins the panel.
Here come the bridesmaids! Photo courtesy of Lifetime
Who's In: The judges were probably hitting the reception champagne, because they give the win to Costello for an ultrashort, slutty-chic cocktail dress that looks nothing like its wedding-party original. It does, however, remind StyleList of the Marchesa dress Klum wore to the 2010 Emmys.The rest of the designers' faces contort like wrinkled polyester upon hearing the victor. This means Costello, whose taste is questioned by the competitors, has won the same number of challenges as Jones.
Who's Out: Self-proclaimed "fairy drag-mother" Peach Carr gets the heave-ho for a dress judge Michael Kors skewers for its "avocado goiter" details. Carr stays true to her indomitable spirit, hugs all, and says, "Where else does a 50-year-old get a second chance? I was, like, 22 for six episodes."
Spoken like a true peach!
Meanwhile, read what happened when hat designer Philip Treacy visited "PR."
Filed under: Fashion, News, Designers & BrandsTags: bridesmaids, bridesmaids dresses, Cynthia Rowley, Gretchen Jones, Heidi Klum, Ivy Higa, Michael Costello, Michael Kors, Mondo Guerra, Peach Carr, PeachCarr, Project Runway, Project Runway recaps, recaps, Season 8, Tim Gunn
Bridal Beat: Sales + Events Sept. 23 - Oct. 6 - Mpls.St.Paul Magazine (blog)
FASHION
Stop by Brides of France’s new location in Richfield for Grand Opening events this month! Enjoy special discounts, depending on the number of items purchased: Take 5 percent off one item and up to 15 percent off three items. Sample refreshments by Three Sons Kitchen, and floral arrangements and cake samples from Wuolett Bakery. The Edina and Uptown locations also will host anniversary sales through September 30. Three metro locations, including 6511 Nicollet Ave., Richfield, 612-208-0870, bridesoffrance.com
Flit on over to the Flutter Boutique Sample Sale, which runs through September 30. Take 10 percent off sample sale dresses, including bridesmaid’s and bridal gowns. And, throughout the fall, find special discounts on Siri bridesmaid’s dresses. Take $20 off when you order two or more dresses in the same color and fabric, through November 30. Additional dresses are marked down, if ordered in certain styles and fabrics. Flutter Boutique, 720 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-216-1926, flutterboutique.com
The Wedding Connection at Maplewood Mall is having its annual Bridal Extravaganza Sale, offering several discounts and deals through September 30. Brides can purchase an in-stock sample wedding gown for 20 to 50 percent off retail. In-stock veils, tiaras and jewelry are also on sale for 25 to 50 percent off. Bridal bras and shoes can be found for 50 percent off and M.O.B. dresses are 25 percent off. When four or more bridesmaids order from the same manufacturer, each can receive 15 percent off her dress. The Wedding Connection, 3035 White Bear Ave., Ste. 2, Maplewood, 651-982-4722, weddingconnectionmn.com
Make your appointments now for the Monique Lhuillier 2011 Bridal Collection Trunk Show that is set for October 28-30. Find sophisticated looks that are romantic and glamorous. Monique Lhuillier, 3928 W. 50th St., Edina, 612-929-0747, moniquelhuillier.com
Mark your calendars and get your free tickets for the Maplewood Community Center Bridal Expo 12-3 p.m. October 17. Meet Minnesota wedding professionals who can help you with your cake, catering, flowers, photography and everything in between. Don’t miss out on the fashion show from 3-4 p.m. Get your free tickets now because on the day of the event tickets will be $5. Sponsored by Wedding Connection; call 651-249-2230 for tickets.
FAVORS
Receive 25 free personalized tuxedo and gown favor boxes from Carlson Craft when you order 150 by November 30. Simply mention this Aisle File promotion to your consultant while placing the order, and use the code PROMOZPK4911P for bride favor boxes or PROMOZPK8990P for groom favor boxes. Several metro locations, 800-774-6848, carlsoncraft.com
INVITATIONS
At Watermark Stationery, order with Rita Renning through September 27 and receive 20 percent off invitations. Also, receive free addressing with any wedding invitation order placed through September 31. Order 75 or more invitations with William Arthur or Vera Wang and receive 25 free invitations through November 1. This promotion applies to new orders only. Watermark Stationery, 1160 Wayzata Blvd. E., Wayzata, 952-473-7230, watermarkstationery.com
PHOTOGRAPHY
For its October promotion, Shops at 50th & France has collaborated with Brio Images & Design to help engaged couples get great a deal on photography. With the purchase of a wedding package, you will receive a complimentary engagement photo session. Brio Images and Design, 5007 France Ave. S., Edina, 612-886-2059, brioimages.com
RECEPTIONS
The Westin Edina Galleria has teamed up with Galleria Shops of Distinction to offer exclusive wedding specials to couples who book their reception at the Westin. In an ongoing promotion, more than 20 stores are offering discounts on accessories, invitations, and more. Westin Edina Galleria, 3201 Galleria, Edina, 952-567-5018, westinedinagalleria.com
Book your wedding with the Embassy Suites and host it before May 31, 2011 to receive $5 off per person for wedding packages. Be sure to mention this discount when booking! Embassy Suites Airport and Embassy Suites Bloomington, 952-967-8709; Embassy Suites St. Paul, 651-246-6973, embassyweddings.com