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A New Way to Stay in Touch with Leslie Berman, Inc.: Chat Live With Us Online

05/06/2011

You may have noticed there's a new way to stay in touch with us at Leslie Berman, Inc. Now, you can chat with us online. If you have questions about any of our pieces on our website, or questions about a customized design, just click on the orange chat bubble in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. You can chat live with us anytime from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.--or, if it's after business hours and we're offline, type in your message and we'll get back to you the next day! We hope this new...

Catherine Middleton's Royal Wedding Day Jewelry

05/02/2011

Love Reigns! Britain's newest Duchess was a beautiful royal bride and we've got all the details of her wedding day jewelry. Something Borrowed: the "Halo" Tiara She had a multitude of beautiful jewels to choose from, but in the end, Catherine's "something borrowed" was a Cartier "halo" tiara loaned to her by Queen Elizabeth II. The dazzling but understated tiara was commissioned in 1936 by the Duke of York (who would later become King George VI) for his wife Elizabeth, the Queen Mum. In 1946, sh...

We Have Kate Hudson's Classic Emerald Cut Engagement Ring!

04/27/2011

Congrats to Kate Hudson, who revealed this morning that she and Muse rocker Matt Bellamy are engaged! The Something Borrowed actress showed off her new emerald cut diamond engagement ring this morning on the Today Show. Though Hudson is known for her glamorous, bohemian style, Bellamy couldn't have selected a more classic design for his new fiancee's engagement ring--a beautiful emerald cut diamond with tapered baguette side stones. The sparkler is rumored to be over nine carats total. If you l...

Elizabeth Taylor's Jewelry Collection to be Auctioned Off at Christie's

04/25/2011

Early last week, Christie's announced it will sell the vast and legendary collections of Elizabeth Taylor, which includes art, clothing, and of course jewelry. One estimate put the value of the jewelry collection--said to rival that of some royal households--as high as $150 million. It’s likely that most of Taylor's most well-known jewels will wind up on the auction block, including the 33ct Krupp Asscher-cut diamond ring, the Taj Mahal diamond, and La Peregrina pearl (for more information...