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In times of challenges, Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW), together&nbsp;with Gafencu and De Beers, worked together to interview several&nbsp;influential women who can inspire us to shine bright, no matter how dark&nbsp;the shadows sometimes seem. We believe that the strength of a&nbsp;woman&#8217;s spirit is as resilient as that of a natural diamond itself, born&nbsp;through hard work and under intense pressure.
<figure id="attachment_68021" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68021" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68021 size-full" title="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle alison chan el azar" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68021" class="wp-caption-text">Alison Chan El Azar wears Portraits of Nature by De Beers High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar</a> 
HK Influencer
Alison didn’t always know what she wanted in life, but&nbsp;she knows that she can do something big, something&nbsp;important. She is always working to be a better version&nbsp;of herself &#8211; just like a natural diamond &#8211; when it&#8217;s&nbsp;polished and incorporated into a piece of jewellery, it&nbsp;will transform into a truly one-of-a-kind piece.
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;
<figure id="attachment_68020" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68020" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68020 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-Thirty30-creative.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle victoria tang-owen Thirty30 creative" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-Thirty30-creative.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-Thirty30-creative-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-Thirty30-creative-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-Thirty30-creative-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-Thirty30-creative-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68020" class="wp-caption-text">Victoria Tang-Owen wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Enchanted Lotus High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria&nbsp;Tang-Owen</a> 
Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio
Victoria understands that “starting a business is tough,&nbsp;especially being a women-owned business. It takes&nbsp;courage and discipline.” I like the touch and feel of&nbsp;rough diamonds, understated yet powerful. Just like in&nbsp;life, some things do not have to be polished or perfect.&nbsp;
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;
<figure id="attachment_68019" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68019" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68019 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle ruth chao RCS" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68019" class="wp-caption-text">Ruth Chao wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Ellesmere Treasure High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao</a> 
Founder of RCS
&#8220;We are what we think. We become what we do. Creating&nbsp;for businesses with positive impact and meaningful&nbsp;causes is what fuels my fire of creativity.&#8221; The strength of&nbsp;Ruth is like the stunning diamond jewellery she is&nbsp;wearing &#8211; rare, finite, and extremely difficult to find.&#8221;
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;
<figure id="attachment_68022" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68022" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68022 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle diana chou" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68022" class="wp-caption-text">Diana Chou wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Portraits of Nature High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/">Diana Chou</a> 
Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)
Diana Chou, the founder and Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group, (DGA), has over time been a strong leader and mentor for up and coming female entrepreneurs.&nbsp;“When you see a natural diamond, you don’t know its brilliance until you have to shape it, polish it, before it will shine. This is just like a woman going through life, and they need to be polished before they can shine”.
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;

Women’s Resilience: As tough as natural diamond

Diana Chou is the founder and chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA) while Anna Wong and Ines Gafi are founders of Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide <a href="https://www.thefewgroup.com/">(FEW)</a>. Diana also sits on the board of directors of FEW from the early years and she&nbsp;always shared with them that&nbsp;sometimes we&nbsp; need to experience&nbsp;setbacks in order to learn and grow &#8211; it&#8217;s&nbsp;like a caterpillar that undergoes a&nbsp;transformational process to become a&nbsp;butterfly. 
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-68136" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="446" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-200x127.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-600x382.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-439x280.jpg 439w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-120x76.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-500x319.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-400x255.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Anna: “Diana is a wonderful mentor&nbsp;because she shares her life, experiences,&nbsp;and struggles. She let me see how she&nbsp;manages the ups and downs in her life.&nbsp;She invites me to her business meetings&nbsp;and friends gatherings. She let me see&nbsp;how she runs things.&#8221;
Ines: &#8220;Diana is a great inspiration, as she&nbsp;inspires us to pay it forward and mentor&nbsp;other younger women. And we are&nbsp;constantly looking for more great&nbsp;business and corporate leaders to&nbsp;mentor our members.&#8221; 
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-68135" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="446" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-200x127.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-600x382.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-439x280.jpg 439w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-120x76.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-500x319.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-400x255.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Also read: <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-hongkong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women&#8217;s Resilience: As tough as natural diamonds</a>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">10 Tips to invite successful people to be your mentor</h3>
<ol>
<li>Do not look like a helpless and miserable young woman.</li>
<li>Dress &#8220;one level up&#8221; &#8211; if you are just a manager, you could dress like a future director in the office; If you&#8217;re an entrepreneur, please dress&nbsp;like a successful entrepreneur.</li>
<li>Show them that you have the talent to do it through your work ethic&nbsp;and achievements.</li>
<li>Sell your passion and bring in positive energy to people&#8217;s life.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Demonstrate you&#8217;re doing something to drive a positive impact in&nbsp;society, as they want to give back to the society too.</li>
<li>Be genuine. You get to truly love the people you’re with. Try not to&nbsp;make friends with people because of their status or money.</li>
<li>Invite them to a coffee meeting. Tell them sincerely about what you&nbsp;admire about them and want to learn from them.</li>
<li>Join platforms like FEW or other business associations based on&nbsp;your needs.</li>
<li>Say thank you or send a gift for their guidance and trust in you.</li>
<li>No need to rush into any relationship. You also need to know that&nbsp;if you can work and communicate well with the person who’s goingto help guide you.</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;
Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar, Hong Kong Influencer</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria Tang-Owen, Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS</a></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>

