Heart Evangelista Quotes

A timeless piece of jewelry, like pearls or stud earrings, has lasting value. I bought a vintage ring for $600 with my first paycheck; I plan to pass it down to my daughter.

I've never worn costume jewelry in my life. It's really very self-defeating. Why should a man buy a woman real jewelry when she wears false pieces?

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

I don't think you should follow trends for your home; things for your home are less about fashion and more about investment. So, find things you truly love and make you happy when you see them.

My mom's a collector and my dad is also into jewelry. When I was young, my dad would buy my mom loose stones and she would design them and do the settings and everything. So I kinda grew up with that kind of love for anything sparkly.

I love jewellery and stuff, so when I first got signed, I spent it on a load of bling.

To me, a Harris Tweed jacket is the kind of thing you should be able to have in your closet years from now - possibly it was your father's jacket or, even better, your grandfather's jacket.

I'm fascinated by diamonds. When I put diamonds on, my hands start to shake.

In the 1970s, I used to buy opals and moonstones at the Queen Victoria Market, which were seen as old-fashioned and too heavy at the time.

My mother is going to get earrings of my head. Some will be dipped in silver, some will be dipped in gold, and I will hand them out to everyone I know.

I inherited my love of gold jewellery from my grandmother.

Every day of my adult life, I have worn at least one piece of jewelry from my maternal grandmother's collection, all of which were manufactured by famed Danish silversmith Georg Jensen. To the naked eye, I am either a Jensen loyalist or a grandmother loyalist. Really I am just a Pretty Things loyalist.

I get really excited about jewelry.

In many respects, designing heirloom products means saying no to designing consumer crap that you know will not last very long.

I could say diamonds are a girl's best friend, and that never changes. But the taste for art did change.

I'm not a huge jewelry fan.

I grew up in a home where diamonds were the subject.

I love black diamonds. They say your watch or jewelry wasn't cheap, but they aren't too flashy and in your face.

I hate gold. I'm sort of a sterling-silver guy.

Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family.

Sometimes it feels like it hurts when you make a big purchase, so I really believe that the more expensive things should be gems that you keep in your closet, not trends.

When the painting is hanging on your wall for a long time, you don't notice it. You get tired of it, even if it's a Picasso. When the next generation inherits the painting, they sell it. I don't want to be sold.

I don't think at that time I realized how important it was and how important it was for me to be here and carry on that legacy in our family of being a photographer.

It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all.

I love Cartier. They are the classic French jeweller.