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BUILDING A JEWELRY WARDROBE: Five Essential Pieces Every Woman Should Own What Is Your Jewelry Personality — “The great thing about jewelry is that is lets Traditionalist or Trendsetter? women express their personalities, sometimes hen you shop for jewelry, do you even more so than their wardrobe does,” says gravitate toward the classics like Parman. For example, if your job requires you W pearls, diamonds and gold or are to wear a conservative suit when you’re more you drawn to the newest jewelry trends? comfortable in bright colors, you can let your Whatever your taste in jewelry, accessories style shine through by wearing a pair of spar- are as much a part of your personal style as kling earrings or a fabulous bracelet. the clothes you wear. “I am a classic cross-over between traditional- Pearls Offer Perennial Style ist and trendsetter,” says Sharon Scott, Jewelry earls never go out of style -- a single Television host. “I tend to spend more money on strand of pearls is a perfect accent for ev- traditional pieces, but I love to incorporate a few P erything from a little black cocktail dress trendy pieces (like the citrine dangle earrings) to jeans and a t-shirt. Multi-color pearls, either each season to change the look of an outfit. in single strands or in groups, add pizzazz to Changing your jewelry really makes an outfit any wardrobe. look completely different!” “I’m fairly traditional so the five essentials “Finding your personal style comes from are the staples of my jewelry wardrobe,” says inside,” says Natalie Parman, Vice President of Dawn Tesh, Jewelry Television host. “I’m never Merchandising at Jewelry Television. It means afraid to accent with a strand of pearls.” wearing what you like and what you know “Every woman needs a classic strand of makes you look good. That doesn’t necessar- pearls,” agrees Parman, who recommends a ily mean spending a huge amount of money; 12- to 14-inch strand of pearls for versatility. rather, it’s express- ing who you When choosing a strand of pearls, look for 5- to are whether you’re 7-millimeter wearing a designer “Remember that jewelry pearls that label or a thrift should be fun, and wearing are individu- store find. the same exact pieces every ally knotted day can get boring!” between each — Mandy Bradshaw, pearl instead Jewelry Television. of just strung together one after the other – that’s a sign of quality. A 14-karat gold safety clasp adds style and safety. Pearls are not just for necklaces, either. If your budget allows, go for a matching pair of ear- rings to complete the set.

Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend o jewelry box is complete without a pair of diamond stud earrings. “I wear my diamond stud earrings all the Ntime,” says Tesh. “You can wear diamond studs with anything,” agrees Parman. “They add an instant touch of glamour.” White metal settings have been very popular

6 www.tvshoptalk.com l Spring 2006 recently, but yellow gold is body type – a 12-inch chain for a piece that you’ll wear fre- always a good choice. And if works with most necklaces quently, because it is stronger you love the look of diamond if you have a slender build, and very durable.” studs, but not the price tag, while an 18-inch chain will fit consider a nice pair of cubic The Left-Hand Ring zirconia studs. “When a good here is a lot of hoopla quality CZ is set in yellow about the “left hand ring” gold or white metal, it is al- T these days. But another most impossible to tell it from great option that won’t break the real thing,” says Parman. the bank is a simple, elegant cigar ring. “This classic style is Bracelets Are A Charm bold and wide,” says Parman. reat yourself to a bracelet “Whether you choose yellow or that can become your white gold, a cigar band ring is T signature. Charm or tennis versatile and chic.” bracelets finish off an outfit, and let you present a personal Briolette Bursts onto the Scene style statement. “Charm brace- f you’re looking for some- lets never go out of style,” says thing more trendy and Parman. “They let you show off Imodern, briolette jewelry has your personality – passionate been making the scene. A gem- cooks can sport kitchen utensil stone cut with triangular facets THE FIVE ESSENTIAL PIECES: charms, while cat lovers can into the shape of a teardrop or flaunt their favorite breed.” Pearls elongated pendant, briolette Tennis bracelets can say a Diamonds comes in a rainbow of colors, lot about you as well. Do you A Signature Bracelet including amethyst, peridot, go for the classic diamond A Gold Chain garnet, citrine and tourmaline. tennis bracelet, or are you an An Elegant Cigar Band Ring “Briolette is beautiful and individualist who goes for a dramatic,” says Parman. “It nontraditional gemstone such better proportionately if you can be fun and modern like a as amethyst or peridot? are curvy. If you own chains citrine dangle pendant with of varying lengths, try layering silk cord, or drop dead glam- All That Glitters them for a rich look. orous like a pair of chande- ccording to the World Because gold is a naturally lier-style diamond earrings Gold Council, the big- soft metal, it is mixed with a with one yellow sapphire and gest news in jewelry percentage of alloys (metals) two green sapphire briolette Adesigns this year is the shift that modify the color of the dangles.” away from gemstones towards gold and makes it harder and “For me, it’s about color,” heavy-metal jewels. At Vicen- stronger, an important feature explains Mandy Bradshaw, zaOro, a jewelry trade show for jewelry. The karat weight Jewelry Television host. “I held in Vicenza, Italy, in Janu- will tell you how much pure have two little girls (and a ary 2006, chunky yellow gold gold your jewelry contains. For third on the way) and my necklaces were all the rage. example, pure gold is 24 karat daughters love vivid, bright A gold necklace is a piece or 99.99% pure. Gold jewelry colors. I have a ring in almost you’ll turn to again and again, can come in 10-, 14-, 18-, 22- every semi-precious stone whether you’re wearing a and 24-karat standards. there is, and I change them cute summer dress or a stuffy “The karat weight is really out almost daily. Women business suit. Choose a length a personal preference,” says should remember that jewelry that’s right for you. Keep in Parman. “While 18-karat gold should be fun, and wearing mind that the chain length will is certainly refined, the 10-karat the same exact pieces every often vary according to your gold is actually a good choice day can get boring!”p

