Chicago, Illinois is the largest city in the state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. The Chicago metropolitan area has a population of over 9.4 million in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, making it also the third largest metropolitan area in the US. Chicago is located along the shore of Lake Michigan. The city’s monikers include “Chicago land”, the “Windy City”, “Chi-Town”, “Chi-City”, the “Second City” and the “City of the Big Shoulders”.

Chicago is a major center of transportation, industry, culture, medicine and higher education.

A major transportation hub, Chicago is the third largest inter-modal port in the world after Hong Kong and Singapore. Chicago is one of the largest hubs of passenger rail service in the nation with Amtrak providing connections to New York, Seattle, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington DC. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates an extensive network of buses and a rapid transit system know locally as the “L” (for elevated), which includes services to Midway and O’Hare airports. Chicago stands out among large cities for offering 150 miles of on-street bike lanes, 10,000 bike racks and a state-of-the-art central bicycle commuter station in Millennium Park.

Chicago has ten interstate highways running through the city and suburbs which include I-90 (also known in some segments as The Kennedy Expressway, Chicago Skyway, The Dan Ryan Expressway and The O’Hare Extension), I-57 (Bishop Ford Freeway), I-94 (Kennedy Expressway), I-55 (Stevenson Expressway), I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway), I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), I-80 (Kingery Expressway), I-355 (North-South Tollway), I-190 (The O’Hare Extension) and I-88 (East-West Tollway and Reagan Memorial).

Midway International and O’Hare International Airport service the Chicago area. In 2005, O’Hare was reported as the world’s busiest airport by aircraft movements and second busiest by total passenger traffic. Gary/ Chicago International Airport, located in Gary, Indiana, serves and the third Chicago area airport. Chicago/Rockford International Airport is a regional base for United Parcel Service flights, some passenger flight and occasionally as a relief to O’Hare. Chicago is also the world headquarters for United Airlines, the world’s second-largest airline.

The city has been rated as having the most balanced economy in the US, due to a high level of diversification. Some of the largest employers include over 66 Fortune 500 companies such as The Boeing Company, Sara Lee, Walgreens, Motorola, Caterpillar, Sears, State Farm Insurance, Allstate, Deere, McDonald’s, Aon, Office Max, USG and the Tribune Company. The city hosts four major financial and future exchanges including the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Headquartered in the Chicago area are several medical products and services companies such as Baxter International, Abbott Laboratories and the Healthcare Financial Services division of General Electric.

Chi-Town offers a variety of culture stemming from its deep history to present-day modern arts. The Museum Campus is a 10-acre lakefront park sitting on the southern section of Grant Park and surrounds three of the city’s main museums: the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Shedd Aquarium. Grant Park also hosts the Art Institute of Chicago, a partner of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The only building surviving the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 is the Museum of Science and Industry. Chicago’s museums also include the Oriental Institute, part of the University of Chicago, the Freedom Museum, Chicago History Museum, DuSable Museum of African-American History, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, the Peggy Notebeart Nature Museum and The Renaissance Society.

The city has and abundant entertainment and performing arts scene. Chicago’s renowned theater companies include the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the Goodman Theatre Company and the Victory Gardens Theater. Other theatres such as the Strawdog Theatre Company, The House Theatre of Chicago, TimeLine Theatre Company and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company offer an array of plays and musicals.

Broadway musicals are held at venues including LaSalle Bank Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Ford Oriental Theatre and the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Broadway in Chicago was created in July 2000 and brings touring productions to the Chicago area. A few of the productions brought by “Broadway in Chicago” are: Blue Man Group, Wicked, Rent, Stomp, The Color Purple, Hairspray, Chicago, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Cats, The Producers and Jesus Christ Superstar. Chicago is also home to the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Joffrey Ballet, Music of the Baroque, Chicago Opera Theater, the Chicago Chamber Musicians and more.

Known for its skyscrapers, Chicago boasts the world’s tallest skyline. Notably historic high-rise buildings grace the Chicago skyline such as the Chicago Board of Trade Building and the Merchandise Mart, once the first on the list of the largest buildings in the world and still listed sixth. The tallest building in the United States, the Sears Tower is located in Chicago. The Aon Center and the John Hancock Center are also notable skyscrapers that give Chicago a distinct city skyline. Future building skyscrapers include Waterview Tower, Chicago Spire and Trump International Hotel and Tower. The 60602 zip code was named by Forbes as the hottest zip code in the country with many upscale buildings such as The Heritage at Millennium Park, The Legacy and Momo.

