Jewelry

[culebra]

You can see RLM's beautiful sterling pieces at Nieman Marcus.  They have hefty price tags, but are lovely.

[Shanus]

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@Seashell girl wrote:

Didn’t watch his show, but I really don’t follow him since he has switched to the current metals.  I used to love his sterling silver pieces and own many nice pieces.  I would love to see home return to his original content.  Silver is not really that expensive and I follow the designers that use it here. Their prices are not much higher and I feel that I am at least purchasing something that will last forever.  I love his style!

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@Seashell girl  Bronze is considered by jewelers to be a “noble metal” ie: not base metal. Silver prices are much higher than bronze and since RLM pieces are usually much larger and architectural, these pieces done in silver would  be cost prohibitive. 

Silver jewelry on Q that’s affordable are usually pieces where silver is only used on rings and stones added to complete the ring, beads which are hollow or bracelets. 

Compaired w/ lines like Jai, smaller bracelets, cuffs, earrings in silver could be more affordable. If Jai did pieces as large as RLM, in sterling silver, the prices would be out of sight. For example, most cast Jai enhancers are in the $250 range in sterling silver and smaller than RLM bronze pendants. Few bronze pieces are priced that high. 

[Shanus]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

I wonder why/how he got demoted to bronze.  As someone who likes modern jewelry I used to enjoy his silver shows.  I'm not buying bronze.

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@faeriemoon He was not demoted to bronze. He still makes jewelry in silver at much higher prices for clothing designers. His jewelry in silver (mostly larger in size) would be & was too expensive to sell well on Q. BTW, bronze has the same shine as silver w/o tarnishing.

[just wonder]

I imagine he gets somewhat disappointed with the lower number of sales when he thinks back to the heyday for jewelry sales at the Q.  As to the bronze, at first I was a little disappointed when he switched from sterling to bronze, but I LOVE the white bronze pieces!!!!  They have an incredible shine and are so much easier to store and take care, and you sure can't tell the difference from expensive sterling silver.  Give it a try.  I am totally hooked on RLM white bronze.  The gold over bronze is fine too, but the white is truly STUNNING!!! 

[Shanus]

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@just wonder wrote:

I imagine he gets somewhat disappointed with the lower number of sales when he thinks back to the heyday for jewelry sales at the Q.  As to the bronze, at first I was a little disappointed when he switched from sterling to bronze, but I LOVE the white bronze pieces!!!!  They have an incredible shine and are so much easier to store and take care, and you sure can't tell the difference from expensive sterling silver.  Give it a try.  I am totally hooked on RLM white bronze.  The gold over bronze is fine too, but the white is truly STUNNING!!! 

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@just wonder  I agree. I’m a white metal gal. What I don’t make myself in silver, I enjoy the white bronze or Sebaag who uses silver, but electroform process, to achieve a large presence with less weight and not the expense of solid silver for the size. 

[coconut1818]

I have seen him act pretty grumpy.  It's been a few years ago.  I don't remember who the host was, but it was uncomfortable to watch.  Although we all have bad days, while at work there is no excuse for that. 

[MizKringle]

I watched the show when they presented the  Big Deal and Robert seemed happy - much happier than he has been in a while. I thought the midnight show was just a rebroadcast of the Big Deal presentation. In general, Robert was much more animated and happier talking about his pieces this visit than he has been in recent memory. It was good to see him be so positive. 

I have a lot of his silver pieces and a few of his bronze. I like the warmth of the silver, but the bronze is growing on me. The white bronze is brighter and whiter than silver, and it is very appealing in some pieces. But I feel that the silver pieces mold to the body a bit better. 

[depglass]

Catch8 and Shanus, thank you for the white bronze recommendation. I rarely watch him anymore because they won't let him sell silver.  They meaning QVC, I would think.  I just assumed white bronze would tarnish like the bronze color bronze he used to use.  Remember the multi color woven bracelet that I think was a TSV?  Those poor reviews turned me off of his bronze and copper completely.