In this episode, fashion-insider, host Kristen Cole (in NYC) sits with the incredibly sharp "fellow fashion veteran" Valery Demure (in London), a jewelry expert and founder of Valery Demure Consultancy, and Objet d'Emotion, to talk all things industry and fine jewelry right now. The women discuss: Greenwashing and other systemic industry issues, Sale Cadence, Fine Jewelry, the mood and trends she's seeing in her Paris showroom, the Buyers who are getting it right, Discovery shifts, Breaking through the overcrowded market as an Emerging Designer, Travel "It opens your mind."-V.D., Motherhood, Work/Life balance, Why Consignment is a Killer, what Valery dreads in a client, the highs and lows of Retail, her Objet d'Emotion extended London pop-up, Resale platforms, her favorite Fine Jewelry brands, and what's in her closet (hint: well-made, European and Japanese avant-garde). Kristen also touches on creative director shifts as seen in Gucci, Bottega Veneta and Bally, Pinkwashing in Pride Month, news on Edward Enniful at British Vogue, Rosie Assoulin's Resort '24 presentation in Brooklyn, The Row's private sale, Jonathan Cohen's pop-up, Angelina Jolie's new venture, Gabriela Hearst's big news, Metrograph tennis doc The French, tennis style at the French Open, and the perfect white canvas sneakers for summer by Keds and Vans.