Chicago has a number of architectural gems in its historical church buildings. The Chicago Temple/First United Methodist Church boasts a 22-story skyscraper surmounted by a steeple 568 feet above street level, making it the tallest church in the world. Three basilicas: Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of All Saints and St. Hyacinth proudly stand in Chicago’s city limits. St. Josaphat’s, St. Adalbert’s, Mary of the Angels, Church of the Epiphany, St. Gabriel Church, Metropolitan Community Church, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, St. Clement Church, St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Church and St. Simeon Mirotovici are other pristine and cherished church buildings in Chicago. Chicago was named the best sports city in the Unites States by The Sporting News in 2006.

The city is one of three U.S. cities to host two Major League Baseball teams; the Chicago Cubs (known to fans as “The Cubbies”) play in Wrigley Field and the Chicago White Sox play in the US Cellular Field. The Chicago Bears, Chicago’s NFL team, play at Soldier Field and the Chicago Rush, the city’s Arena Football League team, play at the Allstate Arena. One of the world’s most recognized basketball teams, the Chicago Bulls play at the United Center. The Bulls won six NBA titles in the 1990’s during the reign of Michael Jordan. The United Center also hosts the Chicago Sky, a WNBA team. Chicago has two hockey teams: the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Wolves. The city is also home to the Chicago Fire, a MLS soccer team playing in Toyota Park.

Chicago gives tourists a trip to remember and in 2005 thirty-three million visitors from across the world came to visit The Windy City. Luxury shopping along the Magnificent Mile as well Navy Pier, a 3,000-foot pier is home to restaurants, shops, museums, exhibition halls, auditoriums and a 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel.

Navy Pier offers shopping for apparel, Chicago souvenirs, gifts and collectibles, toys and games and more at stores like All the Time, DC’s Mad Hatter, Earthly Elements, Funky Chameleon, Gold & Silver Art FX, Navy Pier Store, A Silver Lining, The Sports Store, Strictly Sterling, Sun Coolers, Varsity Stop Outfitters, Windy City Leathers, Y-Knot, Air One, Making History, Oh Yes Chicago!, Alamo Flags, Ferris Wheel Photos, Grand Avenue Gourmet, Life’s A Holiday, Jahjah Village, Oiled Up, TransPIERency, Fashion Bazaar, Irish Imports, The Oriental Arts Center, Passage to India, The Russian Place, Sitara, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Magic Masters, Bike Chicago, Faces in Focus Caricatures, Temporary Tattoos and more.

Chicago has shopping malls scattered throughout the city. Stores such as Ann Taylor Loft, The Body Shop, The Bose Store, Eddie Bauer, Emporium Luggage, Femme de Carriere, Glenn Poor Chicago, Gold Leaf Tobacco, Marshalls, Nordstrom, Olily, Lucky Brand, Sephora, and Swatch are sprinkled all through downtown as well as the suburbs.

Chicago is famous for its signature deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches, the Maxwell Street Polish and the Chicago hot dog, which is made of Vienna beef and loaded with mustard, onion, tomato, pickle relish, celery salt, sport peppers and a dill pickle spear; putting ketchup on a Chicago

When we think of the Fashion Clothing Industry, we generally think of France, Germany Italy. The thought that Eastern European can produce talented fashion designers, does not come straight to mind. But I hope my article can educate and inform much more people that creativity and quality does travel beyond the confines of Europe. Moldova is one such country that encompasses the workforce needed to fuel companies such as Multitexlondon. Who are providing Fashion clothes throughout Europe? Stefan Cel Mare, formely known as Lenin Boulevard, is in the very centre of Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova. Between government buildings in the north and hotels at the southern end of the street huddle all the important institutions and agencies as well as the boutiques of well-known brands like Hugo Boss, adidas or Puma.whoever wants to be successful or wants to participate in the meagre fruit of the Moldovan economy has an address here.

Female employees, students, women who moments earlier were crammed together in one of the mini buses bringing them from the districts of Botanica or nearby the city centre, surprise by there elegance. Most popular are jackets made of soft, black leather with a business-like blouse worn with formelly but generously cut trousers.people in Moldova spend an average of 7% of their income on clothes (against 6% in Germany).

