Designer Ramy Brook Sharp is the perfect fashion industry insider to tap for expert insight. Her namesake brand, Ramy Brook, is known for its sophisticated and playful approach to dressing, and she can tell us what makes a look both elevated and exciting, with a touch of statement mixed in. So JCK reached out to ask what Brook Sharp found fashionable at this year’s Met Gala.
Jewelry brightened every outfit, she says, and she watched the red carpet in particular for the diamonds and gemstones of every color. But the style that stood out the most was on certain celebrity heads.
“This year’s headpieces felt like a full moment,” says Brook Sharp. “Last year was all about pins and brooches, but this took it somewhere new. I love seeing how they keep pushing jewelry to the next level, every single time.”
It also was a night for the statement necklace, she adds. Her favorite look probably was Queen B, aka Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, who wore Chopard and was nothing short of fabulous, Brook Sharp says.
Here is a look at what else made JCK’s collective brain click this week.
News Worth Reading
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Pandora reported its Q1 results and introduced that controversial 5th C. Plus, it says smaller lab-grown diamond jewelry is where it is at.
Independent jewelers’ gross sales increased 12% last month, with higher-value transactions driving the revenue growth.
JCK’s editor-in-chief Vic Gomelsky and contributing editor Rob Bates dish on QVC, Watches and Wonders, and tariffs.
Gold is a safe haven—except for the times, like right now, that it isn’t, Forbes says.
The monthly gold outlook is a mixed bag.
Jewelry designer Jessica McCormack isn’t talking about her brand ambassador Zoë Kravitz’s engagement ring, but she introduced medallions in a new collection.
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Wedding jewelry brand She Said Yes said in its spring trend report that brides want lab-grown colored gemstones, such as rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, in their wedding sets.
Chrono24, the world’s leading online marketplace for luxury watches, has appointed José Gaztelu chief executive officer.
ADP employment report looking (mostly) mighty fine.
Consumers are sweating those impulse purchases—but still making them.
Gas prices have gone further over the top, and it is rough to fill up these days.
Obsessions
Don’t know who Leonard Logsdail is? Read on, fashion and tailoring lovers, for the man making everyone look good.
Color moves and motivates consumers—a fascinating look at how to display merchandise in your stores from Retail Details.
The new sport padel, described as a cross between squash and tennis, is growing, and jewelry and watch brands are getting in on it early.
Let’s just admire Heated Rivalry’s Connie Storrie one more time,,, and look at pictures of other men dressed smartly at the Met Gala.
Podcast Queue
Carol Woolton talks to outgoing GIA chief laboratory and research officer Tom Moses.
Curator Helen Molesworth gives Hidden Gems a tour of the Victoria and Albert Museum and its gemstones
The Business of Watches talks to Oris CEO Rolf Studer
The World Gold Council welcomes Rebecca Patterson, investor and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to Unearthed.
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