There is lots of excitement in jewelry land about the 24.78 carat pink diamond that is coming up for auction at Sotheby's Geneva. This diamond was sold by Harry Winston to a private clients some 60 years ago and hasn't been on the market since then. Freshness counts in terms of sales for important gems such as this pink and anything that hasn't been seen in 60 years is indeed fresh.
And not only is it fresh, it is beautiful "What makes it so immensely rare is the combination of its exceptional colour and purity with the classic emerald-cut -- a style of cutting normally associated with white diamonds," he added.
I can't post a photo because I'm still waiting for my new trophy computer
but you can view the photo here. Sublime, isn't it?
It is valued at some 38 million dollars, we are anxious to see if it will sell for more.
Here's Mademoiselle de Ville trying on a new kunzite and diamond necklace and earrings that just came in
Rather frothy isn't it with the big bubble gum colored pink kunzites
Yes, I know what you are thinking, but we aren't just playing dress up all day long at the office. We actually have to try on all of the estate jewelry that we purchase to make sure that it sits correctly and that it is comfortable. This set passed the try on test, sits beautifully on the neck and hangs properly from the ear. But I'm not going to be wearing it to a gala dinner later this month. I think that the pink is too pastel for an Autumn event and frankly too ingenue for a woman of a certain age, comme moi.
Also on the agenda last night was the opening of the Resnick Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Instead we headed out to dinner outside on the sidewalk at Clafoutis at Sunset Plaza, where the young and the euro go for late night dining and people watching.
There will be plenty of opportunity to see the pavilion later.
The Resnick Pavilion, like the Broad Building, was designed by Renzo Piano to hold varied collections including that of Lynda and Stewart Resnick. I particularly want to see the 18th Century French Furniture, Paintings and Sculpture.
Last night I went to the opening night show of 'Wild Eyes in the Sierra Skies' featuring Dave McCoy's photography at the Harris & Ruble Gallery in Hollywood in collaboration with Posner Fine Art.
Dave McCoy, a founding developer of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort in the Sierra Nevada, has been taking photographs of the region since the 1930s. Now in his 90s he is still taking pictures of the Mammoth area.
This shot of the sunset was one of my favorites
...naturally, my photo of it would be completely askew
On the topic of October, the month of both Oktoberfest and Halloween, I'm going to come out right now and admit that I love trachten. Trachten of course is the traditional dress of Austria and Bavaria.
I saw bits and pieces of tracht on Alpine vacations in Switzerland, but it took an excursion to attend Wagner's Ring Cycle in Munich to see serious trachten in action. Each night at the opera the local grande dames would wear formal floor length dirndl gowns. It was quite a sight.
Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, we have a trachten to do taking place in Munich where traditional trachten, in which each detail signifies which village the wearer is from, has been infiltrated by designer trachten. Trachten with a twist if you will.
Not being Austrian or Bavarian, I'm not tied to the traditional and I rather like the tracht with a twist.
I love the over the top mix of turquoise and purple in this dress.
And the rich colors in the farmer's daughter's version
And of course, you never know when you will need to don a dirndl for little ride through the meadow.
These fräuleins are wearing dirndls created by Lola Paltinger. Public enemy No. 1 for this group is Lola Paltinger, a Munich transplant who grew up well outside Germany's tracht belt in the western German city of Mannheim. Ms. Paltinger creates dirndls from unorthodox fabrics such as leather that are sometimes cut shorter than the standard knee-to-ankle range. The designer says her dirndls are inspired by "a carefree joie de vivre, a playful romanticism and a touch of humorously delirious drama." I don't think that the designer dirndl is going to become an international fashion trend and at $4000 per dress, they aren't easy to buy.
But I still want one.
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