Boucheron is entering a vibrant new chapter with L'Artisan du Reve, a collection that marks the return of the house to the Biennale des Antiquaires after an absence since 2004. A celebration of the Maison's savoir-faire, L'Artisan du Reve ...
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2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Jacques Guerlain's legendary Belle Époque perfume L'Heure Bleue (1912), one of perfumery's most beautiful creations. Guerlain pays homage to L'Heure Bleue with two deluxe editions, both highly ...
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From September 14th to 23rd, French Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA) invited worldwide antique lovers to discover a selection of preciuous pieces with the occasion of the XXVI° Biennale des Antiquaires, one of the most ...
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Diamonds, pink sapphires, rubies, padparadscha sapphires, tanzanite, and other gems abound in the Chopard Red Carpet Collection 2012, a special collection dedicate to 65th Cannes Film Festival, which opens on May 16, 2012. For 15 years in a ...
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The Miao girls fancy silver ornaments, and wherever they live, their dresses, especially their silver jewelries, will become the local highlights and cultural sight. The silver ornament civilization of Miao has been handed down ever since ...
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Embroidery art in dress and adornment also embodies original Chinese Philosophy. Likening human body to the universe, the upper part (the head) is the sky, the lower part (the feet) is earth, and the middle (the pubic area) is the center. ...
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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Men of the Shui ethnic minority mostly wear casual clothes with cloth buttons down the front. They usually wear blue or green clothes, a black or blue turbans and pailform pants. However, nowadays, quite a few men wear Sun Yat-sen ...
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Winter court hats of empress dowagers and empresses were made of fumed marten and sewn with red wefts. Their hats adorned with pearl, gold pheasant patterns, gems and jade ornaments had protective collar behind the neck with drooping bright ...
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With a population of 17,935, the Deang ethnic minority lives exclusively in Yunnan Province and primarily in Luxi and Zhenkang Counties, along with Dai, Jingpo, and Wa ethnic minorities. Language: Their language is a branch of Mon-Khmer ...
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The Va ethnic minority lives primarily in the counties of Ximeng, Cangyuan and Menglian in Yunnan Provinces. According to the census of 2000, the Va people has a population of 396,610. Language and Character: The Va language belongs to ...
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Game of Guessing love relationship "Love Foretell" or "Rimengdao" in the Tibetan language is prevalent among Tibetan people living in Yunnan, where it is a unique way of showing love between young men and women. Meanwhile, it is also a ...
City Creek Center,a newly completed LEED Silver project in the heart of Salt Lake City,is evocative of a European streetscape and features 200 custom LED hanging light fixtures,each containing three Cree XLamp XP-G LEDs.Designed by Mike ...
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The digital breadcrumbs left behind when people use Internet-connected gadgets are what led California investigators to recover iMacs, iPads and other items stolen from the home of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Based on the police ...
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At this year's September Biennale des Antiquaires,Piaget prepares its largest collection centered around the idea of feminine seduction. Couture Précieuse jewellery collection uses white diamonds,red rubellites,and black spinels ...
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