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Hip-Hop Jewelry Becoming Mainstream Fashion
When the first introduction of the "Rap" style hit the music industry, few would have predicted that the impact of "Hip-Hop" culture would go mainstream.

Right Hand Ring Trends
Women of the world, raise your right hands and declare your independence. If you want a diamond to sparkle on your finger, you no longer have to wait for someone to buy it for you.

Bridal Jewelry Trends
Wedding season is here and when you think of wedding jewelry perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is a sparkling ring. But there are other pieces of wedding day jewelry that have to be taken into consideration for that big day.

Bling for boys - more men think jewelry is manly
Guys are buying themselves bracelets, rings and pendant necklaces with increasing frequency, and wearing their bling with a confidence and flair heretofore unseen in the Western world, according to fashion experts and industry observers.

Jewelry Goes To The Teeth
The singer Nelly may have given national fame to grills, or teeth caps, in his 2005 hit single “Grillz,” but the mouthpieces have been popular for years.

Wedding Planning for Brides - Renting Jewelry
One of the newest and innovative leasing options for weddings is bridal jewelry leasing.

Web Site Lets Users Borrow Bling
Capitalizing on the growing trend toward leasing luxury, a new company has created a site where users can "borrow" jewelry in exchange for a monthly rental fee.

Brace yourself: It's cool to have metal bling in mouth
The trend has been popular among rap artists for years but, because of the many references made to mouth jewelry in recent hip-hop music, business for grill recently has been booming.

Phone bling speaks. Cell decorations tell about one's personality
"It's hard to think of a more personal item than our wireless phone," says Dawn Bratton, a communications consultant for Verizon Wireless based in Indianapolis. "It's really become an extension of one's entire personality."

Grills for girls - In latest hip-hop fashion, ladies are accessorizing with dental diamonds
Diamonds are a girl's best friend - even when they're in her mouth.

Jewelry high on the list of preferred Valentine's Day gifts
Nearly 30 percent of consumers plan to give jewelry as a gift for Valentine's Day, according to a survey conducted by the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council

Medical ID Jewelry Critical for Seven Million Americans Living With a Heart Condition
February, National Heart Month, reminds people with a heart condition - and anyone with a medical condition or allergy - to make sure their significant medical information is readily available to all medical personnel.

Personalized Gifts & Warming Hearts with ‘Ice’ this Valentine’s Day
This Valentine's Day, personalized jewelry is seeing a large increase in popularity. JewelryByNet.com is leading the way by offering personalized jewelry designed for the Valentine's season.

Service is the independent Jewelry store key
Despite the concentration of jewelry retailers operating under the same corporate logo, small independents remain a force in the industry. ...

Mouth grills bling out the best in a hip-hopper's smile
Kangol hats, heavy gold chains, customized kicks. And now, dental grills. Hip-hop culture has long been on the leading edge of fashion trends. These days, the way to really shine comes from a wafer of gold molded around your pearly whites, studded with diamonds - if you really want to make an impression.

Breaking News Thursday, March 11, 2010

Jewelers sweat a 'Blood Diamond' holiday
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As U.S. jewelry merchants see it, "Blood Diamond" could mean a blue Christmas.

"It's a tough movie ... it will raise a lot of questions," Tiffany CEO Michael Kowalski told analysts last week at the Goldman Sachs retail conference in New York

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

■ Is Jacob the Jeweler Jacob the Money Launderer? Jacob the Jeweler was Arrested on Money Laundering Charges

■ Zales threatening to sue BoycottZales.com for publishing the truth

■ Consumer Complaints: Blue Niles Break Half-Price Promises

■ Ebay users fed up with fakes

■ Stores to stop selling jewelry with toxic lead

■ ShopNBC jewelry Scams and consumer complaints

LATEST JEWELRY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS

Elsarings.com doesn't deliver on custom sapphire ring
I bought myself a beautiful sapphire several years ago and finally had the money to have it set. I contacted a few different jewelers and chose one based on price and also whoever contacted me back. ...

Consumer Complaints: Amazon.com uses shady practices with it's own sellers
I'm not going to use my real email address as we all know what happens to sellers who speak the "truth" about Amazon selling. They get canned. ....

Consumer Complaints: Blue Niles Break Half-Price Promises
Dollsome reader Paige C. writes in about the tragic mislaying of one of her Blue Nile earrings. It is rather predictably followed by a smattering of appalling customer service on Blue Nile’s part after they promise (then deny) her a half-priced replacement

Complaints about Zales Jewelry - Customers being ripped off
Christmas 2000, my husband bought me a heart-shaped diamond necklace from Zales Jewelry located at the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa at a cost of $212.96. Just before Christmas 2001, I noticed that two of the diamonds were missing, so I took it back to the mall store to be repaired. That was the last time I saw it!!

ShopNBC jewelry Scams and consumer complaints
Mary of Spring Hill, FL, purchased $10,000+ in jewelry from Shop NBC only to find that many of the pieces were not as described. The diamonds were not the quality as stated on the site and by host. Major stones were cracked, broken and even missing when they arrived.

Ebay users fed up with fakes
Rogers thought she had snagged a great deal on Ebay. But when the jewelry arrived from a seller in Rhode Island, her well-trained eye told her all the pieces were knockoffs.

UPS - Lost Jewelry Case
UPS loses $15,000 Diamond Ring and leaves customer empty handed.

Chicago Jeweler Accused of "Cyber-Squatting"
With the online Christmas shopping season in full swing, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a Chicago area jewelry store that she says unfairly took business away from its competitors and deceived online shoppers by using copycat Web addresses to redirect consumers from their intended Internet destinations.

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