Spring 2006 l www.tvshoptalk.com 7 ShopAtHome Host Fly Me Kim Stamper Weds Finance Executive Brian Church in an Elegant To The Moon Nashville Ceremony Alfred Sung. I actually went bles. A 13-member band played into a bridal gallery for another live music throughout the night. dress and saw this dress and fell As a surprise to me, Brian sang in love with it. I tried it on and ‘Fly Me To The Moon,’ at the started crying (along with my reception. It was the first time Mom and sister) and knew that anyone in Tennessee had heard was the dress.” him sing. It was perfect.” ShopAtHome Colleagues The Honeymoon Cheer Her On “We went to St. Lucia for “Lea Little was a bridesmaid. our honeymoon (which was a Shawn Diddy, Christina Reguli surprise to me) and stayed in and Chuck Long were all in a private villa on the side of a attendance as well as other cliff with two butlers and 24- producers and production as- hour service. Needless to say sistants. We had 250 guests.” it was PERFECT.” p The Ceremony “We were married at Scarritt- Bennett in Nashville. It’s a beau- tiful chapel that is registered with the historical society; it is How They Met right off the Vanderbilt Univer- “We were both placed on a sity campus. My ceremony was business professionals’ board very traditional, and the theme at church and headed up a golf was understated elegance. The tournament fund raiser for the ceremony began at 5:30 p.m. Youth Life Learning Center on Saturday, January 28, 2006, here in Nashville.” with our favorite Christian song, The Proposal ‘Redeemer’ sung by Debbie Wi- “We actually dated for 10 nans of the famous gospel-sing- months before we got engaged. ing Winans family. Our vows Having waited 37 years He asked me to marry him on were traditional, and we carried for God to bring my air during my cooking show. It the candlelight theme from the was a total surprise.” husband, I found it wedding to the reception.” wonderful that not only The Dress The Reception did I meet him at church, “My dress was designed by “We had hors d’oeuvres, salad, but his name is Church. a Canadian designer named and three entrées with vegeta- – Kim Church

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hen Cindy Adams lost her Juicy, and Me.” (St. Martin’s Press) beloved husband, Joey Ad- The 75-year-old Adams, who is famous for ams, a Borscht Belt1 come- doting on Jazzy with expensive lunches of free- dian and humor columnist range chicken at New York’s tony Le Cirque to whom she was married restaurant and for dressing him in sable coats Wfor 47 years, friends presented her with a custom-tailored by Dennis Basso, is part of a five-pound Yorkshire terrier to keep her com- growing American trend. According to the pany. Adams, a gossip col- American Pet Products umnist for The New York Pets provide unconditional Manufacturers Association Post chronicled her mar- love, affection, and (APPMA)’s 2005-2006 Na- riage and her newfound health benefits. tional Pet Owners Survey, friendship with the Yorkie Americans own approxi- in the 2003 novel, “The Gift of Jazzy,” and mately 73 million dogs, 90 million cats, 139 its 2006 sequel “Living A Dog’s Life: Jazzy, million freshwater fish, 9 million saltwater fish,

1According to Wikipedia.com, Borscht Belt is an informal term for the summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in Sullivan and Ulster Counties in upstate New York which were frequented by Ashkenazi Jews. Borscht is a kind of beet soup popular with people of Eastern European origin. The term Borscht Belt can also refer to the Catskill region itself.

