The Jewelry Edit Foundation and LVMH North America are looking for applicants for its new professional development program for emerging jewelry and luxury professionals.
The Designing a Responsible Future program is looking for people ages 18 to 30 who are seeking careers in the jewelry and luxury sectors. A cohort of 15 will be selected for the immersive experience hosted in September at LVMH in New York City. The program will include workshops, mentoring sessions, panel discussions, and lots of networking.
The application for interested parties who want to be the next generation of talent has a deadline of Aug. 14, and the program date is tentatively set for Sept. 14. Apply here.
Here is a look at what else made JCK’s collective brain click this week.
News Worth Reading
Gold prices jumped up this week thanks to some hope to the end of the war in Iran and is trading around $4,200-ish.
Is there a gold rally, The Wall Street Journal asks. (subscription needed)
The latest CIBJO report takes on gemology in advance of its congress in September.
JCK‘s Victoria Gomelsky on the K-shaped economy and how to survive it in jewelry.
Pam Cloud is joining Signet’s Blue Nile, and the Tiffany & Co. alum is a welcome addition to the new leadership.
Former Signet board member André Branch joins Pandora.
Timex released a watch reissue that looks…kinda like a Cartier dupe. But it’s not.
The Exemplar Luxury Group (aka Saks Global) named Chloe King its women’s fashion director. (subscription needed)
Why August’s birthstone is one of the loveliest of colored gemstones.
Audemars Piguet thinks pink with its pop-up summertime shop.
Get to know these 10 Black-owned jewelry brands making waves in the industry.
The latest fall fashion trends are out, and style editors have thoughts.
Who What Wear highlights some new luxury jewelry trends.
Here’s how to style 2026 runway trends.
Fall runway trends are out for the shoe industry.
The economy has consumers worried—and definitely looking to shop online.
The holidays will have three ghosts this year: fuel, freight, and tariff costs.
Micromilspec brings in kitesurfer Liam Whaley as an ambassador.
Pattern Recognition founder Michael Friedman talks time as Audemars Piguet’s head of complications and starting his independent watch company.
Obsessions
Christie’s is doing a fundraising auction of The Devil Wears Prada 2 apparel and accessories—including the iconic cerulean sweater.
Some people collect…little glass jars?
If we had a choice, we’d collect Van Cleef & Arpels cigarette cases. For beauty, not for cigarettes.
We kinda want to hang out and get advice from Edge Retail’s Charleen Pfaff.
Podcast Queue
A Thousand Facets sits with Brooklyn Metal Works, a nonferrous metal art studio that offers professional workspace for the development of art, objects, and jewelry.
Pass the Torch offers an examination of the jewelry tools host Nadja de Sá Van Diest loves the best.
The Backroom podcast takes a look at the cautious consumer and what might happen next in 2026 as we move into the holidays.
The Business of Watches gets the lowdown from Collective Horology cofounder and chief executive Asher Rapkin.
The Spillover has some book suggestions for every part of your life from finances to education to just plain old fun.
Video Yaya
The jewelry industry led by Marla Aaron takes umbrage with a statement that women shouldn’t wear bracelet stacks. Tell ’em!
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