My husband and I attended a charity ball a couple of weeks ago. It was a very nice event and as always, I was fascinated with the fashions and jewelry. We live in a conservative community so the majority of the women are still wearing black (including me) although I was glad to see some red, violet and yellow dresses in the crowd. I was disturbed, however, to see too many instances of the “crown jewels” effect…women who were wearing gaudy simulated gemstone jewelry. I will confess, I own a couple of pieces that can pass as diamonds but are really Moissanite or CZ stones. These stones are believable and fall into the carat weight of something I could possibly afford. What I was seeing here were simulated pieces that in their true form would normally be worn by either someone on the red carpet or the Queen herself.
To my delight, there was a momentary bright spot. I saw a youngish woman, wearing a lovely brown strapless gown with the most beautiful faceted smoky quartz necklace. Ah, a wonderful jewelry choice in natural stones that set her apart from the masses! How refreshing!
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