Monthly Archives: April 2011

Times staff Friday, April 29, 2011 HUDSON Intruder grabs, drops jewelry from bedroom The woman awoke to someone tugging at her underwear. She was in bed, just after 1 a.m. Friday, next to her husband of 58 years in their mobile home at Great Cypress Travel Park. She stood up, trying to make sense of what was happening, and then the shadowy man started kissing her. He said, “I want to make love …

AP – There was tradition and modernity, sober styles and touches of whimsy: the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton showcased Britain’s fashion roots, as well as the claim it’s staking at the forefront of haute couture.

ContributorNetwork – The fashion at the wedding of William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was second only to seeing two people so obviously in love get married. The bride’s dress, despite all of the hoopla, didn’t disappoint, nor did the outfits chosen by Queen Elizabeth and the bride’s mother, Carole Middleton.

AFP – Kate Middleton wore a stunning ivory satin and lace wedding dress Friday by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, her face covered lightly with a hand-embroidered veil held by a tiara lent by the queen.

A jewelry salesman was robbed of nearly $1 million worth for merchandise by three masked men outside a restaurant in Santa Monica on April 27. The victim, employed as a sales representative for a jewelry company, reported that he had just finished having lunch and returned to his vehicle parked in the alley behind the Veggie Grill restaurant at 20…

Moms, Dads, brothers and the all important, princesses for an evening, promgoing sisters — have I got a deal for you. Last week, I spent the better part of two hours looking at jewelry at, of all places, the New Cumberland Library.

If you’ve been creating jewelry the traditional way, why not step outside the box to make eye-catching bracelets, necklaces, earrings and more thanks to “Jewelry Upcycled!, Techniques and Projects for Reusing Metal, Plastic, Glass, Fiber and Found Objects” (Potter Craft, $21.99), by mother-daughter team Sherri Haab and Michelle Haab.

A woman says thousands of dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from a bag hidden in her laundry hamper.  

AP – Emerging French couturier Alexandre Vauthier says he will follow in the illustrious footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld, Emanuel Ungaro and Roberto Cavalli and design costumes for the celebrated Crazy Horse cabaret’s latest revue.

AP – The biggest fashion faux pas for a wedding guest — to any wedding — would be to upstage the bride.