The Awesome Aldo Cipullo

Yes, it has been many many months since I've posted to this blog
Of course I've been busy,
not just with business, and the new Beladora.com which we launched a few months ago,
but with family life
Which is a really good thing

But so much has happened out there in the blogosphere
which I have been barely keeping up with
Pseu has launched an amazing new blog
Lisa has become engaged and is getting married soon
and both of these brilliant and hard working bloggers
kept up with their busy lives,
and
they've kept up with their regular posting
and
even guest posted for Already Pretty
here and here
Their perseverance and work ethic inspires me

I've actually been deleting old random posts
It is long process and I still have more than 1600 posts to edit
One of these days I will get to finishing this project

In the meantime
Here I am in all of my vintage Aldo Cipullo for Cartier glory

I've seen a lot of vintage estate jewelry over the years....and I mean A LOT
Honestly, I don't really get exited about it unless it is really special in terms of its uniqueness, design and provenance
Recently we purchased a group of items by the great designer for Cartier, Aldo Cipullo

Yes, that Aldo Cipullo, the man that created the Love bracelet and the Nail bracelet for Cartier
and yes, I am excited about them
You can read all about the amazing Aldo here on our Beladora blog
And here are a couple of his pieces

Big, bold, geometric and gold
What's not to love?

Aldo Cipullo for Cartier Black Onyx Circles Pendant

Aldo Cipullo for Cartier Black Onyx Circles Bracelet

I can just imagine some 1970's disco babe wearing these items 

with her sexy Halston jumpsuit at Studio 54

can't you?

These pieces aren't for everyone, they are certainly for collectors

but we are so happy to be able to offer such an important collection of jewelry

After the last time I posted my image on this blog, I swore that I would never do it again

But this jewelry needs to be show being worn

Et voila

Inauguration Style - How To Wear Color In Winter

This photo of the First Lady and her daughters at the inauguration is fabulous.

The colors, including Michelle Obama's gloves in orchid, are just stunning.

And, on the topic of color
how amazing are these Lorraine Schwartz 80 carat emerald earrings
and 50 carat emerald ring worn by Beyonce?

Wow.

Red Carpet Style at the Golden Globes

From the Golden Globes red carpet

 

big fat red carpet.....check
paparazzi everywhere....check
stunning actresses.....check
gorgeous gowns.....check
what was missing from this picture?

well, there wasn't much in the way of red carpet worthy jewelry.

Still, I loved the classic diamond cluster jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz worn by Sofia Vergara

While heavy on the carats, (100+  worth $8 million) her jewels were elegant, age appropriate,and complemented her entire look

don't you agree?

 But what was Jessica Alba doing wearing the 5.8 million dollar diamond necklace by Harry Winston?

While this necklace was amazing, I felt that it was a bit over the top for such a young and fresh faced beauty.
After wearing such an important piece to the Golden Globes...whatever is she going to wear to the Oscar's?

Music For A Cold Saturday Afternoon

Michelle, over at Free-Ranged posted this song.
I liked is so much that I'm posting it too.

Jewelry Trend Alert 2013 - Beyond the Signet

As usual, the fashion reporters at the Wall Street Journal are just now...
years later...
catching up with the pinky ring trend,
which we haven't seen much of since the days of
fashion icon all stars, Diana Vreeland, Nan Kempner and Princess Diana

Here's the link to the article
Consider the Pinky Ring
According to the WSJ
Rings worn on the littlest finger have long been a discreet badge of style and status


Well, I don't know about badges of style and status
but here at BHB we've been wearing pinky rings for years
Mind you not the traditional gypsy set diamond gangster style rings
nor the aristocratic signets with elaborately engraved monograms

Since we don't take ourselves or our sartorial choices too seriously,
we prefer our pinky rings to be fun and a little unusual.

Here are range of high-low styles
from both Beladora.com and Beladora2.com (soon to be the B2 outlet)
with prices from as low as $295 to $2850

 

 Star Sapphire and Cat's Eye ring in 18K

 Retro Ruby and Diamond Ring in 14k Rose Gold

Jadeite and Diamond Ring 18K and Platinum

Mabe Pearl Ring in 18K

Diamond Ring in 18K

Diamond Horse Bit Ring in 18K

Sapphire Ring in Platinum

What do you think?
Will you be wearing a pinky ring in 2013?