Monica Vinader men's jewelry

Monica Vinader Jewellery offers something unexpected.  It is unique and always a little extravagant. Her pieces seemingly tell the story of her life of collecting curiosities from around the world. 

Her inspiration comes from her native Spain, Central & South America, and her home, a studio in Norfolk, England.  Endless colour, experience and culture.

As one of the most highly regarded designers in the UK jewellery industry, it is little wonder that some of the biggest and most luxurious high street stores in the UK have been clambering over eachother to stock Monica's collections. 

Liberty, Harvey Nichols and Conran's stock her ranges in London alone, yet despite her success, the Monica Vinader brand remains as exclusive and sought after as ever.

 

From her world inspiration come pieces of hand-cut stones showcased in silver, all hallmarked in the UK. These unique pieces offer individual stories.

 

Stories that find you wearing Monica Vinader while you are riding in Argentina, hosting at Ascot, trekking in Marrakech, surfing in Sydney and above all, being uniquely yourself.

Monica began as the creative vision behind jeweller Robert Tateossian. Then as an independant designer created her eponymous collection in 2002 which has been showcased across the UK and Europe to rapturous applause. 

Vivienne Westwood

 

Vivienne Westwood was born Vivienne Isabel Swire in Glossop, Derbyshire on April 8, 1941, she moved to London when she was just 17. In 1970, with Malcolm McLaren she opened the shop Let It Rock on Kings Road, Chelsea in London to showcase their fifties Rock 'n' Roll records and memorabilia as well as fifties inspired fashion designs. 

 

Turning away from the hippy movement, young people started to come to the shop fuelling a revival of the period and it’s popularity increased as Elvis Presley began his 1970s comeback. A design icon of UK fashion was born.

Today Vivienne Westwood also designs fashi

on led yet very wearable Mens Jewellery based on her classic puink designs including Safety Pins and Razor Blades.

 The Kings Road shop was daringly name changed to "SEX" and sold leather clothing adorned with zips and chains, tee shirts emblazoned with slogans and pornographic images, rubber S&M clothing, ripped clothes and tee-shirts with pornographic text and images and Vivienne Westwood began to design clothes for the punk band, the New York Dolls.

 Punk style came together with the music of the Sex Pistols who play their first gig wearing clothes from the shop which has by this time had been renamed again. The clothes were the culmination of the ideas that had pervaded Vivienne Westwood's work. Zips, rips, chains, bondage, porn and slogans all featured to give a look that would go on to make a revolutionary impact on high fashion.

 

The classic proportions of English tailoring redefined Vivienne Westwood's vision as a designer, where English tailoring remaining to this day the foundation of her work. 

Ten years on from 1977 and the punk rock revolution, Vivienne Westwood showed her 'Harris Tweed' collection, as a jibe parody of the most English of ladies.

 With the opening of her exclusive Mayfair store and the first US flagship store opening in the SoHo district of New York, Vivienne Westwood became regarded in the industry as one of the top 10 designers in the world and in July 1990, she showed her first complete menswear collection in conjunction with Pitti Uomo in Florence. The collection included designs for mens jewellery and accessories.

Luxury diamond cufflinks and Skull Pendants from Vivienne Westwood's precious range are also available from Thorn Jewellery as special order items.  Please contact us for catalogue and availability enquireys.

Her success in the fashion industry has brought Vivienne Westwood the greatest of honours, now having an OBE for her services to the British Fashion Industry and was awarded the Queen's Award for Export. 

In January 2007 Vivienne Westwood was awarded a DBE

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Prince of Persia Filming Starts with Jewellery Supplied by Thorn - August 2008

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal has started shooting scenes for his latest movie role in Prince of Persia, Sands of Time on location in Morocco and will be wearing jewellery supplied by Thorn for much of the film. Spotted hand in hand with girlfriend Reese Witherspoon just before the first day of filming began, the actor was dressed in warrior costume wearing mens deigner bracelets, earrings and rings all supplied by Thorn. The film is a Disney production due for release in 2010 which brings characters from the Prince of Persia video game to life on the big screen for the first time is tipped to become yet another Disney blockbuster.

Items supplied to the film makers costume department included the Rams Head Bracelet by Stephen Webster, Shaun Leane's Horn Interlocking Rings and Wings Earrings from Andrew Engligh, from Clerkenwell Green and himself tipped for great things in the jewellery industry.

