From Russia with love. June, 2015. Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr
Born on April 20, 1983 in Sydney, Australia, 13 year-old Miranda May Kerr entered and won the 1997 annual Dolly/Impulse Modeling competition. However, she had to wait until after high school to enter modeling full-time. She graduated from New York’s School of Integrative Nutrition as a Certified Health Coach in 2010.
The secret of success of Miranda Kerr is in her incredible versatility. The list of her achievements, titles and admirers is just impressive. Among her titles – one of the sexiest women in the world, Top 20 sexiest models, and “Sexiest Woman Alive 2012”. Also, “100 Hottest Women of All-Time”, and Top 99 Women (annual AskMen’s list).

Noteworthy, according to Men’s Health ranking, she appears higher than Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Sophia Loren. And according to her American fans, she is the most incredible girl-next-door and she’s also insanely beautiful. It means women are not intimidated by her looks and guys think they might be able to talk to her. Just a fantastic combination.”
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Avril Lavigne

What can jewellery tell about its owner?
Creative people like to express their essence and attitude to the world through the things that surround them. Undoubtedly, jewelry plays a special role in the self-expression. The sign of a certain status, jewelry can make a lasting impression on others. But even the most scrupulous people sometimes do not realize that their own jewellery can talk much about them.
How can jewellery tell about its owner? Nothing attracts the eye to the elegant hands more than a beautiful ring on her or his finger. If it is a thin ring without stones and inserts, it says that its owner – vulnerable and shy in nature. She/he hides the rich inner world and has quite closed personality. Often amateur of thin and small rings does not have bright love affairs, preferring the quiet and measured family life.

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Photo with yellow flowers. Jewellery lover Italian actress Virna Lisi (8 November 1936 – 18 December 2014)

Jewellery lover Italian actress Virna Lisi
Born in the Italian city of Ancona in 1936, Virna Pieralisi started her film career in adolescence. It happened when a good friend of the family, singer Giacomo Rondinella was struck by her beauty. She made her debut in 1953 in the movie “The Steel Rope”.
Next, she starred in a number of Italian films and musical comedies. Among them – “And Naples Sings”, Eighteen Year Olds, The Bachelor (1953), and “Les Hussards”, New Moon, and The Woman of the Day (1955). Besides, in the early 1960s she took part in several TV projects.
During her Hollywood experience Lisi worked with such actors as Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Frank Sinatra and many others. Also, she had a chance to play with many talented and legendary European actors and actresses. In particular, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Nero, Timothy Dalton, Anna Magnani, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau and Claudia Cardinale. The winner of the Cesar prize at the Cannes Film Festival, her movie list includes more than 107 movies (1953 – 2011).
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Hand-made embroidery in fashion design. Elsa Schiaparelli twelve commandments

Elsa Schiaparelli twelve commandments
Born Elsa Luisa Maria, into a noble Italian family, Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) is a renowned Parisian fashion designer. Noteworthy, the well-known Coco Chanel wanted to be like her, in witty look at things, and the courage of the experimenter. She cooperated with the best representatives of the artistic elite of the time. The gift of the artist forever provided for Schiaparelli a place in the history of fashion. She still amazes and inspires artists, costumers, and designers from all over the world.
The phenomenon of Surrealism played a huge role in the development of modern fashion design. Schiaparelli grew up in an eccentric environment, and in New York she eagerly followed the development of the Art Deco and Cubism.
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Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis. Rendezvous with Princess Gloria

Rendezvous with Princess Gloria
Princess, more precisely, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis (born 23 February 1960) belongs to the highest aristocracy of Germany. Today she not often spoils the audience with her appearance in public, in contrast to the turbulent years of her youth, when the representative of the princely family was called punk princess. In an interview to the TV channel “Russia 24” (Rendezvous with Princess Gloria. Special Report by Russian journalist Denis Arapov) she told about what metamorphosis happened to the European aristocracy, and what will happen to it in the near future. They met in New York. Princess Gloria was painting his portrait and Denis Arapov was interviewing her.
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Dolce and Gabbana famous fashion show remembered for stunning jewellery. Fabulous look, wearing crown and jewellery Polish Model Zuzanna Bijoch

Polish Model Zuzanna Bijoch
Born June 20, 1994, in Katowice, Poland, Zuzanna Bijoch won the competition “Bravo, Girl!” in 2007. Meanwhile, the green-eyed brunette Zuzanna Bijoch made her debut in 2011, when Miuccia Prada had chosen her to face their latest campaign. And after that, Zuzanna signed an exclusive contract. Noteworthy, in the world ranking Models she took 19th place among the Top 50 models. She looks especially beautiful in ads of such jewellery brands as Yes jewellery, Manuel Gomes da Costa Watches & Jewelry, and more.
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Photographed by Annie Leibovitz Amy Adams and Tim Burton for Vogue US, December 2014

Amy Adams and Tim Burton for Vogue
American actress and singer Amy Adams and Hollywood director Tim Burton appeared in a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue US, December 2014. The photoshoot featured the teamwork of the actress and her director in the film “Big Eyes”. So, Amy Adams appears in a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Red Shoes”, with Tim Burton.
In a photo set “Wings of Desire” she is wearing Alexander McQueen ivory ostrich-feather dress. The magic shoes bring the dancing girl to a cliff, where she is transforming into a bird.
According to Leibovitz, she looked at Barbara Bazilian’s 1997 retelling of Andersen’s fairy tale. Hair stylist – Julien d’Ys, Makeup artist Aaron de Mey, and Set Design by Stefan Beckman, Vogue, December 2014.
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