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10 Tips to invite successful people to be your mentor

<figure id="attachment_68023" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68023" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-68023" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle ruth chao RCS" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68023" class="wp-caption-text">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS, wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Ellesmere Treasure High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">“I&#8217;m fascinated by depth, creativity, love”</h3>
</blockquote>
The turning points that created the life I have Today:
<ul>
<li>When I quixotically applied to the art department of British Vogue 13 years 
ago that kickstarted my creative career.</li>
<li>When I co-founded my first company with Antonia Li at the age of 25 that 
began my entrepreneurial path.</li>
<li>When I founded my second company at the age of 30 to keep building the 
creative dream.</li>
<li>Each turning point in my life stemmed from moments of courage.</li>
</ul>
3 practical ways I improved my confidence:
<ul>
<li>Choose to believe in the positive.</li>
<li>Trust in the process.</li>
<li>Let myself to just simply be.</li>
</ul>
Top 3 things I do to motivate myself
<ul>
<li>Appreciate the past.</li>
<li>Daydream about the future.</li>
<li>Enjoy the present.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Also read: <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-hongkong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women&#8217;s Resilience: As tough as natural diamonds</a>
&nbsp;
Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar, Hong Kong Influencer</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria Tang-Owen, Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diana Chou, Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)</a></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>

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Women’s Resilience: As tough as natural diamond- Ruth Chao

<figure id="attachment_68026" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68026" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-68026" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle victoria tang owen" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68026" class="wp-caption-text">Victoria Tang-Owen,&nbsp;Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio, wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Enchanted Lotus High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">“I adapt very easily. I can be comfortable in any sort 
of situation you put me into”</h3>
</blockquote>
Two important men in my life&#8230;
<ul>
<li>I was working for my father and&nbsp;was always overshadowed by him,&nbsp;and not allowed to cry in front of&nbsp;him. He said: &#8220;Excuses are just&nbsp;excuses. Fix it. Face it.&#8221; I had to&nbsp;constantly prove my creative&nbsp;output to him. All of&nbsp; these make&nbsp;me stronger Today.</li>
<li>My husband is left-brained,&nbsp;strategic and business-minded — a great planner. We complement&nbsp;each other so well in each single&nbsp;aspect, which is beautiful.</li>
</ul>
Starting a business is tough, how I did it..
<ul>
<li>Have a genuine passion for what&nbsp;you do, not falling into habits of&nbsp;working simply to work.</li>
<li>Commit to it 100%. If you don&#8217;t&nbsp;believe in it, no one does. Stand on&nbsp;your own feet.</li>
<li>Find the right partner and people for&nbsp;you to work and surround yourself.</li>
<li>“You are what you give, not what&nbsp;you are given&#8221; is what I was told in&nbsp;my early adult life.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Also read: <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-hongkong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women&#8217;s Resilience: As tough as natural diamonds 
</a>
&nbsp;
Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
<ul>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar, Hong Kong Influencer</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diana Chou, Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)</a></li>
</ul>

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Women’s Resilience: As tough as natural diamond-  Victoria Tang-Owen

