One of the best hairstyles of the past couple years is Blake Lively's hair for Gossip Girl on the episode featuring the white party. Her hair was loosely tossed back into a large bun of curls which were framed with braids. The hair was styled after looks reminiscent of the Bohemian and Grecian inspired hairstyles. The romantic hairstyle was also accented with two stone jeweled headbands, one worn along side the braid framing the bun and another close to her forehead. There are a number of pave set ribbon headpieces that you can purchase instead of a traditional tiara that would nicely complement this particular look. Many of these jeweled headbands are fashioned on the back of a ribbon, and simply tied into the hair. If the white ribbon is just too bold for your bridal look, consider just pinning in the pave set headband into the hair with bobbi pins and remove the ribbon. Another option is to make a small ribbon out of clear veil tulle instead of white ribbon which can also hold the jewels in place. (Read More.....)
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Ancient Egyptians have always been extremely talented in their art of goldsmithing. The Ancient Egyptians were among the first to consitute jewelry-making as a profession. Through archaeological finds we know they first began making their jewelry using natural materials such as beads, shells and bones, but their art took a new turn when metals and natural gemstones such as gold, gold, turquoise, agate were readily available with regular mission trips to the Eastern Desert and Nubia. Napoleon Bonaparte's conquest over Egypt in 1798 through 1801 sparked an interest in all things Egyptian as he brought back ancient artifacts which revived the Egyptian style in architecture, furniture design and jewelry. Egyptian and Grecian styles have been making their appearances on celebrities in Hollywood as ancient styles become modern again breath new life into fashion. Angelina Jolie made a striking appearance at the 2009 Oscars wearing a 65-carat Colombian emerald ring and 15-carat emerald drop earrings by Lorraine Schwartz. The earliest history of emeralds were in fact found found in Egypt, by the Red sea. The Egyptians mined emeralds on the hillside of Djebel Sikeit and Djebel Zabarah. Classic Egyptian jewels are often appear very modern with straight lines and feature striking gemstones with exquisite laborious settings. Emeralds and Rubies worn with a white wedding gown are the perfect contrast of colors. Consider a high impact with color such as an emerald than the basic white diamond look every bride chooses. Cleopatra’s favorite gem was the emerald. Be Unique and Unforgettable. 
Melania Knauss, Slovenian super-model choose a Galliano wedding gown for her wedding that weighed nearly 50 pounds. It was the first time that a bride was the cover model for Vogue. Melania's Galliano designed gown made headlines as it required over 28 seamstresses, and 1000 hours of work, including 550 hours of embroidery. The gown had 98 yards of beautiful white satin and was encrusted with more than 1500 crystal rhinestones, a 13-foot train, and a 16-foot veil. The gown was estimated to be over $2,00,000 but it is reported that the bride paid $100,000 because of all the favorable publicity that the gown caused. Melania required 4 fitting sessions one of which lasted for four hours. The most stunning features of her wedding look was the gathering fabric of her gown and the stunning ornate Edwardian necklace that Fred Leighton jewelers borrowed to her. At the reception she changed at her reception to a Vera Wang dress with a flower headpiece. 
