Kenny Has a New Video

[iLander]

Ha, ha! Teasing Kenny because I know he has a sense of humor!

Plus I'm bored . . .

Kenny's the guy with the giant fox collar. And the Batman jammies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes

 

[Enerchi]

That's some stylin' wardrobe he's packing!!! I kinda like that huge fur coat!!!

 

[iLander]

That's some stylin' wardrobe he's packing!!! I kinda like that huge fur coat!!!

LOL! Is it sad that I have a coat VERY similar to that one, but it's full length and in PURPLE?

I thrift shop all the time, and I'm pretty sure I've bought back my own stuff at least once.

 

[Enerchi]

That's some stylin' wardrobe he's packing!!! I kinda like that huge fur coat!!!

LOL! Is it sad that I have a coat VERY similar to that one, but it's full length and in PURPLE?

I thrift shop all the time, and I'm pretty sure I've bought back my own stuff at least once.

Now that's funny!!!

I'm just going to be the public health nurse for a moment here -- and advise if you are thrift shopping, be sure to put the clothing in a VERY HOT dryer for at least 30 minutes to kill any bed bugs or larvae that could be on them... you just never know and in my work, I *do* know what's on a lot of the things that end up at donation sites....

Ok, back to happier thoughts... like those batman PJ's w the feet!!! Or the deLorean!! "Back to the Future"!!! ITs Doc!!!!

 

[kenny]

 

[minousbijoux]

Hah, ha! That is TOO funny, as I did not even need to click through to the video to know that you were talking about Macklemore!

On so many levels, I love what he has done here. I love that he is poking fun at fashion. I love that he goes against the grain and endorses thrift store shopping as fashion and, as a Mom who's son fell for the whole tough guy gangsta rap world (as you know), I LOVE that Macklemore comes along and makes what isn't hip, well, hip! I know a lot of gangsta types who love the song too!

 

[iLander]

Kenny- I knew you'd see it as a preposterous, silly joke. You rock, Kenny!

Mnoux- I love this song! My DD introduced it to me and it's a hoot. It's the successor to Gundam Style and the Harlem Shake. It's in it's 15 minutes. I love it.

DD's a big thrift shopper too. She says all her friends are into thrift shopping, and her generation completely accepts it. But then some of her friends go the other extreme and spend $1000 (I kid you not) on a prom dress. DD found hers on the department store sale rack for $59. And she looks stunning.

Enerchi- Ugh, I know. I don't buy anything thing that needs dry cleaning, since that is never a thorough process, and it's all washed so thoroughly, I worry if it will make it through the hot/hot/hot cycles. But who cares if I have to throw it out? It's 99 cents! No used shoes for me, though.

What I find interesting about thrift shopping is that it takes the clothes out of the context of time and fashion. You have to evaluate them on their own merits for cut, style, color, etc., without a "brand" breathing down your neck. My DD has picked out so many clothes that I used to wear back in the day, and then eventually threw away. But, outside of the context of the "styles of the year", they're really timeless. It's opened my eyes and made me very wary of buying into trends, and it's made my wardrobe a bit classier. Yup. Classier.

Actually ebay is a great source, too. With Calvin Klein and a lot of other brands having their closeouts on there, it's pretty awesome. There's an ebay seller that sells new discontinued clothes and they have over 2 MILLION feedbacks! It's amazing how many clothes are in this world. How picky are we?

 

[kenny]

Kenny- I knew you'd see it as a preposterous, silly joke. You rock, Kenny!

I don't just rock.
I FCD!

 

[iLander]

Kenny- I knew you'd see it as a preposterous, silly joke. You rock, Kenny!

I don't just rock.
I FCD!

LOL!!

 

[minousbijoux]

Kenny- I knew you'd see it as a preposterous, silly joke. You rock, Kenny!

I don't just rock.
I FCD!

Now if you could just FCD at thrift stores you'd be all set

 

[iLander]

Kenny- I knew you'd see it as a preposterous, silly joke. You rock, Kenny!

I don't just rock.
I FCD!

Now if you could just FCD at thrift stores you'd be all set

I know, right?

 

[kenny]

OMG, imagine finding fully natural FCDs in a thrift store or garage sale for a few bucks? ! ?

 

[iLander]

OMG, imagine finding fully natural FCDs in a thrift store or garage sale for a few bucks? ! ?

That would be awesome!

I did the equivalent for me; I found an antique Steiff bear for $75! I collect Steiff and the seller thought it might be Steiff but wasn't sure, since he wasn't marked. The bear is about 10 inches tall, the desirable white color, etc., excellent condition. He's worth about $1200, even on ebay.

You never know, someone might sell a piece of antique jewelry and just assume the stone is a pink topaz or tourmaline. You never know, antique dealers can't be experts on Everything. You could carry one of those little diamond scanners in your pocket.

What is the history of FCD's in antique jewelry, Kenny? There must have been some pieces that got made, my great-grandmother's ring has a yellowish diamond in the middle of it's daisy design.

 

[kenny]

What is the history of FCD's in antique jewelry, Kenny? There must have been some pieces that got made, my great-grandmother's ring has a yellowish diamond in the middle of it's daisy design.