1 0 www.tvshoptalk.com l Spring 2006 16 million birds, 18 million of the skincare team of Rodan small animals and 11 million + Fields, of her one-year-old reptiles. Goldendoodle Gus. “The steady increase in Fifty-nine percent say pets pet ownership confirms that a are good for their health and growing number of us are re- the health of their family and alizing pets truly enhance our help them to relax. “No mat- lives,” said Bob Vetere, man- ter what kind of day I’ve had, aging director and COO of Gospel Hour makes me laugh APPMA. “Pets not only pro- everyday,” said ShopAtHome vide unconditional love and host Christina Reguli of her affection, research now shows 17-hand dark bay thorough- they also provide significant bred horse, a retired show health benefits.” jumper. “He’s a great teacher, and a great friend.” Fellow ShopAtHome host Scott Attea had this to say Veronica, daughter of about his one-and-a-half-year- America’s Store host Tina old Boxer/Chow mix named Berry, and their dog Mia. Pookie, “He was the only sur- vivor of a litter of five that were important fact as 76 million left duct-taped in a cardboard Baby Boomers in the United box on a construction site. I States approach retirement age. adopted him from an animal u It is estimated that most women will spend the last 12 to 15 years of their lives alone. Accord- ing to Dr. Alan Beck, Director for the Center for the Human- ShopAtHome host Animal Bond at the School of Christina Reguli relaxes Veterinary Medicine at Purdue with her retired thorough- University, pets “stimulate ex- bred Gospel Hour ercise, encourage laughter, and facilitate social contact. These Owning a pet can help low- benefits add up to an improved er blood pressure, decrease the sense of well being.” number of visits to a physician, Most pet owners agree with reduce depression, increase what research has shown. Ac- heart attack survival, and de- cording to the survey, nearly all crease loneliness, according to pet owners say companionship, Pets and The Aging: Science love, company and affection Supports The Animal-Human are the number one benefits to Bond, an April 2003 study by owning a pet. “Someone is al- Dr. Katie Rodan of the PAWSitive InterAction. ways waiting at home to greet QVC skincare team Rodan A pet can help to alleviate you with a big sloppy kiss!” +Fields with her one-year- the loneliness that many se- says QVC’s Katie Rodan M.D. old Goldendoodle Gus. niors experience, a particularly

Spring 2006 l www.tvshoptalk.com 1 1 shelter at about 6 weeks old. There is a great bond between us as if he knows I saved him, and he is always there for me when I get home Newest to relax and play.” Forty percent say that owning a dog mo- Science in tivates them to exercise on a regular basis. Pet owners are known to be health conscious, like to look their best, like to exercise with their pet, are Skin Care happy and maintain a well-organized home.

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Use for 30 days if you are dissatisfied simply return the product and get a full refund. inspired to launch a high-end line of pet accesso- ries herself. Her dog’s boutique, Jazzy’s of Park Avenue, opened in the Macy’s flagship New York store in February 2003, according to a New York Times article. All the best dogs were there, she said of the grand opening, shamelessly dropping names. “Bryant Gumbel’s Maltese, Cujo. Barbara Walters’s Cha-Cha. Henry Kissinger’s dog.” In Spring 2004, Adams launched a more affordable version on QVC. “You don’t have to live on Park Avenue to have a ‘Park Av- enue’ dog,” said Adams during the launch. “Jazzy Couture is high fashion without the high price tag. Nothing is too good for our canine companions….” ShopAtHome host Scott Attea snuggles That Adams’ entrepreneurship was inspired with his Boxer/Chow mix Pookie. by her late Yorkie Jazzy supports PAWSitive In- terAction’s findings that animals can be a criti- oncology at the Mayo Clinic Medical School, cal factor in successful aging. “Studies suggest who participated in the PAWSitive InterAction that pets can do more than keep you young at study. “They can keep your heart – and the rest heart,” said Dr. Edward Creagan, a professor of of you – younger and healthier.” p

