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Museo del Jade
Particularly classy jewelry is sold here, with pre-Hispanic reproductions carved in jade and other precious materials. Inside is a small museum with replicas of ancient Olmec pieces and a full-size replica of Pakal's tomb at Palenque.
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Velvet da Vinci
You can actually see the ideas behind these handcrafted gems: Lynn Christiansen puts her food obsessions into a purse that looks like whipped cream, and Enric Majoral’s Mediterranean meditations yield rings that appear to be made of sand. Shows here reveal brilliance behind the baubles; during the Ethical Metalsmiths’ ‘Radical Jewelry Makeover, ’ the public was invited to bring broken trinkets to be recycled into new jewelry, with sales supporting a campaign for responsible sourcing practices.
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Jewelers Exchange Building
With over 100 jewelers under one roof, this historic building is the first stop for many would-be grooms. There are some jewelers with retail space on the 1st floor, while other less conspicuous artisans work upstairs. If you're overwhelmed by too many options, just go to BRAG on the 2nd floor. The Zargarian family has been designing and crafting the sparkly stuff for seven generations and they know what they are doing.
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General Bead
Blind beading ambition will seize you when you’re upstairs among the racks of bagged bulk beads, where visions of holiday gifts for the entire family appear like mirages: multi-tiered necklaces, sequined seascapes, beaded frames, lampshades even. To practice restraint, order smaller quantities downstairs from the bead-bedecked staff behind the counter, who will ring you up on bejeweled calculators.
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Sooki
Sooki's wide-ranging product line is hard to categorize. Distinctive fashions in bold colors. Chunky, funky jewelry and sleek Italian leather goods. Luxurious throws and pillows; interesting, exotic glassware. And this sleek boutique does not forget your four-legged friend: the all-encompassing store has decked out Boston's most fashionable dogs with its cool selection of sweaters and collars.
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Beadworks
For the creatively inclined, Beadworks has all the components for making your own jewelry. Come here for the impressive selection of shiny gemstones, hand-painted beads and other delightful charms. Avid beaders agree that much of this stuff is overpriced; so treat yourself to a rare stone or a funky bead but look elsewhere to stock up on supplies. There's another shop in Harvard Sq.
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Oro de Monte Albán
This firm's metalsmiths craft beautifully worked jewelry in gold, silver and semiprecious stones, including copies of pre-Hispanic jewelry and pieces inspired by colonial-era designs. The interesting free workshop tour (in Spanish) at the Gurrión branch includes a demonstration of the pre-Hispanic lost-wax casting technique. Other branches are along Alcalá.
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Birks Jewellers
For more than a century this upscale vendor of baubles and bangles has been Montréal’s answer to Tiffany’s of New York. Henry Birks opened his first store in 1879 and expanded throughout Canada. By 1936 the store won the right to supply the British royal family. Just the coffered ceiling in Wedgwood blue warrants a visit to the sales floor.
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Local Charm
These days, Quincy Market is packed with chain stores that you can find anywhere in America. Wouldn’t it be nice to experience a little local charm? This tiny jewelry boutique delivers, offering up exquisite things with sterling silver and gemstones. The jewelry is tasteful yet artful, interesting yet unique. Best of all, it’s handmade by local artisans.
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Fred Leighton
Many of Hollywood’s red-carpet adornments are on loan from the world’s most prestigious collection of antique jewelry, notably art deco and art nouveau. In Las Vegas, unlike at the uptight NYC outlet, they’ll let almost anyone try on finery that once belonged to royalty. Price tags for pieces easily top $1 million at this veritable museum of jewels.
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Shush Yaz Trading Company
If you can't get to Gallup , come here for fine silver and turquoise jewelry. Top artists include sculptor Cliff Fragua, painter Marvin Toddy, and many tribal basket weavers. A la the PBS TV show Antiques Roadshow, gallery experts are also willing to examine old Indian blankets, turquoise jewelry or other artifacts you bring from home.
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D'Loe House of Style
You'll know it's fabulous as soon as you catch sight of the hot-pink-and-blue exterior. It's owned by Cirque du Soleil costume designer Mario D'Loe, who hoards unique fashions from the pre-WWII era to the 1970s, including evening wear and bejeweled accessories. Brad Pitt and the Killers have been spotted modeling vintage shirts found here.
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Joaillerie Jules Perrier
Passion is the inspiration behind this well-known jeweler’s stunning designs, unique earrings, brooches, pendants and more. It’s full of precious stones, making browsing in this elegant locale – still a family business –feel like perusing art. The shop also carries brands like Movado.
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Accents Jewelry
Pretty baubles to adorn just about every body part from ears to toes fill the glass vitrines at this friendly little store on bustling Main St. Besides owner Steven Hanna's own creations, you'll be tempted by dozens of other lines, most of them in sterling silver and many designed by his former students.
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Jewelry District
For bargain bling head to this bustling Downtown district where you can snap up watches, gold, silver and gemstones at up to 70% off retail. The mostly traditional designs are unlikely to be seen on Paris or Angelina, but the selection is unquestionably huge. Quality varies, though, so buyer beware.
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Beadazzled
Crafty types and jewelry lovers should not miss this specialty shop, which carries all things small and stringable. The selection from around the world ranges from 5¢ clay doohickeys to expensive pearls. Helpful staff will tell you how to put them together, and classes are offered on weekends.
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End of the Rainbow
Handmade jewelry, island-style clothing and sarongs, art prints and photography featuring mainly Kaua'i artists. The collection of genuine puka-shell necklaces (around US$75 to around US$200) is a far cry from cheapo fakes. The friendly proprietor makes browsers feel welcome.
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Me & Ro
If it’s in the Shore Club, it’s got to be good. Right? Join in-the-know bauble mavens (including Julia Roberts) who shop for these bracelets, rings and earrings in silver and gold, crafted with Asian accents by celebrity jewelers Robin Renzi and Michele Quan.
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Gold & Silver Pawn
As seen on the reality-TV hit series Pawn Stars, this humble-looking storefront has untold treasures inside, from Wild West shotguns and restored 1950s classic cars to vintage Vegas casino and autographed star memorabilia. Line up outside by the red-velvet rope.
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Marta's Boat
The whimsical Marta's Boat will delight 'princesses of all ages' with feminine and sexy threads from Paris, LA and New York. Distinctive lingerie and frocks shine, but jewelry and excruciatingly cute little-girl clothes also enchant. Be prepared for big-city price tags.
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Made You Look
A vibrant marketplace for local jewelers, trinkets and treasures in dozens of styles – including glass beads, contemporary metals, and delicate gold – are displayed here. Many more can be viewed in each designer's look book, and custom work is available.
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Geoclassics
Geoclassics showcases minerals, fossils and gemstones in jewelry and other decorative settings. The natural beauty of the stones is enhanced by their artistic presentation. The collection of fossils – from dinosaur eggs to dragonflies – is incredible.
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Migon Faget's Boutique
The shop of a celebrated jewelry designer. Faget is a native of New Orleans and a Newcomb College alumnus whose original designs are often inspired by patterns she observes in the natural world. Animals, flowers, seashells and coral are common motifs in her work.
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Centro Platero Gallery
The Zacatecas silversmith industry lives on in workshops at the Centro Platero, a few kilometers east of town on the road to Guadalupe at the converted 18th-century Ex-Hacienda de Bernardez.You can shop in its gallery in town.
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Kentshire Galleries
There are three floors of 18th- and 19th-century Georgian and Regency period pieces at Kentshire, but the real must-see items are in the jewelry collection. Check out the vintage Van Cleef & Arpel's gold watches, and delicate drop-pearl Edwardian earrings.
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