Chokers Are Coming Back Thanks to Givenchy & Other Luxury ...

Haute Living-Oct. 31, 2014

Nineties fashion is coming back with a vengeance—and choker necklaces are popping up everywhere. ... Gone are elastic black bands and Victorian velvet ribbons. Today's chokers are crafted from gold, silver, pearls, and crystals, making ...

4 Designer Jewelry Brands to Stock in 2015

JCK-Dec. 8, 2014

Martha Seely specializes in pearls and puts her twist on each piece, literally, with ... A powerhouse already on many fashion-fueled retail sites, Shay offers both ...

Stained-Glass Windows

My New Orleans-Jun. 4, 2014

... New Orleanians who were building homes enthusiastically embraced the fashion. Grand homes in the Garden District and Uptown adopted a “high Victorian” ... Later built Arts and Crafts homes in Mid-City, Black Pearl and elsewhere used ...

Funeral fashion has become more lax, but there are still rules

Today.com-Jul. 9, 2014

So just how has funeral fashion changed (hasn't it always been black clothing?) ... “I always think Audrey Hepburn, of course minus the sunglasses and pearls," said ... seems easier than defining new rules in the absence of Victorian formality.