With the collapse of the East European COMECON (see Annexe @bottom of this article) market at the beginning of the transformation period ( 1989 -1991), the sewing machines came to a grinding halt. Times have changed since this bleak period and now pockets of business are appearing all over the place, two blocks from Boulevard Stefan Cel Mare toward the east, there can be heard once more the sounds of the machines from the factories of lonel and Steau Reds, former textile conglomerates which have since been privatised and divided into smaller companies.Today, there are about 50 comapnies in the whole country producing mostly garments and some textiles. They rae Italian, Turkish or German owned and financed.

The Republic of Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. The average income is €300 per year. Survival on such a low income is impossible even in the Republic of Moldova. In 1999 already, the cost of a basket of basic commodities, was three times higher than the average income. Many Moldovans only manage to survive because they have relatives in the countryside who help them out with food grown on their own small farms. Furthermore, 800,000 people left Moldova in the past 10 years to go to the West and contribute remittences which are a vital for the famillies they have left behind at home.

Like all other states of the former Soviet Union, Moldova has experienced a dramatic economic declie.1993 and 1994 were marked as being the “black years” as in any other former socialist country; in 1993 alone, the GDP declined by more than 30%. Production broke down and inflation soared – to 116% in 1994. Most of the former state companies had to close. This was only the beginning, another crisis came in 1998 when the Russian market collapsed – the only market of importance that remained for Moldovans products after the break down of the COMEDON. The countries GDP declined even further and Moldova was on the edge of bankruptcy.

The country was bailed out by the usual International creditors. This enatiled a high level of dependance on, the likes of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which imposed sanctions such as “an unprecedented fiscal adjustment and tight monetary policy” to contain the external market shock effect. This meant a severe cutback in social spending in order to reduce inefficieny in the social sectors. Fifty hospitals were closed, education and health next to be imposed of cuts by a third and school fees were brought back.ten percent of public employees were dismissed. Although there has been a slight recovery in the economy since 2000, the Moldovan economy has still not reached its 1990 level. Moldova’s Garment Industry

Moldova’s garment industry is the countries second most important industry after wine. Its main customer is Italy, which buys 32% of Moldova’s exports, followed by Germany with 32% and the USA with 16%.compared to neighbouring Romania, Moldova has a small but increasing share of the European Union’s market in garments. Until recently, the advice to source from Moldova as a tip given only to adventurous entrepreneurs. Close to the Black sea, the country was, historically speaking, a kind of plaything between East & West – at least until it became part of the Soviet Union.

When the socialist system collapsed, Moldova again oscillated back and forth between Europe and the old Soviet structures. The fact that one of the borders remains unrecognised by its neighbours and that teh country has been let since 2001 by Vladmir Voronin, a communist president, at least in theory, this of course is perceived to be as an instability. In foreign policy terms, this makes Moldova an almost no-go area for foreign direct investment. But foreign direct investment is not needed for production under the OPT system. Though Moldova is still seen as a difficult country, buyers are increasingly sourcing from there. Of course cheap labour costs pay there part, according to the IMF, labour costs in Moldova are lower than in China.

Exploiting Poverty

Contrary to other country studies, there has been no systematic research carried out. If you were to ask garment workers in Moldova about their woking conditions, they spontaneously decry the very low wages:the legal minimum wage in Moldova in Feb 2004 was €26 a month. This figure has not changed although it’s 2008.

For Vsevolod Barbaneagra, vice – president of the Trade Union Confederatia Sindicatelor din Republika Moldava (CSRM) affiliated to the ICFTU, the wage situation has been dramatic since 1997:”we need living wages! At the moment wages are 60% below the subsistence level in Moldova”.

In the countryside, sewing in a factory is a kind if seasonal work which women do in the Winter. Women work on the farm in the summer and in the winter apply for work in a factory, either in the rural areas or in one of the urban centres. Those who are employed all year round are in any case forced to compliment their meagure wage through some form of subsistence farming. My cousin ( Antonina S) is based in a Moldovan sewing factory, and the testament of the working conditions is so bad, that when i asked her about raising these issues with the appropiate group authority, a union such as Solidaritate, she just laughed at me and indicated that speaking out is not a wise thing to do.

