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Zasha Jewelry Line Launches Just In Time For The Holidays
This holiday season, look out for the extra sparkle in town! Check out Zasha Signature Jewelry, the new jewelry line for stylish and sophisticated women who love to change their look at least as often as they change their shoes.
Zasha pieces are comprised of 14K white and yellow gold with diamonds and semi-precious stones. The signature jewelry includes completely interchangeable complimentary pieces: hoops and charms, necklaces, rings and bracelets.
Zasha jewelry is as flexible as today's woman needs to be. With the hoop and charm concept, once she owns a set of hoops, she can create limitless looks by adding, combining and stacking charms, and will continue to add style and value to her wardrobe. The hoops can be worn alone or with any of the interchangeable charms - add a simple charm for day or office, and a dramatic charm for a night on the town!
The line is reflective of it founders who are well established in jewelry design, sourcing, manufacturing, and operations, distribution, retail and Internet operations. The team includes Isaac Savion, formerly of Charrriol Jewelry and Watches, Frances Gadbois and Jude Steele of JudeFrances Jewelry, and Deanna Steele.
Christmas Diamond Buyers Should Give Something Back To Africa, Say Small Diamond Retailers
Small diamond retailers are sending out an unexpected Christmas message to shoppers: the diamond industry continues to cause great human suffering - and it's up to retailers and consumers to make the reforms that the industry giants still steadfastly refuse to do.
The Kimberly Process, for example, much-touted by the World Diamond Council and De Beers as a way of ensuring that African Diamonds are 'tracked from source to retail', is described by diamond retailer Jay Seiler of Security Diamonds Ltd, a Minnesota Retailer in conflict-free Canadian diamonds, as 'just so much mumbo jumbo'.
"A number of mid-level diamond retailers have contacted us recently expressing exasperation with the upper echelons of the industry", reports Rupert Isaacson, founder and director of the Diamonds for Africa Fund (DFA). "They feel that there is no heartfelt desire to end the very real sufferings still associated with the diamond trade in Africa, such as near slave conditions for diamond diggers in Sierra Leone and Congo and the torture of San Bushmen in Botswana."
In an unprecedented move, American diamond retailers are calling for the formation of an Ethical Diamond Coalition of mid-level retailers - an attempt, says Jay Seiler - 'to give something back' to Africa, and 'try to do what the industry giants seem unwilling to do."
'We are in dialogue with several other retailers also concerned by the continued scale of the suffering," says Eric Grossberg of Brilliant Earth, which - like Security Diamonds, sources its diamonds from Canada, yet still donates a portion of its profits to help end diamond-related suffering in Africa. "We are calling on all diamond retailers to come together and create the Ethical Diamond Coalition - something the industry has need for a long, long time."
"It's sad," adds Beth Gerstein, also of Brilliant Earth, "that the obvious on-the-ground needs such as healthcare, fair wages, schools and reparations for people displaced by the diamond trade are not being provided by the giants of the diamond industry, who can so easily afford it. It's going to be up to the smaller companies and consumers to try and put things right."
Isaacson, of DFA, concurs. If you buy a Christmas diamond then please: "Give something back. Send a portion of the value of your stones help people in Sierra Leone, Congo and Botswana. If you already own diamonds, donate a stone, or the value of a stone, to help people suffering in Africa. If you trade in diamonds, join the Ethical Diamond Coalition and give a percentage of your profits to help people on the ground."
Consumer recall information
Children's Mood Necklaces and Diva Necklaces
Units: About 51,600 necklaces
Importer: Really Useful Products Inc., of Darien, Ill.
Hazard: The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead.
Description: The recalled Mood Necklaces are multicolored pendants packaged in black cardboard wrapped in plastic with "Item # JW41001" and "UPC number 898846410011" printed on a sticker on the back. The recalled Diva Necklaces are packaged in pink cardboard with "Item # 21800020" and "UPC number 898846200186" printed on the back.
Sold by: Children's, dollar, and discount stores nationwide from September 2004 through November 2006 for about $1.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Return the jewelry to the store where purchased for a full refund or contact Really Useful Products for refund information.
Last-minute gifts
If you have trouble choosing women's jewelry or don't have a big budget, go to local jeweler Joseph's, where John Joseph helped us find four pieces that each cost less than $100.
The trick is to select no-fail staples. Most women our age don't have nice basic jewelry, like sterling silver earrings. Here's another trick: Joseph's packages the jewelry in plush velvety boxes that are then gift-wrapped in elegant paper and bows.