If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsJewels are the starting point to discuss past eras, romance, lost fortunes, revolution, precious stones and personal histories. This podcast explores every facet of jewellery – from who makes it, to who wears it, and why – and is a must-listen for everyone who loves jewellery or might be buying a piece of jewellery; anyone interested in design and history; and all those who love a rollicking real-life story. Carol Woolton is Britain’s leading authority on jewellery and gemstones and has entertained and informed the readers of British Vogue and Tatler as Jewellery Editor for more than 25 years. She is a writer, lecturer, historian, editor, curator, stylist, and author of five books on the fascinating subject of jewellery. She has contributed widely to magazines, newspapers and online supplements around the world including the Financial Times, Vogue China, Vanity Fair, Air Mail, American Vogue, Tatler and the Daily Telegraph. Carol mentors and promotes young jewellers and designers and is a founder member of the Leopards charity (#londonleopards), established in 2016, to preserve the expertise, innovation and design excellence in jewellery as well as identifying and nurturing young talent critical to its future.
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Episodes
TRACKING VIKING JEWELS with Dr Cat Jarman
February 17, 2022 01:00 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBCarol speaks to Dr Cat Jarman about the jewellery, trade routes and fashion tastes of the legendary seafaring people, the Vikings. Dr Cat Jarman is a bioarcheologist and author of the bestselling River Kings. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycrea...
LUMINOUS with BROOKE SHIELDS AND ROBERT PROCOP
February 03, 2022 01:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBCarol has a very special guest this week, the actress and model Brooke Shields, who has had a passionate interest in jewellery all her life. They are joined by the star jeweller of Beverley Hills, Robert Procop, with whom Brooke is launching a new collection on February 22nd 2022, Luminous. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editi...
GEOFFREY MUNN - ROCK CRYSTAL, THE BREATH OF THE WHITE DRAGON
January 20, 2022 01:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBCarol speaks to the author, social historian, jewellery expert and star of TV's Antiques Roadshow, Geoffrey Munn, about one of the most enigmatic and fascinating substances, rock crystal, with its timeless mysteries. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @ben...
BEJEWELLED ANIMALS with Marion Fasel
January 06, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBIn the first episode of 2022, Carol speaks to jewellery historian and author Marion Fasel about the impact the animal kingdom has had on jewellery design. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Rea...
MARILYN MONROE: WHY DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND
December 23, 2021 01:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBFor the final episode of 2021, Carol discusses why "diamonds are a girl's best friend" with LA-based author and journalist Karina Longworth, presenter of the You Must Remember This podcast. Together they analyse Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the movie that gave us the famous diamond-related adage, and discuss the careers of Anita Loos, the author of the original novel on which the film is based, and of Marilyn Monroe herself. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more informat...
PETER CARL FABERGÉ, THE ROYAL JEWELLER
December 09, 2021 09:43 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBFor the seventh episode of season two, Carol talks with one of the world's foremost Fabergé experts, Kieran McCarthy, author and director of Wartski, about the life and legacy of Russian master jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @ben...
CHIEFER DCYPHA
November 25, 2021 11:22 - 49 minutes - 68 MBIn this episode, Carol has a wide-ranging chat with Chiefer Dcypha, the London-born jeweller of Ghanaian heritage, who has become one of the hottest young jewellery designers around, making pieces for music stars like Jorja Smith and sports legends such as Anthony Joshua. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timw...
THE SNAKE IN ART AND JEWELLERY
November 25, 2021 10:49 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBFor her fifth episode of season two, Carol talks to Philip Mould, the art historian, gallery owner and star of BBC One's Fake or Fortune?, and to jewellery historian, author and lecturer Amanda Triossi, on the subject of the snake, and its wide-ranging, eye-catching presence in the history of art and jewellery. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash ...
MY BRILLIANT CAREER with Theo Fennell, and Emerald & Coco Fennell
October 28, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBFor the fourth episode of her second season, Carol speaks to jewellery designer Theo Fennell about his career, and the choices that led him to become Britain's leading celebrity jeweller. We also hear from Theo's daughters - fashion designer Coco Fennell and actor/writer/director Emerald Fennell - regarding their opinion of their father's career path, and how he has influenced theirs. For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by N...
PICASSO AND ARTISTS' JEWELLERY
October 14, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBFor the third episode of her second season, Carol speaks to Manon Lecaplain, curator at the Museo Picasso in Barcelona, Spain, and to gallery owner and author Louisa Guinness - on the subject of artists' jewellery, in particular the jewellery that Picasso made. For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreati...