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hat’s all the This searing sarcasm and biting hu- fuss about Baby mor are trademark Joan Rivers and are Boomers turn- the basis of her famous red-carpet quips. ing 60 this year? For a while, Joan’s comments were con- At 72, Joan Riv- sidered to be so acerbic and mean-spir- ers is pre-Baby ited that stars would literally dodge her Boomer and still on the red carpet, hoping to avoid her Wgoing strong. The comedienne, author, spot-on commentary. Like the time she playwright, film director, Emmy-Award asked, “Is Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her fa- winning talk show host, and jewelry de- vorite food is seconds.” signer is also grandma to Melissa’s son “I succeeded by saying what everyone Edgar Cooper Endicott, or “Coop” as she else is thinking,” Joan says matter-of-factly. calls him. What’s the secret behind her Joan has never been one to shrink from boundless energy? Joan once quipped, controversy. The 1978 film Rabbit Test, “I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had which she wrote and directed, starred Billy wanted us to bend over, He would have Crystal in his film debut as Lionel Carpen- put diamonds on the floor.” ter, a young man who has a one-night u

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hat’s all the This searing sarcasm and biting hu- fuss about Baby mor are trademark Joan Rivers and are Boomers turn- the basis of her famous red-carpet quips. ing 60 this year? For a while, Joan’s comments were con- At 72, Joan Riv- sidered to be so acerbic and mean-spir- ers is pre-Baby ited that stars would literally dodge her Boomer and still on the red carpet, hoping to avoid her going strong. The comedienne, author, spot-on commentary. Like the time she playwright, film director, Emmy-Award asked, “Is Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her fa- winning talk show host, and jewelry de- vorite food is seconds.” signer is also grandma to Melissa’s son “I succeeded by saying what everyone Edgar Cooper Endicott, or “Coop” as she else is thinking,” Joan says matter-of-factly. calls him. What’s the secret behind her Joan has never been one to shrink from boundless energy? Joan once quipped, controversy. The 1978 film Rabbit Test, “I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had which she wrote and directed, starred Billy wanted us to bend over, He would have Crystal in his film debut as Lionel Carpen- put diamonds on the floor.” ter, a young man who has a one-night u

“Great looks are created piece by gorgeous piece. It’s what you pair with what you wear that takes an outfit out of the ordinary and into up-to-the-minute style.” – Joan Rivers

Spring 2006 l www.tvshoptalk.com 1 7 stand atop a pinball table and winds up as the world’s first pregnant man. Was Rabbit Test a reflection on her feelings about mother- hood? At the time, her daughter Melissa was 10 years old. “A child…can be taught not to do certain things such as touch a hot stove, turn on the gas, pull lamps off their tables by their cords, or wake mommy before noon,” she joked about her par- enting style. Joan has always been an inno- vator. Rabbit Test was one of the first feature films to be shot on videotape, and then transferred to film stock, according to the Internet Movie Database (www. imdb.com). But being Melissa’s mom has always been her top prior- ity. Her struggle to survive a well-documented career slump in the 1980s and the devastat- ing suicide of her husband Ed- gar Rosenberg became a 1994 NBC-TV movie, Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Me- lissa Rivers Story, in which the mother and daughter starred. At the time, Joan said, “I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go “Thank God we’re living in through another door - or I’ll a country where the sky’s make a door. Something terrific the limit, the stores are open will come no matter how dark late, and you can shop in bed the present.” thanks to television.” Joan was one of the first celeb- rities to recognize the power of – Joan Rivers televised retail, making her TV shopping debut in 1989 when QVC offered her the oppor- tunity to design and sell her u

