Almost one hundred years ago, in 1929, when Duke Fulco di Verdura was ready to make his mark on the world, he threw a costume party. Fortunately, he had a venue: his ancestral home, Palazzo Verdura in Palermo, Italy. And he had a budget: the very las...

The 185-year-old house of Hermès has made many evolutionary decisions to keep their client base happy and returning. What started out as a harness and saddle making business grew into a leather bag business and, 90 years after the founding of Herm...

Founded over 35 years ago in New York City’s Diamond District, Windsor Jewelers, Inc. has evolved over the years to become a bastion within the estate jewelry world. When Paul Lubetsky opened Windsor Jewelers in 1986, his primary focus was on estat...

Founder of Earth Pebbles Fine Gems & Jewelry, Rebekah Anderson, discovered her calling at a young age. Growing up in Nebraska, a 10-year-old Rebekah spent her summers schooling her friends in the finer points of jewelry making. Her burgeoning creativ...

Steven Fearnley created his eponymous store in 1986 as a family-run custom jewelry shop. But over 35 years in the jewelry industry, his passion for stones (kindled early in life through geology and then through gem study at GIA), appreciation for his...

Jacob Gipsman started his company, Jacob’s Diamond & Estate Jewelry, in 1984. Since then, he has established the company as a specialist in vintage engagement rings, Art Deco, Edwardian, and Victorian jewelry. He freely shares some of the expertise...