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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NO! that Van Cleef Alhambra jewelry is hideous[/quote]

Oh please. It is gorgeous.[/quote]

It reminds me so strongly of like Shrinky Dinks or “Make it and Bake it” Jewelry. The ones that look like shamrocks are particularly hilarious. Have you read the story of the empires who had no clothes? People will buy anything. [/quote]

VCA started in the late 1800s / early 1900s and their craftsmen developed a groundbreaking method in the industry in which no prongs are visible in the jewelry. It was established in the 30s, very few people are accomplished enough to do it, and it takes around 300 hours to complete. The "shamrock" is actually inspired by the Alhambra palace in Spain, which is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture with elements of Spanish Renaissance. Americans - no culture, zero taste. [/quote]

I've been to the Alhambra several times and I think it's one of the most beautiful places on earth. 
That said I would never wear this try-hard jewelry.  As my mother was fond of saying, "a fool and his money are soon parted". 
This "groundbreaking no-prong method" is now replicated machines in China for a few cents per pendant.  My teenage daughter's friends all have dupes and I can't tell ANY difference between theirs and the originals that the moms at school wear. 
Have you not noticed?  These things have saturated the mass market.  [/quote]

They're gorgeous and the fakes are obvious.  Its fine for your daughter and teens to wear the fakes, but you shouldn't.
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