H. Stern’s star appeal

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Awards season has officially begun. The season kick-started last Jan. 12 with the Golden Globes. We’ll definitely be seeing more Hollywood stars at their red-carpet best. We’ll be seeing Hollywood’s leading ladies in statement jewels, bold embellishments and the latest customized fashion frocks.

On the jewelry front, it seems that H. Stern has become omnipresent at almost every red carpet event. A number of A-list celebrities have made H. Stern their adornment of choice from the Oscars to the Golden Globes, and a wide variety of film premieres and exclusive parties through the years. Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Debra Messing, Drew Barrymore, Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, Zhang Ziyi, Amanda Seyfried, Eva Mendes and Alessandra Ambrosio have graced magazine covers and red carpet events in H. Stern designs.

H. Stern has also appeared prominently in the editorial texts and photographs of the world’s leading fashion magazines such as Vogue, W, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, and InStyle. H. Stern definitely has star appeal.

Synonymous to beauty and good taste, H. Stern no longer requires an introduction. The man behind the brand was called by Time magazine, “the king of diamonds and colored gems, capable of unveiling the personality hidden in every precious stone.”  The German émigré founder who has become a “carioca,” a native of Rio de Janeiro at heart, has made other colored gemstones — from aquamarines, to amethysts, topazes, citrines and tourmalines well known and highly valued today while other jewelers concentrated only on emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. He wanted to make his new-found home, Brazil, not only known as the country of samba and soccer, but also as the country of colored gemstones.

The stars have definitely aligned for H. Stern. Would you believe H. Stern’s German surname means star?

Every year, Adora features the Red Carpet Collection of H. Stern for a limited time only. Hollywood and international celebrities have worn these distinct pieces on the red carpet and other special events. The collection is now at Adora. You will see pieces from the Ancient America, Brazilian Flowers, Sunrise Colours, and Fluid Gold Collections, among others.

Take your pick from these collections and get H. Stern’s star appeal.

Ancient America

Ancient American civilization left behind a rich cultural heritage. In the Ancient America collection, H. Stern interpreted the ancient belief of animism, the universal view that souls or spirits not only existed in humans but also in nature like animals, plants and minerals for this collection. Marked with patterns that reproduce animal skin from a serpent to a fish, a jaguar and a bird, the collection has a soul that is enchanting and full of personality. The jewelry pieces have strong and magical forces that attract the eye. They have the power to transform women, who, like pre-Columbian men, love to reinvent themselves.

Fluid gold

Inspired by the purest of nature’s elements, the collection has movement and continuity. The signature piece of the collection is a 10-foot-long necklace in brushed 18K yellow gold small tubes, which can be worn in many styles — as a bracelet, an anklet or a waist chain.

Iris

The reports of the H.M.S Challenger expedition that sailed through different seas of the world, collecting and registering beautiful creatures of aquatic life, which began in 1873, was the starting point of this collection. Named after the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, Iris moves with the lightness of the wind from one side to the other, in the depths of the oceans. Earrings, rings, pendants and bracelets translate the natural beauty through different gold tones from yellow to rose and Noble gold with sparkling diamonds. As an added detail, several jewels of this collection have a special interior lining. Molded and applied by hand, a piece at a time, this attention to detail is typical of the Victorian period, which is also an important reference of the collection.

Sunrise

H. Stern showcases its unique strength in gemstones with the colors of this collection. Modern and sophisticated designs originally in a range of citrines from pale yellow to golden orange inspired by the sun’s colors are also available in a palette of pastel tones from soft pink rose quartzes, lavender amethysts, and crystalline sheer taupe to light smoky quartzes, and yellow-green-gold hue rutilated quartzes. The collection is romantic, understatedly elegant and subtly sensual.

These stunning pieces can be yours for a limited period only. Go get H. Stern’s star appeal and be the star before the collection makes its next stop at another part of the world. Any one of these unique and handmade pieces is also a perfect present for the significant other in your life now that Valentine’s Day is soon approaching. This time, you can be the star in your sweetheart’s life.

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H. Stern is available only at Adora, 3/F, Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center Makati. Tel. No. (632) 217-4029.

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