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Editor-in-Chief
Emili Vesilind
Gemstones in gloriously offbeat hues set the tone this season
SPRING 2026
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GEMSTONES IN GLORIOUSLY
OFFBEAT HUES SET THE TONE
THIS SEASON
Creative Director
Peter Yates
ALAIN SIMIĆ is a Manhattan-based fashion
and jewelry photographer who has shot
campaigns for global brands such as De Beers
and Sotheby’s, in addition to independent
jewelry companies including Ring Concierge
and Greenwich St. Jewelers. His work has
been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and
Town & Country, among other publications.
Simić captured the latest in colored gemstone
jewelry in “Bright Ideas” (page 34).
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ALAIN SIMIĆ
Executive Editor
Melissa Bernardo
Photography Editor
Katie Dunn
Watch Editor
Victoria Gomelsky
Editorial Contributors
Tanya Dukes, Amy Elliott,
Melissa Magsaysay, Randi Molofsky,
Britt Siminitz, Kristin Taylor Young
Account Manager
Jacqueline Tortorella
Senior Production Manager
Nestor Cervantes
Production Artist
Angel Mass
Stylist: Aleksandra Markovic
A DV E R T I S I N G
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ZAHN-Z 14k yellow gold Queen Z
Vintage Halo Burmese ring with 1.68
ct. Burmese vivid reddish-pink spinel and
diamonds; $12,300; zahanzjewelry.com
Publisher
Mark Smelzer
National Sales Director
Heather Hanson
Lionheart 18k Dome Satin tourmaline
ring with 0.75 ct. t.w. diamonds and
7.8 cts. t.w. tourmalines; $9,250;
lionheartjewelry.com
Zome 18k rose gold Vera ring with
7.2 ct. peach-pink tourmaline and
multicolored tourmalines; price upon
request; zo-me.com
Starling 14k gold double prong Cloud
ring with pink tourmaline; $5,580;
starlingjewelry.com
Gurhan 24k yellow gold one-of-akind Rune ring with a cabochon-cut
tourmaline; $14,490; gurhan.com
Greenwich St. Jewelers estate collection
18k yellow gold ring with 13.15 cts. t.w.
amethyst and 4.4 cts. t.w. diamonds;
$24,600; greenwichjewelers.com
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ALEKSANDRA MARKOVIC is a fashion
stylist and creative director with a background
in luxury print publishing. After leading
Harper’s Bazaar Serbia as executive editor and
Grazia Serbia as editor-in-chief, Aleksandra
relocated to New York City, where her work—
which has appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar,
Elle, Grazia, and Numéro—evolved from
magazine editing to styling. Markovic artfully
styled Ukrainian model Anastasiia Koval for
this issue’s photo feature, “Bright Ideas.”
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