ye -% 12e0__ ee _78e0__ 2e7-e “ @ eo —e —* @ com >” <= | | Holiday Gtift-Giving @or 8 ._@er_2 @Q@art_ —_@et_ Oo. @er_ 8 7 a eee oo 2 er ow oe a ee 3 y ve Selecting The Most Sure- Fire Gifts For The Holidays (NAPSA)—Are you looking for a sure-fire way to solve the annual holiday conundrum of what to buy for the ladies on your holiday list? With the right suggestions and a little planning, you can easily solve this dilemma and become the hero of the season. Think about it. What type of gift does every womanlove to receive? Hint: Jewelry. It can be colored gemstones, diamonds, pearls, or gold, but jewelry is always a surefire hit, especially if it is an item she can wear every day to complement her wardrobe. This year, after seemingly endless seasons of minimalism, fashion designers have gotten the message that for the holidays, women want to dress up and look great. That means fabulous dresses of lush satins, velvets and lace, sexy high-heeled shoes—and the unmistakable luxuryof real jewelry. What items and colors will be best? Consider the directions from top international fashion designers. Valentino wowed Paris with a ruffled and layered Salome gown of lipstick red chiffon; Lagerfeld at Chanel, Galliano at Christian Dior, and Donatella Versace all showed cotton candy-like confections in the most delicate shades of pink. The look of the season is Hollywood glamour, and the T) According to the Gemological Institute of America, rubies such as thesewill be among the gemstones that can complement this holiday season’s fashionable colorsin clothes. Photo GIA phire, and rose quartz; the lush gemstones can take a wide variety of forms: as classical rounded cabochonsor cut into sparkling facets for rings, pendants, and earrings, or expertly carved into beads or briolette drops for necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. The current trend in jewelry is bold. The newest pieces are scaled up in size and go for high drama. Oneof the hot items of the season is a chunky gemstonering that calls attention to the hands. Another popular choice is to add a colorful pendant to a favorite and garnet; and the vivid shades of ruby andred coral. These versatile accented with stations of colored beads or briolettes. If she likes to strongest color spectrum ranges from the palest pink to the deepest burgundy. According to experts at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), the gemstones that may best complement the range of this season’s fashionable colors in clothes include the delicate pastels of morganite, kunzite, pink sapred/violets of rhodolite, rubellite, charm bracelet or necklace, stand out in a crowd, go for the ultimate in glamour: chandelier earrings with shimmering gemstone drops that lightly dust the shoulders. Right now is the perfect time to browse through catalogs and visit jewelry stores to see the latest selections for the holiday. With this season’s wide rangeofcolorful, versatile jewelry, you can be assured whatever gift you choose will be a winner. For more information on diamonds, colored gemstones, and jewelry, as well as education opportunities in these fields, visit GIA at www.gia.edu, or call 800-421-7250.
