Cashing in Memories, at $1000 an Ounce

New York Times-Oct. 30, 2009

O.K., this array of gold jewelry was not really mine, but the story behind each piece was real for somebody. Over the last year, as the price for gold has risen — it ...

My Message? I'm Wearing It

New York Times-Oct. 2, 2009

It was the first exhibition of the 200 mainly costume jewelry brooches that Ms. Albright had acquired and worn over the years. For the occasion, Ms. Albright, the ...

Scarves That Do the Talking

New York Times-Dec. 16, 2009

... editor who tends to punch up her black-and-white uniform with tribal-looking scarves, tied bandit-style. ... “They almost double as modern jewelry,” she said.

Tiny Ancient Shells -- 80000 Years Old -- Point To Earliest Fashion ...

Science Daily (press release)-Aug. 27, 2009

Shell beads newly unearthed from four sites in Morocco confirm early humans were consistently wearing and potentially trading symbolic jewelry as early as ...