Powerful, sleek, and mysterious: The jewels of Bond girl Severine Bond girl Severine sparkles in Jet Hematite and clear crystal Pointiage in James Bond’s latest adventure Skyfall. Jewelry designer Stephen Webster created four ...
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A pair of chandelier earrings worn by Whitney Houston in publicity photographs for the film The Bodyguard (Warner Bros., 1992) were sold for $3,125 at a juliens live auction, the auction house to the stars of the past, present, & future. ...
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All forms of nature are dependent on light. The transformative journey of earth to air holds particular significance for diamonds that, formed millions of years ago, are only now making their way to the light. The new Imaginary Nature ...
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Unearthed from Tomb No. 1 and No. 2 of Fangshen, Beipiao, Liaoning Province there are ornaments in the Jin Dynasty such as gold earrings, gold beads, gold rings, gold thimbles etc. The earrings are 2.7cm in diameter and the beads is 1.2cm ...
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The Zhuang minority is an agriculture-oriented ethnic group by tradition, with a long history in handicrafts like spinning, weaving and printing, dyeing etc. The Zhuang people mainly live in Guangxi, which is between the central and south ...
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There are many branches of the Yi minority group, so the costumes in different places vary. The costumes are unique and full of beautiful things. The women usually wear embroidered clothes, the necklines of which have silver flowers. They ...
Gold, silver or copper earrings worn by women of the Tu ethnic minority are decorated with patterns, inlaid with red coral or emerald, with five-colored beads hanging on them, and tassels are fastened on the beads. The most dainty should be ...
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The Lahu ethnic minority lives mainly in Yunnan Province, South China. In the very early period, they lived a nomadic life. Later on, they followed the exuberant grassland southward, and settled in the drainage area of the Lancang River in ...
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The Maonan minority group is located in the mountainous areas of Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is a traditional agricultural group. Every family used to have a weaving machine and plant blue grass for to dye and make coarse clothes ...
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The fine embroidery and intricate silver ornamentation of Miao ethnic minority wedding costumes impress many of the domestic and overseas visitors to Miao villages. The Miao people invest their assets in silver jewelry, in the form of ...
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Young women all wear short jackets, which are mainly white, black, and red, buttoned on the right, narrow-sleeved and high-collared. Adult women wear further shawls and aprons with plaited laces. In some areas, women wear close-fitting ...
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The costume of Tujia ethnic minority is greatly affected by that of the Han people. Only in some remote areas, they keep some traditional costumes. For instance, women wear a big jacket with buttons on the left and short ...
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Yugur women usually wear a high-collared long gown, generally in green or blue, with embroidered design, and a bright-colored jacket over the long gown. They also wear a hat with decoration of lace and flowery design. Women in splendid ...
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In ancient China, engagement was an important social rite where man and woman confirm marital ties, next only to official marriage in significance. Marital ties were made by following "parents' order and on the matchmaker's word". However, ...
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The Va population is 351.974.They make their homes in Ximeng, Cangyuan, Mengiian, and Gengma counties in the southwest of Yunnan Province. Old Va woman love to wear big hollow earrings, in which they put money when they go to ...
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