Best in Show: Moda Operandi X COUTURE COUTURE has long enjoyed a warm relationship with Moda Operandi, the global e-tailer that Vanity Fair once described as “the essential online shopping destination for high-fashion devotees.” With... Read Now < 1 Min Read
Trend Report: All Kinds of Americana Are Being Celebrated in Jewelry The World Cup coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence has been an unexpected gift. Many international soccer fans visiting the United States for the... Read Now 4 Min Read
Brand Spotlight: Jared Lehr An artist his entire life, when he launched his high jewelry brand just over a decade ago, Jared Lehr had already been working intimately with precious metals and... Read Now 3 Min Read
Brand Spotlight: Alexander Laut While he’d always had an interest in jewelry design and gemology, if not for a chance encounter with one of the most famous names in fine jewelry, the... Read Now 2 Min Read
Brand Spotlight: Sara Katherine Jacobson Born in New York City, now based in London, Sara Katherine Jacobson takes a holistic approach to jewelry design. With a background in sculpting, she was originally drawn... Read Now 2 Min Read
Mildred Marcano Tribute Video At the 2026 COUTURE Design Awards, Chief Operating Officer and VP of Sales and Marketing for Reinhold Jewelers, Mildred Marcano, was presented with the first ever Jan Mohr... Watch Now
Elizabeth “Beth Anne” Bonanno Tribute Video On Saturday, May 30, Elizabeth “Beth Anne” Bonanno received the Cindy Edelstein Award during the COUTURE Design Awards, which was held at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.... Watch Now
Jan Mohr Tribute Video On June 7, 2025, COUTURE’s outgoing Retailer Liaison, Jan Mohr, was presented with the first ever COUTURE Hidden Gem Award. Intended to honor an individual in the retail... Watch Now
Jeff Feero Tribute Video While this award is named after Cindy Edelstein, it could just as easily be named after this year’s recipient, Jeff Feero. The genuine kindness, warmth and support he... Watch Now
Julie Von Bargen Thom Tribute Video The 2024 COUTURE Design Awards paid tribute to Julie Von Bargen Thom from Von Bargen’s Jewelers, who was presented with the annual Cindy Edelstein Award. Julie was nominated... Watch Now
Jade Trau in Conversation with the Honorable Bogolo Joy Kenewendo At the 2026 COUTURE show, we were delighted to host the Honorable Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, the Minister of Minerals & Energy for Botswana, who sat down for a... Listen Now
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Sally Morrison De Beers recently launched their first “beacon” campaign in over a decade, “Desert Diamonds.” The campaign is all about the diamond itself, and focuses on a palette of... Listen Now
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