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...nearly 200 pages in her new memoir, “Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box”, Albright illuminates for the reader how her pin and brooch collection has affected her foreign policy. Yes, you read that correctly. In the book, Albright writes that her jewelry collection became, “before long, and without intending it ... a part of [her] diplomatic arsenal.” Now, we all know that jewelry makes a statement, but it’s hard to believe that the first thing running through most politicians?...
Some students agree that Albright’s enthusiasm for jewelry diminishes her seriousness as a politician. “For her diplomatic skills to be ‘pinned’ on a brooch collection is as ridiculous as George W. Bush’s 8-year presidency,” says Marco Cianflone ’13. Other students think that the book seems like a refreshing break from most stuffy political memoirs. “I, for one, usually buy books written by a dead people, but I actually might read this book,” says...
...black Armand Basi bubble dress with the yellow flower brooch? The cunning orange sheath with the pleated waist that she wore to receive the heir to the Japanese throne? Or the one-shouldered white cocktail number that she paired this summer in Mallorca with the chunky necklace? It wasn't that long ago that Letizia Ortiz, 37, tended to dress in the anchorwoman's power blazers and pastel cardigans. But somewhere along the line, the former journalist has become a fashion icon, coming in number two on Vanity Fair's renowned Best Dressed List for 2009. That's what being...
...work in textured yellow gold and raw emeralds, sapphires and opals became even wilder, Jacqueline Onassis became a convert. His most significant client, however, was the Queen of England, who still reaches into her jewelry box for old favorites. Last year she chose to wear a striking Grima brooch of rubies and diamonds, created for her in 1966, to read her annual Christmas speech...
...PAULO Actress Bruna Lombardi favors H. Stern's Cobblestone brooch...