SyFy in Manhattan, microsoft style

There comes a time in every girls life when you've got to upgrade the computer. At robertachiarella.com we've got a bunch of them, with our wireless this and that, a few blackberry's, laptops and a macbook pro. 

Some of our computers are pretty old and won't allow us to run the UPS shipping program we use to make sure our jewelry gets to your house on time. So, it's upgrade time in the office. I got myself the biggest, fastest, coolest looking shiny black machine HP had to offer, stuffed with memory and windows 7 "64 bits", which (I am told) is the way to go.

The programs open faster than I can figure out how to use them, which is a lot better than watching the little hourglass on the screen.
  Of course, you don't just plug it in and go! We had to make all new network connections, and copy all the files from the server that has had Windows 2000 since 2000! Then, you test the whole thing to make sure we're good to go.
It's fun using windows 7, in some ways they have outdone the mac operating system, it's so easy a dog can use it (that's the assistant webmaster in the photo) once you master the learning curve.

And that wasn't easy- trying to learn a new computer this week. Our golden globes work paid off with a great photo shoot in Us Magazine, and some pretty good press. It's amazing that our designs were such good matches for the beautiful (and expensive) diamonds and emeralds that we saw on the red carpet last week. Penelope Cruz and Meryl Streep were pictured wearing some great looking outfits, with earrings that were hard to tell apart from ones at http://www.robertachiarella.com/. Penelope wore earrings similar to "j's jewel earrings" that we feature on our internet store,

Meryl Streep wore an earring nearly identical to a piece we are just introducing, so guess what we called it? Meryl's earring, of course and I'm sure you'll love it. Sales have been great, we're packing and shipping like crazy. One of our brides-to-be used our bridal party discount to outfit her bridesmaids in the J's Jewel earrings, they are certainly elegant enough for a wedding.

You had to cheer for Mo'nique, she had the real things, actual roberta chiarella "unforgettable teardrop earrings" that retail for $98 on our site. I had so much fun working with her on her movie, Precious, and to see her wear my earrings was a real thrill. And we've done a lot of TV watching, renting movies, and reading books thanks to old man winter hitting New York yet again.

It's cold out there, too cold to spend much time outside. Maybe it's just as well, I can work on some new designs and play with my new computer. If I can get the I tunes playlists back, my new internet experience will be complete. Ciao!

I got the look !

So, what do you think jewelry designers do when they watch television? We keep one hand on the pause button of the remote control, and have a pencil in the other. Watching the golden globes, I tend to make quick sketches of what the stars are wearing, and then go through my jewelry inventory to see if I had anticipated what the look might be at an event like this. This year, I can't tell you how many women wore jewelry that was so similar to some of my creations.
For starters, we saw Angelina Jolie not win anything but she wore the most beautiful cream colored versace dress. Under her long hair were earrings that could very well be my 'pick a pear' cubic zirconia earrings, though I'm reasonably sure hers were diamond creations made or lent for the night. Next, I almost fell off the chair when I saw Eva Longoria Parker wearing an earring that was a dead ringer for my "rocky road" earring. I was delighetd when my favorite actress, Kate Winslet, comes out to accept her golden globe for 'the reader' wearing a drop earring that looked amazingly like my "Baby A's jewel earrings". They sure looked so great on her.

She wore an Yves Saint Laurent beatifully simple black dress (I'm always on the lookout for YSL, having worked for him for many years) which looked great when she held a golden globe in each hand! I also spotted Penelope Cruz wearing a stunning version of my "island pearl earrings".

It's apparent to so many women that you can get the look without having to spend the big bucks, visiting outlets and keeping an eye out for sales. It was apparent to the folks at Us Weekly that you could get the golden globe look without going broke. They put together a great spread in their Us Style section of this weeks issue, letting you enter to win a "star-inspired gown from Hollywood's big night". And, because the Us fashion editors are so fashion-savvy and know what readers want to see (and just maybe because I sent them a 'hint'), the star inspired gowns are paired with my jewelry.
So, you don't have to hope you are the winner, you can get the jewelry tomorrow from robertachiarella.com, and my sources tell me the dresses will be on sale in various stores soon. And to think, some people think the golden globes are boring ! Not me. Next up are the academy awards, if you want to have fun like I do, just bring a sketch pad and keep a firm grip on the remote. Have fun! Ciao.