Brittany Siminitz

2 days ago | jckonline.com | Brittany Siminitz |Rob Bates

With Mother’s Day just a few weeks away, I am looking forward to my breakfast in bed, though the breakfast part—something of questionable edibility and always covered in sprinkles—is not the emphasis here. I’m also looking forward to adding a new jewel to my collection of mama pieces—and this one from Alice Pierre definitely fits the bill. A sucker for anything with a groovy ’70s vibe, I love this nameplate-style necklace bearing the best name I’ve ever been called.

6 days ago | jckonline.com | Rob Bates |Karen Dybis |Brittany Siminitz

Mehul Choksi, the former Indian diamond mogul who fled India in 2018 following charges of bank fraud, was arrested on April 12 in Belgium, according to numerous reports. Choksi had moved to the Caribbean island of Antigua, which has no extradition treaty with India, after India’s Central Bureau of Investigation accused him of bilking state-owned PNB Bank in 2018. In 2021, he was arrested when he attempted to enter nearby Dominica, but he was eventually returned to Antigua.

6 days ago | jckonline.com | Rob Bates |Brittany Siminitz

Richard Pesqueira, a veteran of Tiffany and GIA, has been named vice president of retail at Blue Nile, based in New York City. He tells JCK he hopes to revamp the Signet-owned e-tailer’s 23-store fleet. “We’re looking at refreshing the brand,” says Pesqueira. “That’s a broader ambition. As part of upgrading the brand, we need to elevate the selling ceremony with both brick-and-mortar and online. “My background is in storytelling around diamonds.

6 days ago | jckonline.com | Karen Dybis |Rob Bates |Brittany Siminitz

Michigan college student Olivia Gilcher has found TikTok fame through jewelry, and she believes that the “mystery jewelry” market she’s part of will continue to trend—and that professionals in the jewelry industry may want to give it a try. Gilcher, an advertising major at Michigan State University who has worked in luxury estate sales, says people love watching her open up bags and boxes of undisclosed jewelry she buys at thrift stores or online at Facebook Marketplace.

6 days ago | jckonline.com | Brittany Siminitz |Rob Bates

Whether religion or the Easter bunny takes a front seat at your house this Sunday, I think there’s one thing we can all agree on: Easter is positively rich with treats.From chocolate eggs for the kids (and perhaps adults, too?) to the sweet breads that fill tables across the globe, this spring holiday’s cuisine is a delight to our taste buds. Ukrainian fine jewelry brand Dukachi took this under consideration when creating its new capsule collection, Easter Reimagining.