So not only is she working in very poor conditions, on top of that she has no representation to look out for herself and her co-workers, whom are all on poor wages and long hours. She is working for a local sewing factory, owners being Georgeta Mir and her father Ieahia Mir. They own a new, industrial-size enterprise called Actual Confectii, which employs 40 people and has the capacity to expand. They have recently won a contract with a Milan based fashion giant Max Mara to produce clothing line for 3,000 pieces in three styles. My cousin said that they had to work extremely hard for that order on the miserly amount of money they were paying.

Not only that the underhand cheek of what they did with the excess garment remnant was to feed their own Boutiques by utilising the cut-off material and getting the workers to make new clothes lines from all the patterns that were given to them by Max Mara. They then sell these clothing garments, labelled up as Max Mara items and keep the proceeds. At the same time they pay us next to nothing for this extra work, knowing that the psychology of it is, if you don’t like it, there is always someone to take your place. Georgeta and her family were able to utilize the funding and backing from the USA project into countries that struggle to make any achievement into developing industrious jobs, a fund generated grant. The objective of this project:-

Competiveness Enhancement & Enterprise Development (CEED)

Implementer: Chemonics International Inc.

Project period: 09/2005 – 09/2010

The Competitiveness Enhancement and Enterprise Development Project (CEED) is a market demand driven project that seeks to enhance the competitiveness of Moldovan private sector enterprises within the global market with an emphasis on: 1) textile and apparel; 2) information and communications technology; and 3) winemaking. CEED will work to establish a business environment that stimulates sustainable economic growth and promotes capital investment. CEED will also stimulate effective private/public dialogue and pursue transparency, international codes and performance standards.

Over time, CEED will catalyze the establishment of apex trade organizations that will benefit from efficient and effective relationships within sector supply chains and value chains. The goals of the project are to develop new and better paying jobs for Moldovan citizens and to increase revenues for the targeted sectors.

Workers quit their jobs in protest

Employers in Moldova and Romania often complain about workers changing jobs too often. The reason for this is simple:the only way workers have to register their protest against bad working conditions is to leave their job, which dosen’t exactly give them much power. Many workers see their job in the garment industry only as a temporary solution before looking for another, better occupation. Many dream of a well paid work in Western Europe, maybe in Italy or Germany.

Trade Unions in Moldova

Trade unions in Moldova are divided into two confederations: CSRM and Solidaritate. CSRM – presence mostly in heavy industrial factories.

Solidaritate – Principally of the garment industry. In Moldova, one cannot really say that trade union’s effectively represent garment worker’s interests. The weak link being that most of the delegates that make up the union are from the company, and can be seen to be the advocates of the Companies long term interest, than of the workers.

Conclusion and prospects

Although labour legislation in Moldova is in keeping with ILO standards, it is basically not enforced. Many workers do not know their rights and are not used to demanding them. A major reason lies in the limited access of trade unions to the garment industry also the lack of a properly developed independant women’s movement. There are some women’s groups, but only one is dealing with conditions in the garment industry. The difficulty is that civil society in Moldova is only just emerging from an age when displays of resistence and activism were prohibited. The culture within which a dynamic civil society is able to develop, is still in the process of taking shape and is further hampered by the lack of financial support for the work on labour issues. The are funded projects by USAID to help women gain Technical and personal help with guaranteed jobs, but as with everything to do with information, it’s know by very few people. This opportunity should be made public to everyone and not the select few. If success and improvement in the economy is to be uplifted, by this aid then it’s a responsibility by All whether government, ofiicials or those in higer echelon of Business should make mae sure the People are informed to get the opportunity to improve not just themselves but the Moldovan economy.

Annexe

COMECON – Economic organization from 1949 to 1991, linking the USSR with Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, East Germany (1950–90), Mongolia (from 1962), Cuba (from 1972), and Vietnam (from 1978), with Yugoslavia as an associated member. Albania also belonged between 1949 and 1961. Its establishment was prompted by the Marshall plan. Comecon was formally disbanded in June 1991. It was agreed in 1987 that official relations should be established with the European comunitty, and a free-market approach to trading was adopted in 1990. In January 1991 it was agreed that Comecon should be effectively disbanded.

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Fashion is a fast forward industry, but continually falls back on archives to draw new inspiration from old styles. It’s as repetitious as the 1-2-3-4 beat of rock and roll including the back beat.

Often it’s easier to gauge changing weather patterns than to predict the rise and fall of fashion clothing. Like an inexperienced sailor navigating un-chartered waters, you’ll be tossed about by the waves and loose any sight of direction.

