Karen Dybis is a contributing editor for JCK magazine.
Mikimoto Blends Delight and Serenity at Refreshed California Boutique
It may be hard to top the glamour of Mikimoto’s Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York, but the pearl experts certainly have tried at its...
Zoë Chicco Reimagines Her 20×20 Project Celebrating 2 Decades In Jewelry
For many, 2020 was a year that came on like a storm and brought a lifetime’s worth of changes and challenges. For Los Angeles–based designer Zoë...
Highs, Lows, and Everything in Between: ManLuu Celebrates Its First Year in Jewelry
Last summer, MoAnA Luu wondered if her strong point of view on jewelry that blended her contemporary Creole heritage with geographic shapes and woven...
Natural Diamond Council x Gemist Debuts With Dazzling Dorian Webb
A partnership between Gemist and the Natural Diamond Council will blend Gemist’s interactive customization platform with the works of of its...
Want To Elope? Helzberg Diamonds Helps Couples Get Hitched In Store
Many jewelry stores offer engagement rings and wedding bands. Most have a bridal area for consultations. But one jewelry chain took that a step...
The Last Line Is A Jewelry Store Like No Other
With its neon and custom needlepoint art, ice cream colors, and hand-painted mosaic tile fireplace, there is no other jewelry store in Beverly Hills,...
How I Got Here: Nicole Wegman on Creating the Ring-Shopping Experience She Wanted
Ring Concierge founder and CEO Nicole Wegman isn’t one to sit still, whether it is the multiple jobs she juggled as a teen through her time at...
Hey, Ovarian Cancer: Worthmore Jewelers Has a Message for You
There are times when jewelry is refined and subtle. But when it came to how the owners of Worthmore Jewelers in Georgia felt about cancer, there were...
La Kaiser Celebrates California’s Chill Vibes With New Flagship
For La Kaiser Jewelry founder and designer Cindy Kaiser, California’s laid-back vibe has always resonated with this seasoned traveler, a feeling...
How I Got Here: Tiina Smith on Trading in Stocks for a Life in Jewelry
Tiina Smith (pictured) easily fits the mold of the Renaissance woman: She knows the stock market from her career in finance, she studies history and...