<figure id="attachment_68025" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68025" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68025 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle alison chan el azar" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68025" class="wp-caption-text">Hong Kong Influencer Alison Chan El Azar wears Portraits of Nature by De Beers High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">“I&#8217;m adventurous, determined, and spontaneous”</h3>
Alison didn’t always know what she wanted in life, but she knows that she can do something big, something important. She is always working to be a better version of herself &#8211; just like a natural diamond &#8211; when it&#8217;s polished and incorporated into a piece of jewellery, it will transform into a truly one-of-a-kind piece.</blockquote>
My Struggles:
<ul>
<li>I was feeling dark and lost in my&nbsp;teenage years, as my parents got&nbsp;divorced&#8230;</li>
<li>Thinking how to transition to the&nbsp;next chapter in my life and conquer&nbsp;the fears.</li>
<li>Give up other aspects of my life for&nbsp;being a full-time mom and my kids.</li>
<li>Who am I outside of mom, outside&nbsp;of my kids?</li>
</ul>
How I conquer my hard times:
<ul>
<li>It’s okay to feel lost and have doubt&nbsp;in certain stages of your life.</li>
<li>Waking up every day feeling&nbsp;motivated is just unrealistic. Do not&nbsp;pretend everything is alright.</li>
<li>You don&#8217;t need to be perfect or a&nbsp;billionaire.</li>
<li>It’s all about accepting where&nbsp;you’re at.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Exercise and be grateful.</li>
</ul>
What I&#8217;m looking&nbsp;for now:
<ul>
<li>I believe I can do something.</li>
<li>I look for something on the side besides being a mom.</li>
<li>I want to live a happy and simple life with purpose.</li>
</ul>
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Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
<ul>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria Tang-Owen, Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diana Chou, Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)</a></li>
</ul>

Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu female entrepreneur total circle alison chan el azar 600x337

Women’s Resilience: as tough as natural diamond- Alison Chan El Azar

An exquisite vivid blue diamond – The De Beers Cullinan Blue – has sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong for HK$451 million (US$57.5 million). This is just shy of the current record for a blue diamond, achieved in 2016 when The Oppenheimer Blue (14.62 carats), sold for US$57,541,779.
<figure id="attachment_66995" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-66995" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-66995" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/De-Beers-blue-diamond2-e1656063267841.jpg" alt="De Beers blue diamond gafencu" width="700" height="386" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/De-Beers-blue-diamond2-e1656063267841.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/De-Beers-blue-diamond2-e1656063267841-200x110.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/De-Beers-blue-diamond2-e1656063267841-600x331.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-66995" class="wp-caption-text">The DeBeers Cullinan Blue, photo courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s Hong Kong</figcaption></figure>
A vigorous eight-minute bidding war ensued between four diamond lovers eager to secure the 15.1-carat prize took the price well above the HK$380 million reserve with the precious gem going to a telephone bidder. Possessing exceptional clarity, it is the biggest internally vivid blue diamond that the Gemological Institute of America has ever graded. Blue diamonds of such dimensions are incredibly rare, with only five 10-carat-plus examples having reached auction previously – none of which have exceeded 15 carats, making the existence of this peerless gem truly unique.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-66996" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/De-Beers-blue-diamond5-e1656063324521.jpg" alt="De Beers blue diamond gafencu" width="400" height="505" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/De-Beers-blue-diamond5-e1656063324521.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/De-Beers-blue-diamond5-e1656063324521-200x253.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />
“The (diamond) captivated me from the moment I laid eyes on it. With its powerful vivid colour, and breathtakingly beautiful cut, it is truly a once-in-a-generation stone, and quite simply the greatest blue diamond of its size I have ever seen during my 31-year-career,” said Patti Wong, Chairman of Sotheby’s Asia of the sale.
Read our previous story on&nbsp;<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/most-expensive-stunning-vivid-rare-blue-diamonds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Diamonds: A look at the world’s stunning coloured gems.</a>

The DeBeers Cullinan Blu The most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds in the world gafencu

A dazzling De Beers blue diamond sells for HK$451 million at auction

Since the early days of the last century, transformable jewellery has been the staple of many of the world’s foremost luxury brands. This has seen such luminaries as Cartier, Chaumet and Van Cleef &amp; Arpels create some of the most technically complex items in their long histories.
<figure id="attachment_65802" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65802" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65802" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace.jpg" alt="Boucheron New Maharajah transformable necklace" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace-600x399.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Boucheron-New-Maharajah-transformable-necklace-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65802" class="wp-caption-text">Boucheron New Maharajah transformable necklace</figcaption></figure>
While popularised in the 20th century, such items first appeared almost 100 years ago, at a time when such inventive jewellery was strictly the province of royalty. With many weighty items worn solely on specific occasions, it fell to a number of regally-approved jewellers to tweak several royal favourites, allowing them to be worn across a variety of different engagements.
<figure id="attachment_65804" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65804" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65804" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace.jpg" alt="Cartier Imperio transformable necklace" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace-600x399.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cartier-Imperio-transformable-necklace-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65804" class="wp-caption-text">Cartier Imperio transformable necklace</figcaption></figure>
This saw items created with mix-and-match reassembly as a fundamental part of the design. It was a conceit that was soon to enter the mainstream. With the aid of clips, clasps and brackets, today’s jewellery-adept buyers can easily transform a large item into several complementary smaller ones, frequently cross-matching them with other styles or marques.
<figure id="attachment_65811" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65811" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65811" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace-600x399.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Van-Cleef-Arpels-ZIP-transformable-necklace-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65811" class="wp-caption-text">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels ZIP transformable necklace</figcaption></figure>
Given their facility for a chameleon-esque shift from mood to mood, occasion to occasion and role to role, it’s not difficult to see why the contemporary woman has such an affinity with these fluid adornments. After all, what better symbol could there be for her own multi-faceted engagement with the demands of 21st-century life?