Many designers, ill equipped have been left high and dry on the high tide line. It’s a ruthless industry and piracy is rife.

But there’s always good weather on the way.

For those who are anecdotal-wise, here is one of particular interest, the outcome of an accident that changed the direction of men’s neckwear.

In the late 1940s, a silversmith named Victor Cedarstaff went riding with friends in the Bradshaw Mountains outside Wickenburg, Arizona. When the wind blew his hat off, Cedarstaff removed the hatband, which had a silver buckle he did not want to lose, and put it around his neck.

When his friends complemented him on the new apparel, Cedarstaff returned home, and wove a leather string. He added silver balls to the ends and ran it through a turquoise buckle.

Cedarstaff later patented the new neckwear, which was called the bolo because it resembled the lengths of rope used by Argentine gauchos to catch game or cattle.

Now mass-produced, bolos are usually made of leather cord, with a silver or turquoise buckle. They are common throughout the west and are often worn for business. In 1971 Arizona legislature named the bolo the official state neckwear.

Twenty years before the advent of the Bolo, another innovation took shape, when a pioneering Paris fashion designer, Jean Patou, invented the designer silk ties. He made silk ties from women’s clothing material including patterns inspired by the latest art movements of the day, Cubism and Art Deco.

To a puritan, known, to a novice fascinating, to an aspiring designer essential knowledge, because fashion is based on historic events that helped shape the world, underpinned by the economic formation of style.

Definitive styles, without dropping names, are pretty thin on the ground. The dark suit is one that has been around for centuries and since the 20’s has changed little other than a few cosmetic alterations. Punk, as defined by Vivienne Westwood is in constant pursuit of perfection and still a major influential concept 30 years after inception.

Perpetuating her own unique style, Vivienne Westwood marks a new creative direction for men’s fashion accessories and jewellery design. Far removed from her early days of Punk; a comprehensive selection from her current collections of finely crafted cufflinks pendants for men and silk ties.

If you want a tip of what fashion style is due next? Keep one eye on the weather it can change any time.

Finally another anecdote to fall back on: 1952: Douglas Fairbanks Jr declares ‘Savile Row has recaptured the tailoring supremacy of the world’. Fairbanks Jr is one of the 20th century heroes of Savile Row. As far back as 1937, it is recorded in Anderson & Sheppard’s ledgers that he recommended Marlene Dietrich to the firm when she was in England to make Russian revolution epic Knight Without Armour.

Have things really changed that much?

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The Kremlin stars (Russian: ??????????? ??????) are the pentagonal luminescent ruby stars, installed in the 1930s on five towers of the Moscow Kremlin, replacing the gilded eagles that had symbolized Imperial Russia.
Installation

A Kremlin star
The first Kremlin star was installed on top of the Spasskaya Tower on October 25, 1935. During the next week, another three stars were installed on the Troitskaya, Nikolskaya and Borovitskaya towers. These stars replaced the huge copper two-headed eagles, installed in pre-revolutionary times, which were a part of the Coat of Arms of Imperial Russia.
The body of each star was made of stainless steel and covered with copper plating. The Kremlin stars were decorated with a hammer and sickle on both sides, made of semi-precious stones from the Ural mountains. The installation of the first Kremlin stars did not meet the designer’s expectations since the surfaces of the semi-precious stones lost their luster and required re-faceting. In 1937, these stars were replaced with new ones made of ruby glass, in time for the 20th anniversary of the October Revolution. One more star was also installed on the Vodovzvodnaya tower.
Characteristics of the stars

A Kremlin star
The size and the form of each of the five stars were defined proceeding from the height and architectural features of each corresponding tower. The distance between the end points of beams of the star installed on the Vodovzvodnaya tower equals 3 m, Borovitskaya tower 3.2 m, Troitskaya tower 3.5 m, Nikolskaya and Spasskaya towers 3.75 m. The bearing construction of each of the Kremlin stars is made of stainless steel and represents a spatial pentagonal star, the points of which have the form of a tetrahedral pyramid. The durability and rigidness of the construction was designed to withstand the maximum pressure of a hurricane wind equaling 200 kgf per square meter (2 kPa). Despite the considerable mass of each star (approx. 1 tonne), they revolve pretty easily as the wind changes its direction. Because of its form, each star always positions itself with its frontal side against the wind. The Kremlin stars are illuminated from the inside by filament lamps so that they could be seen against the sky. Even distribution of light inside the stars is ensured by the refractors, which consist of prismatic glass plates. The power of these lamps (3.7 kW in the stars of the Vodovzvodnaya and Borovitskaya towers and 5 kW in the remaining three) ensures good visibility of the stars day and night. The lamps have a luminous intensity of 22 lm/W. The 5 kW lamps are 383 mm in length, the diameter of their retorts is 177 mm. Each lamp produces a lot of heat, thence, each star has to be cooled off every now and then. For this purpose, each tower is equipped with two fans aimed at the star.

