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  • As we sat in her sunlit offices surrounded by jewel-toned shift dresses and handcrafted bodices, she described "going from being a girl to a woman in 0 to 60" and how agonizing it became to find clothes that fit her properly.

    Natalia Brzezinski: Designer Shoshanna Talks Bikinis, Bustiers and Women Feeling Beautiful Natalia Brzezinski 2011

  • Emily and I went out to lunch and hit the yarn store for some supplies and a visit with asciikitty; I got the crochet hook and tapestry needles I needed, and some green alpaca to make a gift for Elayna - a scarf and arm-warmers to match my jewel-toned ones (she loves to pet the scarf-in-progress).

    Monday! alphafenris 2009

  • The Milanese jeweler's cult collectable or a jewel-toned vacation wardrobe?.

    Pomellato Nudo Rings or a Jewel-Toned Vacation Wardrobe? 2012

  • As we sat in her sunlit offices surrounded by jewel-toned shift dresses and handcrafted bodices, she described "going from being a girl to a woman in 0 to 60" and how agonizing it became to find clothes that fit her properly.

    Natalia Brzezinski: Designer Shoshanna Talks Bikinis, Bustiers and Women Feeling Beautiful Natalia Brzezinski 2011

  • Alexander Gorlizki: If there were a prize for Best Booth Wallpaper, it would undoubtedly go to this British transplant to New York, who papered the walls of Greenberg Van Doren gallery's outpost with images of jewel-toned splatters and Léger-like pipes.

    At Armory, Fast Food, 3-D And Some New Big Guns Kelly Crow 2011

  • Up to six people or teams can play, and each receives a set of jewel-toned tokens that they'll try to get rid of before the other players by guessing each person's choice.

    Turning a Tablet Into a Board Game Katherine Boehret 2011

  • With these jewel-toned shades and some blending, everyone can achieve a cute, dramatic or sexy smokey look--and the application is easier than you think!

    Eve Pearl: "How To" Beauty Tutorial: Smokey Look for Asian Eyes Eve Pearl 2011

  • With these jewel-toned shades and some blending, everyone can achieve a cute, dramatic or sexy smokey look--and the application is easier than you think!

    Eve Pearl: "How To" Beauty Tutorial: Smokey Look for Asian Eyes Eve Pearl 2011

  • An anonymous collector bought Indonesian painter Hendra Gunawan's 1977 portrait "Snake Dancer," which evokes the jewel-toned Expressionism of Ernst Kirchner, for $2.1 million, well past its $283,000 high estimate.

    Chinese Artist Crosses $10 Million Milestone Kelly Crow 2011

  • The social crowd came decked out in jewel-toned gowns: Debbie Bancroft in cobalt blue; Tiffany Dubin in purple; BJ Topol Blum in orange; Kathy Hilton in a rainbow Ralph Lauren.

    'Oh What a Night' for Parrish Museum Marshall Heyman 2011

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