$6 Million Van Cleef & Arpels Counterfeit Jewelry seized at Miami Customs
$6 Million Van Cleef and Arpels Butterflies
Image via vancleefarpels.com
The U.S. Customs and border protection (CPB) announced in last month that when pieces of counterfeit jewelry arrived at Miami International Airport from Hong Kong with a value of an estimated $6 million, a Miami customs stop seized all pieces. Of the 720 pieces that arrived, they found that the pieces were bearing Van Cleef & Arpels copyrighted designs. This was one of the largest seizures in the watch and jewelry category by value, which overtook the number one category, handbags and wallets. China is the leading source of producers of counterfeit luxury goods, followed by Hong Kong. This news followed soon after the announcement that the US and China agreed to improve efforts to fight against counterfeits coming into the country.
Too Pretty to Eat?
What are two of our favorite things in the world? That would have to be fine jewelry and pretty desserts. What if you could put the two together? Well at Mama's Fish House on Maui, Hawai'i they have done just that. This is the Polynesian Black Pearl Dessert, and it's TO DIE for! Inside the coconut wafer lies a Tahitian Vanilla with an outer glossy chocolate ganache. Once the outer chocolate orb is punctured, beneath it lies a sweetly tart lilikoi cream center. The plate is decorated beautifully with chocolate and lilikoi sauce. It's almost too pretty to eat!
Janet's Back! And with a Major Diamond Jewelry Collection
Janet's back! and with a major diamond collection.
Janet Jackson at the 2015 BET Awards on June 28th. She is wearing her new diamond jewelry collection, a 25 Ct. heart-shape fancy intense yellow diamond necklace.
Pop superstar Janet Jackson has released a new single titled "No Sleeep" and is realeasing her brand new album titled "Unbreakable" in the very near future. Later this summer, she will embark on a world tour, and Jackson has announced that she is launching a line of diamond jewelry called the Janet Jackson Unbreakable Diamonds Collection. The collaboration is with Paul Raps New York. (According to Entertainment tonight.) Recently on June 28th, 2015, Jackson attended the BET Awards and was adorned in a 25 carat heart-shape fancy intense yellow diamond necklace that will retail for $2 Million and a thirteen (13) Carat fancy intense yellow diamond ring that retails for $500,000!
The collection is named after Jackson’s newest album, Unbreakable. She will reportedly wear pieces from Unbreakable Diamonds during her upcoming world tour, which begins Aug. 31.
Makai Collection
Our Makai collection meaning "Towards the sea"
makai
[muh-kahy] adverb, Hawaii. 1.toward or by the sea; seaward.
Origin of makai: Hawaiian, equivalent to ma directional particle + kai ocean
"Makai", as defined above, is a directional term in Hawai'i meaning "toward the sea", or "seaward." The Kate Alexandra Makai Collection embodies everything about our love for the Ocean. From our La Tortuga turtle shell cocktail rings, to the dainty Coastal Current wavy bar necklace and mini wavy bar earrings, to our White Cap and Channel stackable rings, each piece embodies a component of some of our favorite things about the "makai" side.
Happy Birthday June!
Happy birthday June! All about the June birthstones.
June is a month that counts three (3) gemstones as birthstones: Alexandrite, Moonstone, and one of our favorites: Pearls. These smooth and lustrous fine jewelry staples are not only beautiful, but also are known to have calming effects on the human body, and promote centeredness and purity. Pearls are unlike other gems in that they are created deep beneath the ocean, inside a living mollusk. Their iridescent, subtle color make for a uniquely beautiful piece of jewelry. Gifts of Pearls are most appropriate for June Birthday's, and third and thirtieth anniversaries.