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The sensual dual-appeal of transformable jewellery

A remarkable discovery of one of the largest and most valuable blue diamonds in the world was recently unearthed and will be gracing the auction block at Sotheby&#8217;s Hong Kong this month. With much excitement expected to ensue, the De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond, mined in 2021 in the Cullinan Mine in South Africa (one of the few sources in the world for extremely rare blue diamonds), is expected to captivate the crowd with its astonishing colour, cut, clarity and carat.
<figure id="attachment_65359" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65359" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65359" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/The-DeBeers-Cullinan-Blu-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world.png" alt="The DeBeers Cullinan Blu The most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds in the world gafencu" width="700" height="466"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65359" class="wp-caption-text">The DeBeers Cullinan Blu, photo courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s</figcaption></figure>
Weighing at 15.10-carat, the internally flawless, fancy vivid blue diamond will be presented to bidders on&nbsp;27 April as a single-lot auction with an estimated value of more than US$48 million (HK$380 million).&nbsp;In the spirit of admiring this scintillating azure hue, we look back at some of the most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds that have captured the attention and heart of collectors and the world over time.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hope Diamond (US$250 million)
<figure id="attachment_65354" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65354" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65354" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world.png" alt="Hope Diamond The most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds in the world gafencu" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65354" class="wp-caption-text">Hope Diamond</figcaption></figure>
The Hope Diamond, which also goes by several aliases such as,&nbsp;Le Bijou du Roi (The King&#8217;s Jewel),&nbsp;Le bleu de France (The French Blue), and the Tavernier Blue, is one of the most famous jewels in the world.&nbsp;Its origin dates back almost four centuries – possibly from India – and is one of the earliest mentioned blue diamonds.
Weighing at an outstanding 45.52-carat, it is classified as a type IIb diamond with a fancy dark grayish-blue clarity. The diamond had several prominent owners – which explains its name nicknames – and was well travelled before finally settling in the hands of&nbsp;American luxury jeweller Harry Winston in 1949. Almost decade later, the New York-based jeweller donated the gem to&nbsp;the National Museum of Natural History in the United States, where it remains as a permanent exhibition for all to admire.
The Blue Heart Diamond (US$60million)
The Blue Heart is a 30.62-carat, heart shape, brilliant-cut, fancy deep blue diamond that was found at the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1908, and obtained by French jeweller Pierre Cartier. It is approximately two-thirds the size of the Hope Diamond and one of the most popular blue diamonds known to the world. After several exchange of hands, the stone was sold to American business woman, socialite and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather by previous owner American luxury jewellery Harry Winston. Merriweather was the last private owner of the diamond,&nbsp;who gifted the gem to the National Gem Collection in 1964.&nbsp;
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Oppenhiemer Blue Diamond (US$58million)
<figure id="attachment_65355" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65355" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65355" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2.png" alt="Oppenheimer Blue' Diamond Sells at Auction for $57.5 Million The most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds in the world gafencu" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65355" class="wp-caption-text">Oppenheimer Blue Diamond, photo courtesy of Christie&#8217;s</figcaption></figure>
The Oppenheimer Blue Diamond is a sensational coloured diamond ring set with a 14.62-carat fancy vivid blue rectangular-cut diamond, flanked by a pair of trapeze-shaped diamond. In the summer of 2016, it broke the record of most expensive expensive blue diamond ever sold at auction after an intense budding war that consequently ended with the ring going under the hammer for a whopping US$58 million, setting a new auction record for he most expensive blue diamond. Its name derives in honor of Sir&nbsp;Philip Oppenheimer, the man who previously controlled the De Beers Mining Company.&nbsp; &nbsp;
The Blue moon of Josephine (US$48.5 million)
The Blue Moon of Josephine, previously known as the Blue Moon Diamond of South African origin, smashed records in 2015 for world auction price-per-carat for a diamond or gemstone at Sotheby’s Geneva. Selling for over US$4 million per carat, the cushion-shaped fancy vivid blue 12.03-carat diamond exchanged hands at a record-setting price of US$48.5 million. The winning bidder, none other than Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau, renamed the gem after his daughter, Josephine. The sale came just one day&nbsp;after the businessman purchased a rare 16.08-carat pink diamond for US$28.5 million.
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Apollo Blue Diamond (US$41.3 million)
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The Apollo Blue is a Fancy Vivid Blue, 14.54-carat, Internally Flawless, Type IIB diamond earring that arrived at the auction block of Sotheby&#8217;s Geneva in 2017 as a pair to the The Artemis Pink, a Fancy Intense Pink, 16.00-carat, VVS2 clarity, Type IIA earring. Together, they were billed as the most valuable pair of diamond earrings every to appear at auction. According to the auction house, both are amongst the purest of all diamonds, with &#8220;an alluring limpidity&#8221;. In 2017, an anonymous buyer outbid the crowd, exchanging the stones for US$42.1 million for the Apollo Blue and US$15.3 million for the Artemis Pink, and renamed them “The Memory of Autumn Leaves” and “The Dream of Autumn Leaves”.&nbsp;
Mouawad Blue Diamond (US$40 million)
Once known as the Tereshchenko diamond, named after the prominent Russian family of the same name that once owned this Fancy Blue 49.92-carat jewel. It is the largest blue diamond in the world, following the Hope Diamond. While the precise location and date of which it was mined remains unknown, it is&nbsp;believed to be of Indian origin. It was first sold in 1916 prior to the Russian revolution and last sold at Christie&#8217;s Geneva to Saudi-Arabian dealer Robert Mouawad for US4.6 million, the highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction. It was then that the stone was rechristened as the Mouawad Blue Diamond.
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Blue Diamonds: A look at the world’s stunning coloured gems

