November 28, 2011
Fantasy Jewelry
Victoria’s Secret fashion show is airing this week – which should feature the Fantasy Treasure – a turquoise bra with nearly 3400 precious gems, including 142 carats of white and yellow diamonds, pearls, citrines and aquamarines, all set in 18-carat white and yellow gold. The centrepiece includes two white diamonds, each more than 8 carats, and two 14-carat yellow diamonds. Value: $2.5 million!
Even though not too many of us could afford this – or have a place to wear it – the use of gemstones in an undergarment is really such a waste! Beyond the runway or the pages of a glamour magazine, what happens to such a “treasure”? What becomes of those “white” diamonds?
And, technically speaking, those diamonds aren’t white – but they might be colorless. When I hear white to describe diamonds, I think of milky and opaque – and those aren’t opaque! For those who know diamonds, we know. …Dii
