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$500,000 Clutch For Emmy Night

Filed under: Handbags

The upcoming 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are always a place to check out diamonds on display. Keep your eyes on the red carpet on September 21 to spot the Platinum Clutch, a new design by Cate Adair, costume designer for Desperate Housewives and Kwiat. The one-of-a-kind purse is valued at more than $500,000, and will debut at the Platinum Guild International Red Carpet Jewelry Preview, September 18-20, in Beverly Hills. The bag features genuine platinum design elements set with 60 carats of Kwiat diamonds, The bag will be on the arm of a celebrity on the red carpet and then on display at Kwiat's new store on Madison Avenue in New York. Not quite as pricey as the $1.9 million diamond bag but still pretty impressive.

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Kwiat Opens New York Flagship Store

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Filed under: Jewelry

This week Kwiat brought some more sparkle to Madison Avenue with the opening of their 1,000-square-foot boutique at 725 Madison near other high-end diamond jewelry brands including Graff and Leviev. The flagship store celebrated their grand opening with a party hosted by Jennifer Hudson who tried on Kwiat designs for the press. Actress Eva Amurri and editors from various consumer fashion magazines were also in attendance. The company is dipping their toes into the retail business and is looking at shopping spots known for big spenders such as Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Russia.

Gallery: Kwiat Flagship New York Store Opening

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Tags: diamonds, jennifer hudson, jewelry, kwiat, madison avenue, MadisonAvenue, new york, NewYork

Check Your Makeup In Luxury

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Filed under: Jewelry, Auctions, Charity

It's rare that the celebs are given the fake and the public is given the real thing but that's the case with the L'Oréal Paris Red Carpet Compact designed by Kwiat Diamonds. Female Golden Globes nominees were given a Swarovski crystal and gold-plated version of this compact but the real gold and diamond version is being auctioned off to the public. Five compacts will be auctioned off on eBay starting on February 17. Each compact is 18K yellow gold with 90 brilliant-cut Kwiat diamonds set in a white gold ribbon design. The clasp features a small ruby and the compact has two mirrors inside. The compacts have a value of $6,900 and proceeds will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

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$1 Million Diamond Tennis Racket To Be Displayed At The Mirage

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Filed under: Jewelry

It's not quite as pricey as the diamond bikini but Kwiat has created a $1 million tennis racket as part of the Tennis Channel Open being held at the Mirage in Las Vegas February 27-March 25. The "The Tennis Channel Kwiat Million Dollar Swinger" is a Wilson racket that includes 180 carats and over 3,041 individual brilliant cut Kwiat diamonds set in an 18K white gold base. The racket will be on display the Mirage during tournament week. The event is part of Tennispalooza, a festival of racket sports that includes the Open as well as the Wilson World Stringing Championships, a USTA Juniors Championship, A Paddle Tennis World Championships and the Stiga Table Tennis Championships.

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Academy Award Jewelry Plans

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Filed under: Jewelry

As the Oscars approach, jewelers get ready for the big red carpet moments. National Jeweler reports on some of the plans for local jewelers. Kwiat has announced that they will be holding an Oscar suite in conjunction with Kodak from Feb. 27 to March 2. Those who visit the suite will get a look at Kwiat's newest red-carpet designs, including the new collection of one-of-a-kind diamond jewelry inspired by this year's nominees for best actress. Nominees get gift packages that feature a Kodak EasyShare camera with their initials done up in Kwiat diamonds. Erica Courtney also has big plans for the night including a $50,000 red-carpet gown made with Ali Rahimi of Mon Atelier and featuring 100 baroque Tahitian pearls and platinum.

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Tags: academy awards, diamonds, erica courtney, jewelry, kwiat, oscars

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