COLOUR AND THE SECRET LIFE OF BLUE JEWELS
September 30, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBCarol talks to Kassia St Clair, author of The Secret Lives Of Colour, and Lucia Silvestri, creative director at Bulgari, about the enduring magic and mystery of colour, and how it affects, inspires and soothes us - with a particular focus on blue, the world's most loved colour. For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentle...
TIARAS AND JEWELS OF EMPRESS JOSÉPHINE
September 16, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBIn this first episode of season two, Carol talks to historian Pierre Branda and author and luxury expert Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, on the glittering subject of Empress Joséphine, Napoleon's first wife, and the dazzling array of jewels and artefacts the couple collected during their union. For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music, editing and translation voiceover by Tim Thornton @timwthornton ...
ELIZABETH SALZMAN
July 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBCarol speaks to celebrity super-stylist Elizabeth Salzman about her life and work, and her top tips for the red carpet. For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery Hosted on Acast. ...
KATE WILLIAMS - The Jewels of Mary, Queen of Scots
July 15, 2021 09:39 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBCarol speaks to historian Professor Kate Williams, about the life and fabulous jewel collection of Mary, Queen of Scots. For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery Hosted on Acast....
FIRST LADY JEWELS - Francesca Amfitheatrof and Frank Everett
July 01, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBThe UK has the Crown Jewels, but in the US and France jewellery connoisseurs observe their First Ladies. In this episode, Carol and her guests Francesca Amfitheatrof (Artistic Director of Jewellery at Louis Vuitton) and Frank Everett (former Senior Vice President of Jewellery at Sotheby’s New York) explore the hidden meanings of the White House jewels. Jewellery is a powerful messenger and the First Lady makes a subtly powerful statement with what she wears. Francesca Amfitheatrof is brillia...
BRIDGERTON - Ellen Mirojnick and Lorenzo Mancianti
June 17, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBNo one on the planet can have missed the mass hysteria created over Bridgerton, Shonda Rhimes' Netflix show. If you’re one of the rare people who haven’t watched it, I urge you to do so, it's a sort of new Gossip Girl meets Jane Austen, offering visually compelling escapism set around a fictional high society in London’s Regency era, dancing at ostentatious balls and dances, sipping tea in empire-waist gowns, and reading gossip about the night before, written by an anonymous columnist named ...
LIFE IN JEWELS - historian Diana Scarisbrick
June 03, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBCarol talks to the leading jewellery academic Diana Scarisbrick – an author, curator and specialist in neo-classical gems – who studies the cultural, social and political significance of jewellery. Over her 50-year career she’s written more than 20 books, including such definitive works as Rings: Jewellery of Power, Love and Loyalty; Jewellery in Britain from 1066-1837; Portrait Jewels: Opulence and Intimacy from the Medici to the Romanovs; and most recently Diamonds: 700 Years of Glory and ...
SUPERSTITIOUS GEMS - Stephen Webster and Dr Jeffrey Post
May 20, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBJewellery is one of the oldest decorative arts, originally answering our need for adornment in the form of shells, feathers, bones and pebbles. This rich cultural history dates back beyond recorded history. Their rarity and beauty meant they were used as decoration as well as amulets, to ward off evil. Gradually jewellery became attached to status, but stones were still considered to bring good health, wisdom and love, while superstitions and curses associated with others linger to this day....
ALL THAT GLITTERS - Katherine Ryan, Shaun Leane and Solange Azagury-Partridge
May 06, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBThe new BBC 2 jewellery talent competition, All That Glitters, is like The Great British Bake Off but contestants cook with precious metals and gems instead of flour and sugar. Eight jewellers battle to create bestsellers and bespoke pieces for real-life clients – in 3 hours. Carol meets the show’s host, Canadian comedienne Katherine Ryan, and the judges Solange Azagury-Partridge and Shaun Leane, two of Britain’s most respected contemporary jewellery designers. For more information, please...
HOLLYWOOD JEWELS with Victoria Brynner and Martyn Lawrence Bullard
April 19, 2021 18:33 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBCarol’s launch episode, in time for the Oscars, looks at old and new Hollywood jewels. She is joined by Victoria Brynner, daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Yul Brynner and Chilean model Doris Kleiner (whose best friend, Elizabeth Taylor, was Victoria’s godmother). Victoria’s company, Stardust Brands, links stars with brands, providing casting and creative consulting in the luxury world. Carol and Victoria are joined by the Kardashians' go-to designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard – the TV ...