The Nikolskaya Tower
When the stars were being covered with glass, the experts had to take into consideration the fact that the stars had to shine brightly during the night and keep their ruby red color during the day, so that the electrical filament in the lamps remained invisible. Also, the experts had to consider the fact that the red glass illuminated from the outside by the sun appears almost black. In 1946, they installed a combination of different types of glass for the stars, namely, ruby red and milk-white glass with a layer of transparent crystal glass between them. The milk-white glass disperses the light of the lamps and reflects most of the daytime light at the same time, softening the darkness of the ruby glass during the day. In order to achieve more contrast and emphasize the beams of the stars, they installed the ruby glass of different shades, which absorbs only the red rays with a wavelength of no more than 0.62 ?m. The thickness of glass in the stars is 6-8 mm. The area of a star covered with glass equals 6 m2. The special three-layered glass sheets (milky white, crystal clear and ruby) were manufactured by Gus-Khrustalny glass factory. The ruby layer of the sheets is actually colored by adding colloidal gold to the glass.
The machinery that services the Kremlin stars is located inside the towers. Special lifting devices allow for the periodic cleaning of the stars inside and out, removing dust and soot. The machines replace burnt-out lamps within 30-35 min. Experts in a special control room observe the work of the machinery.
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Trade organizations of jewelry

The list below includes some of the most famous trade shows for jewelry taking place in myriad countries. These shows give traders means to display and demonstrate their range of jewelry including gemstones, minerals, gold, silver and other jewelry related products. These trade shows happen to be world’s largest exhibition for jewelry attracting a huge crowd of people. Traders with their unique traditional jewelry as well as the costume jewelry participate in these exhibitions to offer people with unique jewelry choices.

These shows are an excellent means to display your products and build a strong network by getting noticed by traders in the same field. There are more than 2000 jewelry trade shows taking place across the world. Below is the list of some of the most popular jewelry shows in USA and Europe.

ABOUT J Venue: Fiera di Vicenza            City:Vicenza  ( Italy ) Month: 22.02 – 24.02 2009

PAVILLON DES ANTIQUAIRES ET DES BEAUX ARTS Description: Furniture, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture from the Renaissance to our days, Antiquities, Modernism, Photography, Design, Primitive Arts, Asian Art, Contemporary Glass, Jewellery, Silver, Carpets, Tapestries…   Venue: Jardin des Tuilleries City: Paris  ( France ) Month: 01.04 – 05.04 2009

PERU MODA International Trade Show of Textile Description:  Apparel, Footwear and Jewellery  Venue: Museo de la Nacion      City: Lima  ( Peru ) Month: April

GEM WORLD Description: Gems & Precious Stones Venue: Rimini Fiera City: Rimini  ( Italy ) Month: April

MOSTRA EUROJÓIA Description: Gold, Silver, Jewelry and Watches Exhibition         Venue: Batalha Centro de Exposições   City: Batalha  ( Portugal ) Month: May    

JEWELRY EXPO Description: International Jewelry Exhibition      Venue: International Fair Plovdiv           12.05 – 17.05 2009 City:Plovdiv  ( Bulgaria ) Month: May

EPHJ Description: Watch and Jewellery Professional Environment Exhibition Venue: Palais de Beaulieu         12.05 – 15.05 2009 City: Lausanne  ( Switzerland ) Month: May

JEWELLER EXPO UKRAINE Description: International Specialized Exhibition in Jewelry                     Venue: KievExpoPlaza Exhibition Center          City: Kiev  ( Ukraine ) Month: Twice a year, May

JEWELLER MASH EXPO Description: Specialized exhibition of equipment for jewelry production  Venue: KievExpoPlaza Exhibition Center          City: Kiev  ( Ukraine ) Month: May

