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The Polished Carat
by Jeanita
"All great stories begin with a piece of jewellery" Adding a little sparkle to your day hosting chats with jewellers and jewellery enthusiasts. Listen to me chat about historical gems, jewellery book reviews, jewellery enthusiasts and collectors, famous celeb jewels and infamous true crime jewel thieves with a sprinkling of Elizabeth Taylor stories and adventures! I'll also be speaking to people who have had memorable Elizabeth Taylor jewellery moments as well as articles about her archival, high wattage jewellery collection. Find me on Instagram: @thepolishedcarat
Episodes
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FIRST podcast GIVEAWAY with Fei Liu Fine Jewellery!
Fei Liu produces collections that embody distinctive style, superb gems and high production values that retail at luxury leaders like Harrods and Liberty of London. A mere handful create one-of-a-kind, bespoke high jewelry pieces valued between $US 1,000,000 and $1,500,000. Fei Liu of Birmingham,...
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Naomi Sarna: Capturing Fluidity in Gemstones
This New York based jeweller and gemstone carver's handmade jewellery and is inspired by the drape of fabric, the fluidity of running of water and nature. Her aesthetic is realised through carved gemstones, fiery Mexican opal, amethyst, aquamarine, topaz, jade, zircon and chrysoprase. Naomi can...
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L’Aquart A Journey Into The Infinite World Of Gemstone Carving
Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio, founder of L’Aquart lapidary creative studio, was born to a family of jewellers. Since childhood, Luis was bewitched by the beauty of precious stones and while gradually mastering gem-cutting, he began to dream about starting his own business – “The first luxury…
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The ladies from Adastra Jewellery India
Meet the all ladies team behind the Indian brand Adastra Jewellery who keep the past alive with their replicas of heritage pieces custom made to order for their clients! They have an Elizabeth Taylor inspired collection, pieces from the Maharaja's feature prominently as well as a sprinkling of…
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The Maverick Jeweller from Mumbai who believes in Slow Luxury
We’ll be honest – there’s no dearth of jewellers in India, but once in a while, you’ll find a gem that’ll make you stop and pay attention. This is what happened when we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the works by VAK, a niche jeweller that was established in 2015. For the first five…
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A reading from: The Cartiers The Untold Story Of the Family Behind the Jewellery Empire
Welcome to my reading room where I'll be reading from actual books! The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynasty—four generations, from revolutionary France to the 1970s. At its heart are the three Cartier brothers whose motto was “Never copy, only create” and who made their family…
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5min Rainbow 🌈 Meditation
5 min soothing meditation to calm your frazzled lockdown nerves
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How tweed inspired Chanel fashion and high jewellery
Coco Chanel got the tweed memo in the Twenties and used it to create what is still one of the most covetable fashion items of all time - the Chanel jacket. She was mad about hunting and fly-fishing, and it was when she borrowed some tweed from her boyfriend, the Duke of Westminster, that she fell...
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Talking about friendship, being ring twinsies & our mutual love & admiration for Elizabeth Taylor
Chatting to my ring twinsie who is even more obsessed with Elizabeth Taylor than me, my friend and fellow page curator of our instagram fan page dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor's style and epic archival jewellery moments!
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Get flirty with Susana Martins's Eye collection and send a message with your jewellery.
Dubai-based jewellery designer Susana Martins knows how to catch the eye with her jewellery designs. Trained in the art of jewellery making in Portugal, the designer has quickly found her style with geometric designs and Middle Eastern influences. Manipulating gold and precious gemstones to…
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The ultimate sexual betrayal - and the guilt that haunted Elizabeth Taylor to the grave
#whatwouldetwear in the movie 'These Old Broads' in #2001? A hot pink and gold flecked silk caftan with a green & blue geometric print, V neck & back, long slit in front center, back zip up closure, label reads “Nolan Miller” co designed by #MarkZunino, worn by ET in her last film role as “Beryl...
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The ruby bracelet
#didyouknow Actress #MarleneDietrich’s family owned a jewellery shop on Berlin’s most fashionable thoroughfare,Unter den Linden. Jewellery ran in her blood, and she was an avid collector. Many of her jewels were made by special order fron renowned jewellers including #PaulFlato, #FulcodiVerdura,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
"All great stories begin with a piece of jewellery" Adding a little sparkle to your day hosting chats with jewellers and jewellery enthusiasts. Listen to me chat about historical gems, jewellery book reviews, jewellery enthusiasts and collectors, famous celeb jewels and infamous true crime jewel thieves with a sprinkling of Elizabeth Taylor stories and adventures! I'll also be speaking to people who have had memorable Elizabeth Taylor jewellery moments as well as articles about her archival, high wattage jewellery collection. Find me on Instagram: @thepolishedcarat
HOSTED BY
Jeanita
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The Polished Carat currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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"All great stories begin with a piece of jewellery" Adding a little sparkle to your day hosting chats with jewellers and jewellery enthusiasts. Listen to me chat about historical gems, jewellery book reviews, jewellery enthusiasts and collectors, famous celeb jewels and infamous true crime jewel...
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The Polished Carat is created and hosted by Jeanita.
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