The Italian port hosts VicenzaOro’s exclusive About J, Sept. 4–7Early this month, 197 buyers from 39 countries will descend on the storied Italian city of Venice for an exclusive buying event known as About J. Just don’t expect jewelry to be the sole draw.“Going to Italy enables you to see how the Italians are dressing,” says Lisa Vinicur of Diane Glynn Distinctive Jewelry in ­Jenkintown, Pa., a member of the show’s advisory council, which is made up of 10 leading U.S. retailers (and three industry organizations) tasked with helping to foster trade relations between American buyers and Italian jewelry manufacturers.“It’s a wonderful environment to shop in,” Vinicur says. “We go to get a heads-up on what’s trending.”About J has long been a platform for Italian style in its myriad forms. Promoted by Fiera di Vicenza—the organizers of the VicenzaOro show, whose fa