BY: BY S.L. STRACHAN • SELECT PHOTOS BY CHERYL GERBER

for Jewelry

Holidays are when gift giving becomes serious business. And nothing says “You’re the one,” like a beautiful piece of jewelry. So we’re bringing you a sampling of sparklers and sparkling designs that are sure to please your intended, whether she’s serious about bling or is more understated.


Subtle charm: Mallary Marks orange sapphire, pink sapphire and blue zircon briolette “Circus” necklace set in 18-kt. gold is paired with her ruby and orange sapphire “Lattice” earrings set in 18-kt. gold.
Katy Beh Contemporary Jewelry, 3708 Magazine St., 896-6900.







Show your pride in the city and state when you wear this handmade, hammered sterling-silver fleur-de-lis pendant called “St. Francisville.” Fleur d’Orleans, 3701 Magazine St., 899-5585, Riverwalk Mall, 565-4005.














Drape her neck with diamonds. And why not do it with this stunning necklace: A fancy yellow trillion diamond drop hangs on a white and yellow diamond accent chain, set in platinum and 18-kt. gold. Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, Lakeside Shopping Center, 832-0000, The Shops at Canal Place, 581-6161.










I do! Especially when presented with this diamond ring, a design handcrafted by Tom Mathis. Centered by an ideal round, brilliant cut diamond flanked by flat set, round brilliant cut diamonds, the ring’s platinum setting has a “secret” fleur-de-lis carved into the side. Symmetry Jewelers and Designers, 8138 Hampson St., 861-9925.








You’ve never seen opals like this before. Rare yellow opals are crafted into earrings and a broach highlighted with diamonds and set in18-kt. yellow gold. A yellow opal necklace, not shown here, completes the look. Adler’s, 722 Canal St., Lakeside Shopping Center, 523-5292.













Local jewelry designer Shannon Borgerding, better known as Gogo, brings a sexy edge to her “Guns and Roses” necklace. Made of silver, she can customize chain lengths, though we like how the emblem lays just at the collarbone at 18 inches. Gogo Jewelry, 4212 Magazine St., 304-8458.




















Wear one, two—yes, even three—of these dazzling bracelets. Made in an “antique” style, the bracelets’ 14-kt. yellow gold and sterling silver create a shining backdrop for the diamonds. Friend & Co., 7713 Maple St., 866-5433.