Very good question.
I don't know.
Maybe I'll look into it.

We all know about famous doorknob FCDs like the Hope diamond, or the Dresden Green, but I wonder if these tiny dots of color like I collect are a newer thing.
Did anyone 50, 100 or 200 years ago even bother with 10-point FCDs?
I kind of doubt it since the price is so high and technology to verify fully natural origin may not have existed.
Then again the earth didn't change its mind and start to give them up only recently.
I doubt they just threw away the small ones.

 

[iLander]

Very good question.
I don't know.
Maybe I'll look into it.

We all know about famous doorknob FCDs like the Hope diamond, or the Dresden Green, but I wonder if these tiny dots of color like I collect are a newer thing.
Did anyone 50, 100 or 200 years ago even bother with 10-point FCDs?
I kind of doubt it since the price is so high and technology to verify fully natural origin may not have existed.
Then again the earth didn't change its mind and start to give them up only recently.
I doubt they just threw away the small ones.

Yes, please do! I think emailing the GIA and a few of the old auction houses would be a good start. Would Leibish know anything?

I'm not sure they would have worried about origin 100 years ago, irradiation wasn't a possibility at the time. Maybe they did throw them away, or just assumed the red ones were rubies or something like that. Is there a bunch of antique Australian (or wherever Argyle is) jewelry out there with colored diamonds? Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me, people are so clueless.

My great-grandmother's ring is from 1910, so they were aware of at least the yellow ones, since the daisy design works with the (ever so slightly) yellow center. It's a European ring, not American, if that helps.

This is an interesting mystery, FCD's can't be a new phenom, right? Maybe you should start a thread in CS and see if you get any responses from the vendors.

 

[arkieb1]

G'day,

I read somewhere that they used to pull a lot of the Cognac and Champagne coloured diamonds (I assume the pinks too) out of the Western Australian mines (that includes the Argyle mines) and use them as industrial diamonds or crush them and use the powder for grit for saws and polishing. About 20 odd years ago some bright spark saw the beauty in them and decided to reinvent an advertising campaign around the Cognacs, the Champagnes and of course the stunning pink diamonds that come from there. These days they hold what they find and sell off limited numbers of stones in closed auctions and command top prices for them.

I talked to some older people from the area and they were saying yep many years ago they couldn't get rid of coloured stones from there and many weren't considered to be worth mining. I was thinking damn it I wish I was around when they were pulling them out of the ground and trashing them because they weren't white. Gives a whole new meaning to the notion you guys use of magic dust.....

 

[minousbijoux]

Or there is a joke going around about the common misspelling of "fluor" as "flour." Gives a whole new meaning to "diamond flour"!

 

[kenny]

These days they hold what they find and sell off limited numbers of stones in closed auctions and command top prices for them.

Not all.
You are referring Argyle's annual Tender auction which sells that year's best 50 or so pinks, reds, violets and blues.

The other zillion FCDs from the Argyle mine are sold through conventional vendors, not via auction.

 

[arkieb1]

Hi Kenny,

I think they still have very strategic marketing campaigns and sell a limited amount of stones that don't go into the tender process. I will ask a jeweller friend here that I know but I think the "other" stones are quite limited as to what is available as well. I seem to remember a few years ago talking to a guy that worked for Rio Tinto and he was saying they do stockpile them to drive up the prices in Australia, I am not sure if that is the case Internationally.

All diamonds are more expensive in Australia. Argyle diamonds, the whites, champagnes and cognacs are one and a half to three times the price of a comparable stone here because people pay for the name or brand "Argyle." One of my good friends has a pink argyle engagement ring and a pink argyle band. I couldn't believe what she paid for the stones and most people look at it and dismiss it because of the size of the diamonds - they have no idea she paid much more than a large white stone for it.

Your collection is amazing, BTW. That green OEC is to die for, I drool all over my keyboard every time I see it!!!

 

[kenny]

Thanks.

I'd be curious if Argyle holds back FCDs other than the annual 50 or so Tender stones.
If so how are they sold?

 

[arkieb1]

Yes I am curious as well, I thought for the pinks they only sell smaller stones outside the tender process. I will ask some jewellers I know here and see if they know if they do hold them or if they are sold open slather in the International diamond markets. My husband also knows people that work for Rio Tinto so I will see if they have any ideas too.

Calleija here in Australia is one of the largest sellers of Argyle pink jewellery, if you want to admire some amazing pink bling;

http://www.calleija.com.au/argyle-pink-diamond-collection-rings

 

[kenny]

Yes I am curious as well, I thought for the pinks they only sell smaller stones outside the tender process. I will ask some jewellers I know here and see if they know if they do hold them or if they are sold open slather in the International diamond markets. My husband also knows people that work for Rio Tinto so I will see if they have any ideas too.

Calleija here in Australia is one of the largest sellers of Argyle pink jewellery, if you want to admire some amazing pink bling;

http://www.calleija.com.au/argyle-pink-diamond-collection-rings

Wow, thank you so much for the link.
Fantastic FCD jewelry.
They really know how to maximize the impact of tiny FCDs.

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