This Month
Jewellery for $2m, $20,000 and a touch over $2000
We’ve got your bling sorted this week, plus other ways to brighten the world.
- Eugenie Kelly
The tricks to layering your jewellery
Why choose just one piece to wear when you have multiple favourites? Follow these simple guidelines to avoid getting strange looks.
- Lauren Sams
The stories behind the world’s top-selling jewellery
Symbols of luck and love, empowerment and experimentation, these pieces have endured across generations.
- Hannah Tattersall
‘I’ve never taken it off’: Six people on a precious piece of jewellery
From a ring smuggled out of Cuba to an heirloom bracelet kept on a tool rack, six creative Australians tell us about the pieces they treasure the most.
- Lauren Sams
Homewares that last forever? How is that good business?
The CEO of one of Europe’s oldest companies says sustainability and recycling are the key to its vintage brands’ survival.
- Glynis Traill-Nash
October
Tax fraudsters’ loot of jewels, watches up for sale to reclaim cash
Diamond rings and bracelets, luxury watches and designer handbags have been revealed as part of the extravagant spend behind one of the country’s biggest tax frauds.
- David Marin-Guzman
She co-founded The Row – and now makes luxury jewellery
Danielle Sherman is reviving mid-century designs with her fine jewellery line that showcases a specially created gold.
- Lauren Sams
September
The brands finding a niche in repurposing jewellery
Owners with strong emotional ties to their heirlooms are giving them a makeover.
- Benjamen Judd
Real diamonds can’t cut it as cost crunch hits lovebirds
The cost of engagement rings can jump by hundreds of dollars in a week, says jeweller Rachel Lake, leading to greater interest in sapphires and lab-grown diamonds.
- Gus McCubbing
From a $240 lipstick to a fabulous French knit for $40
What do tennis, travel, fashion and cakes have in common? They all star in this week’s edition of Spend, our curation of lovely luxuries.
- Eugenie Kelly
August
The luxury jeweller making architecture for your hands
Kia Schwaninger’s exquisite own-label jewellery is inspired by art deco shapes and bold gem colours.
- Lauren Sams
Rare Argyle pink diamond up for grabs at half the price
The 0.94-carat diamond comes from a private, unnamed collector and is expected to sell for between $700,000 and $800,000.
- Lauren Sams
June
Can’t get away for a week? Try this luxurious mini-break
A mid-week stay in a national park just an hour’s drive from central Sydney has the same restorative effect as a power nap – only you’ll remember it all.
- Philippa Coates
May
‘The gap below Cartier and Tiffany’: Michael Hill’s luxury play
ASX-listed jeweller Michael Hill has been undergoing a major rebranding exercise.
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- Patrick Durkin
TikTok and cost-of-living crisis reignite a mega ’80s style trend
Just because you like a colour, doesn’t mean it likes you. Yes, “getting your colours done” is the new fashion hack for buying smart, not more.
- Lauren Sams
April
What women want: more colour, bigger watches
Over 20 years, Helen Gregory has seen a lot of change in the watch industry. One of the biggest has been the arrival of women as collectors.
- Bani McSpedden
Why ‘divorce rings’ are going viral
The trend of such jewellery, embraced primarily by women, is about breathing life into one’s marriage bands after a split.
- Allison Duncan
March
Gen Z doesn’t care where diamonds are from – even if it’s a lab
Luxury brands may be turning up their noses but many jewellers – and their clientele – are embracing lab-grown gems.
- Glynis Traill-Nash
February
Spoil yourself: This week’s edit of lovely little luxuries
In need of a pick-me-up? Check out this eclectic but beguiling range of new goodies to buy.
Valentine’s Day is a wrap with these gift ideas
This week, our edit of new and lovely luxuries has the perfect picks to express your love.
- Eugenie Kelly