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$25,000 Sama Sunglasses Giveaway for Breast Cancer Awareness

ILORI is donating a percentage of purchases through November 7 to Breast Cancer Research, so to encourage shoppers, they're putting a $25,000 pair of sunglasses up for grabs!

Just buy any pair of Sama Eyewear, Badgley Mischka Eyewear or Loree Rodkin EyeCouture at any ILORI or Optical Shop of Aspen (ILORI's co-sponsor) before November 7th, and not only will a percentage of your purchase be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, but you'll also be automatically entered to win the $25,000 Samas in a random drawing.

The one-of-a-kind "Pink Pyramid of Diamond" Sama sunglasses (pictured above) feature 1.75 carats of white diamonds in an 18k rose gold frame with 18k rose gold micro-coated lenses. That's right: rose gold micro-coated lenses. These are actual rose colored glasses, and they're sparkly to boot.

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Tags: Badgley Mischka, Breast Cancer Awareness, eyewear, ILORI, Loree Rodkin, Optical Shop of Aspen, Sama Eyewear, sunglasses, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Joe Francis Splashes Out On Huge Diamond Engagement Ring

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis is finally settling down, putting a ring on the finger of Christina McLarty, a Los Angeles entertainment reporter. The ring is as over the top as the rest of Francis' exploits. Jewelry designer Loree Rodkin designed the nine-carat custom diamond ring. Rodkin has made jewelry for Elton John, Cher and Steven Tyler. Michelle Obama wore Rodkin's diamond drop earrings and a diamond cuff bracelet from Loree Rodkin to match the sparkle of the beaded Jason Wu gown she wore to her husband's inaugural ball. The ring is set in a diamond pave band with diamonds around the stone and on the shank. The ring is valued at just under a half a million dollars. The couple will marry during a four-day celebration at Francis' estate in Punta Mita, Mexico in November.

Tags: christina mclarty, joe francis, loree rodkin

Michelle Obama's Diamond Earrings

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Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

(Is Michelle Obama a First Lady of Fashion? Click the photo and decide for yourself!)

Much has been made of the black and red Narcisco Rodriguez dress Michelle Obama wore when Barack Obama made his victory speech on election night but what about those sparklers in her ears? Vogue UK reports that the big dangling earrings are 18K white gold triple dangle earrings in pear, oval and marquee shapes covered with small diamonds. Fashion reporter Hitha Prabhakar prices them out at $10,275. Since Michelle Obama has said that the soon-to-be First Family buy everything they wear, we can only assume these were a special occasion splurge.

Gallery: Michelle Obama - First Lady of Fashion?