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Jess & James jewelry. Jess James Idol Jewellery Collection is Launched Online

A little history

In 1988 two young guys had a vision of a jewellers that would strip away the smoke and mirrors of the jewellery trade, a shop that promoted great jewellery designers in an environment that was broad minded, honest and creative, where clients could be involved in the process of creating gorgeous jewellery.

20 years ago Jess & James both aged 23 opened the doors of their Soho store to cries of derision from the jewellery trade. Where was the carpet? Where were the counters? And why was there a whopping big fish tank? Luckily the fashion press were kinder to us and we soon got a reputation amongst the creative

 community of Soho for having wonderfully innovative stock and offering expert and honest information on commissioned jewellery.

James has since moved on and the store has expanded but the original objective is still in place. To create and promote great jewellery in a welcoming and honest environment.

Thorn Jewellery Launch an exciting new collection of mens designer jewellery called Idol by Jess Canty. Jess is the driving force behind london's premiere Jewellery Shop Jess James. The range features bold and unique mens silver rings and mens pendants the collection using coloured diamonds as the gem of choice. Starting from £220 the collection offers something for everyman.

Jess Canty describes the ethos behind his collection: "I had plenty of rings to choose from when I went out, but I wanted to be sure I was wearing The Ring in the room. It had to be unique, bold, studded with diamonds, a real statement piece. So I designed the Idol Collection." - Jess Canty, Jess James, London, 2008.

This rings true when you hear that Thorn offer free postage within the UK andnext day guaranteed delivery, plus they post internationaly free of charge using an international signed for service.

"Thorn Jewellery's claim to be the world’s best online retailer of mens designer jewellery gains certain credibility this month as they become approved stockists of Jess Canty with exclusivity in the online retail space for his acclaimed Idol Collection."

"Sitting comfortably alongside their existing ranges by Stephen Webster, Shaun Leane and Vivienne Westwood, some of the finest mens jewellery makers in the UK today, the Idol collection will add strength by offering bold and unique pieces to Thorn's online proposition."

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Signet Jewellery Masterpieces by CODE ROYAL. Best design!

The German tradition brand CODE ROYAL unites the old established art of gold smithing and modern jet-design. All CODE ROYAL master pieces follow the principle of individual combinability of precious metal, model, signet stone, engraving and personalization. 

 

                                                          SIGNET president Mike Barnes

 

The hear of each master piece is a 6-8 million year old agat stone which is refined by hand for months.  CODE ROYAL sets standards in quality and design and offers an unprecedented  variety of signet jewellery.

Handmade in Germany – for the masterpieces of CODE ROYAL there are only used finest materials such as 925 sterling silver and 750 yellow, rose and palladium white gold. 

 

The signet stone is selectable between 20 multi-colored gemstones like agat, lapis lazuli, jasper and rose quartz.

 

Philosophy

Code Royal signet rings are a revolution

Throughout history, personalized jewellery was reserved for the most powerful
people: the nobility and, of course, royalty.

The time intensive and highly skilled nature of the gold smith’s craft meant that
every piece of jewellery was unique.

They called it the Code Royal

Royalty placed great importance on their ability to express their power and personality
through personalized Signet Rings. They called this capability the CODE ROYAL.

Times, of course, have changed, and the royals have long sold their crown jewels!

Nevertheless, the desire for individual and awe-inspiring jewellery, reflecting
each person’s personality, is greater than ever.

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Jewelry for men's

 Men have been wearing jewelry at least as long as women, of course, but usually for different reasons. Whereas women’s jewelry is meant to adorn and enhance the wearer’s beauty, men’s jewelry has traditionally been worn as a status symbol, badge of rank, or even in recognition of achievement.

When it comes to men’s wedding bands, there are several options available, but few consist of the plain gold band of yesteryear.

Popular motifs include Celtic knot work patterns, Greek key designs, Arabic geometric patters and even abstract designs. Often, these can be engraved.

What is the difference between men’s diamond rings and a diamond wedding band? Not much; men’s wedding rings can fall into either category.

Generally, a diamond wedding band does not have a large gem, prominently mounted, but does have small diamonds embedded in the surface.

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