With spring subsiding into full on-summer sun, it’s the perfect time to review this season’s chicest hue – rose gold. This most alluring of alloys never fails to grant your skin the subtlest of blushes, ensuring you of a sun-kissed halo glow wherever you go. While, today, this unique pink shade is all the rage in haute joaillerie circles, it actually originally rose to fame some two centuries ago, largely on account of the influence Peter Carl Fabergé, that most renowned of Russian jewellers.

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Image: Messika Paris Released Sun necklace; Chaumet Josephine Collection ring; Piaget Wings of Light ring; Suzanne Kalan Audrey ring;&nbsp;Selim Mouzannar Mina necklace; Daniela Villegas Chameleon ring; De Beers Enchanted Lotus ring
This innovative craftsman was the among the first to incorporate rose gold, at the time a somewhat novel material, into his designs, most notably in the shape of his iconic Fabergé eggs. So famous did these accessories become that the material initially came to fame as ‘Russian Gold’, before wider international use saw the current more general term adopted&nbsp;

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Image:&nbsp;Cartier Juste un Clou bracelet; Buccellati Aubade cocktail earrings;&nbsp;Ileana Makri Grass Seed ring;&nbsp;FRED ring; Repossi Antifer ring; Pomellato Fantine ring; Versace Trésor de la Mer choker
The actual colour of the material can vary from an orange-tinted yellow to a deep red depending on the ratio of yellow gold to copper, with an increased proportion of the latter bestowing more of a scarlet tinge to the alloy, Malleable to the extreme, it serves as the perfect counterpoint to a plethora of precious gemstones, as perfectly evidenced by both Piaget’s multi-hued Wings of Light ring and Versace’s ocean-inspired Trésor de la Mer necklace.

Rose Hip: The lasting allure of rose gold jewellery

When Euclid, the famed classical Greek scholar, first stumbled upon the concept of geometry in ancient Athens, it was such a revolutionary breakthrough in the field of science that no subsequent feat of engineering or architecture could have been ever possible without the use of this particular mathematical discovery.

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But while geometry is all but an academic pursuit for the maths-minded scholar, thankfully, the reach of geometric design has spread well beyond the groves of Academia. Not only are geometric patterns instrumental in shaping almost every possible modern structure, it suffices to say that these designs have been equally adaptable to apparel, accessories and even jewellery.
Their appeal, specifically in the world of haute joaillerie, has proved to be timeless. While outré, exceptional, eye-catching pieces are perhaps more suited to special occasions, it is the simple, classic geometric patterns of everyday jewellery that we can rely on time and again. Not only do their minimalist lines lend themselves well to every occasion, be it formal dinners or casual soirées, their basic shapes – ovals, squares, triangles – combine harmoniously to create jewellery items that are far greater than the sum of their parts.
Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay

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