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own line of costume jewelry. best known for her red-carpet like the Oscars,” said Ryan The Joan Rivers Classics awards show coverage. In O’Hara, President of TV Collection was born. 2004, Joan and co-host Me- Guide Channel. Joan’s famous sense of lissa jumped TV networks, fashion and style are reflect- leaving longtime home E! to ed in the development of her land at the fast-growing TV classic jewelry and cosmetic Guide Channel. lines at QVC. “Thank God Since then, TV Guide we’re living in a country Channel has featured com- where the sky’s the limit, the prehensive award show stores are open late and you coverage hosted by Joan and can shop in bed thanks to Melissa, with the Queens of television,” she said. the Red Carpet celebrat- Joan Rivers Beauty in- ing TV’s biggest nights cludes her own line of skin- from the Emmy Awards, care treatment products called The Grammys, The Golden Joan Rivers Results Skincare Globes, the Country Music and her signature fragrance Awards, and of course, The At the 78th Annual Now & Forever. About the Academy Awards. Academy Awards, Joan effectiveness of her skincare “TV Guide Channel is and Melissa Rivers brought line, Joan has joked, “I wish committed to celebrating viewers commentary on I had a twin, so I could know TV culture, and one way up-to-the-minute fashions what I’d look like without we are doing so is through as hosts of TV Guide Chan- plastic surgery.” our live, in-depth coverage nel’ red carpet coverage. Outside of QVC, Joan is of major television events “It’s a continuation of what we saw at the Gold- en Globes,” said Joan Rivers. “Everything was flowy and feminine, very soft.” Commenting on the spectacle that the red car- pet has evolved into, the original award show diva ended the interview with a statement that show- cased her sharp wit and fashion wisdom. “The best accessory on the red carpet this year was family,” said Joan Rivers, “Nominees like Terrence Howard, who brought his son, made it a point to share this wonderful night with the people most im- portant to them. p

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2 4 www.tvshoptalk.com l Spring 2006 Even products as stylish as Patti LaBelle’s go through the wringer at HSN’s QA Lab. HSN Host Bill Green with Patti LaBelle. enware and electrical ap- food section of local grocers my team’s job to make sure pliances, HSN’s product with measuring tape in hand the delivered product lives evaluators test for safety to determine the size of the up to their expectations. I standards and confirm that average 24-pound bird. The can relate to the frustration the products perform accord- claims had to be adjusted to customers feel when they ing to their claims. When a an 18-pound turkey instead. buy a defective product. vendor recently submitted a “Here at HSN, we sell Each day, when we examine roaster oven for evaluation the product twice,” adds new products here at HSN, and claimed that it could McLaughlin. “Once, when we remember our own ex- roast turkeys up to 24 pounds, we take customers’ orders, periences and strive to make evaluators at HSN were and then again when they sure that the customer has a dispatched to the frozen receive the merchandise. It’s positive experience.” s

Spring 2006 l www.tvshoptalk.com 2 5 This spring, Bravo premieres the third season of “Blow Out,” the original reality docu-series featuring hair stylist and entre- preneur Jonathan An- tin, in all its hair-rais- ing drama. With a new baby in his life, Jonathan tackles fatherhood with as much passion as he does his career. TThe seven-episode series kicks off at a high point in Jonathan’s life as he maintains the suc- cess of his multi-million dollar Jonathan Prod- uct empire while partaking in fashion shows, photo shoots, and personal appearances from coast to coast -- all while styling many of Hol- lywood’s elite stars. Stay tuned as Jonathan learns the respon- sibilities that success and fatherhood bring, reconnects with old foes, meets with a new therapist, attempts to set sales records during a ® ® ® 2-hour marathon show Just purchase the TOTAL CHOICE package, HBO , Starz Super Pack, SHOWTIME UNLIMITED® and Cinemax®. Offer ends 04/29/06 and is available on approved credit. “I am driven by on QVC, launches new New lease customers only. DIRECTV hardware and programming available separately. innovative products, the hope that Add $4.99/mo. for 2nd and each additional receiver. and even hits the star- someday, two studded slopes at the of my products will be in three Sundance Film Festival million showers for some hairstyling across the U.S.,” and snowboarding. p reveals Antin.

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QVC Inc. will invest $75 million to open a new distri- bution center on a 265-acre parcel of land in Florence, South Carolina. QVC expects to create 400 jobs initially and will have up to one million square feet of warehouse and distribution space that is ex- pected to open in mid 2007. This mid-sized Southern city is large enough to boast a performance theater, sym- phony orchestra, many ballet companies, museums, festi- Freedom Florence. Still, add to the pleasant lifestyle vals, the Pee Dee Cyclones the City is small enough to that citizens enjoy. Florence, in the Southern Professional preserve a small-town feeling which touts itself as “The Hockey league, and the world- with a number of tree-lined City of Character,” has 33,000 class recreation complex streets and parks, all of which residents who exude a strong sense of community pride and Southern hospitality. “I know that QVC will be extremely happy with the productivity and dedication of our people at their new dis- tribution center,” said South Carolina State Senator Hugh K. Leatherman. “QVC will find that when a company locates in our area, that local and state gov- ernment is there to help them in any way we can. I know that QVC will be a great corporate citizen.” p

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