SALON OF ACCESSORIES & FASHIONABLE ADORNMENTS Description: Specialized exhibition of accessories and fashionable adornments    Venue:  KievExpoPlaza Exhibition Center         City: Kiev  ( Ukraine ) Month: May

International Exhibition of Gold, Description: Jewelry and Silverware      Venue: Fiera di Vicenza            City: Vicenza  ( Italy ) Month: May

VICENZA ORO Description: International Show dedicated to Gold and Silverware, Jewellery and Gemology      Venue: Fiera di Vicenza City: Vicenza  ( Italy ) Month: Thrice a year, May

NEW RUSSIAN STYLE (MOSCOW) Description: International Specialized Exhibition of Gifts, Adornments and Watches Venue: Gostiny Dvor – Moscow City: year          Moscow ( Russia ) Month: May

CHIBIDUE Description: International Exhibition of Gift Articles, Perfumery Items, Costume Jewelry and Smokers’ Supplies  Venue: Fiera Milano City City: Milan ( Italy ) Month: May

USA LUXURY & PREMIERE Description: Jewellery Event      Venue: Fiera Milano City City: Las Vegas, NV  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: May

USA COUTURE JEWELRY COLLECTION & CONFERENCE Description: Annual Couture Jewellery Collection & Conference            Description: Wynn Las Vegas Resort City: Las Vegas, NV  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: May    

ELITE LIFE Description: International exhibition of golf industry, jewelry, yachts, motor boats, expensive and rare automobiles, horses, antiques, elite furniture and real estate, works of art and luxury articles, leisure and business aviation        Venue: Le Meridien Moscow Country Club City: Moscow  ( Russia ) Month: May

USA THE JCK SHOW – LAS VEGAS Description: Jewelry manufacturers, designers, and watch brands Exhibition       Description: Sands Expo & Convention Center City: Las Vegas, NV  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: 30.05 – 02.06 2009

USA PORTLAND GIFT & ACCESSORIES SHOW Description: Gift Shops, Furnishing Stores, Jewelry and Stationery Stores Show Venue:  Oregon Convention Center       City: Portland, OR  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: 30.05 – 02.06 2009

JUBINALE Description: Jewellery & Watches Trade Fair    Venue: Targi w Krakowie City: Kracow  ( Poland ) Month: 05.06 – 07.06 2009

T-GOLD Description: Jewelry & Gems Manufacturing Equipment International Exhibition City: Vicenza  ( Italy ) Venue: Fiera di Vicenza            Month: June

MODA SALONICA Fashion Fair for Clothing, Accessories and Bijoux         City: Thessaloniki  ( Greece ) Venue: Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre        Month: June

USA INAST WEST – INTERNATIONAL NEW AGE SHOW Description: Event Designed Specifically to Meet the Needs of Retailers Featuring New Age and Related Products            Venue: Denver Merchandise Mart CityDenver: CO  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: June     

USA JA INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY SHOW Description: Finest Jewelry Designers and Manufacturers Show Venue: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center City: New York, NY  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: July

USA ORLANDO GIFT SHOW Description: Gift, Jewelry & Accessories Exhibition       Venue: Orange County Convention Center        01.08 – 04.08 2009 City: Orlando, FL  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: August

ISTANBUL JEWELRY SHOW Description: International Jewelry, Silver, Watch and Equipment Fair     Venue: CNR Expo Center        City: Istanbul  ( Turkey ) Month: August

USA SEATTLE GIFT SHOW Description: Gift Shops, Furnishing Stores, Jewelry and Stationery Stores Show Venue: Washington State Convention & Trade Center   City: Seattle, WA  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: August

BIJOUX Description: Exhibition of Costume Jewelry Venue: Milano Nuovo Polo       City: ( Italy ) Month:  September

ECLAT DE MODE – BIJORHCA Description: International Exhibition of Watch, Jewelry, Costume Jewelry, and Fashion Accessories       Venue: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles City: Paris  ( France ) Month: September

MACEF AUTUNNO / PRIMAVERA Description: International Home Show. Household and Gift Articles, Costume Jewelry, Perfumery and Fancy Items, Hardware, “Do It Yourself”                   Venue: Fiera Milano Nuovo City: Milan  ( Italy ) Month: September

MIDORA LEIPZIG Description: The Leipzig Clocks, Watches and Jewelry Trade Fair         Venue: Exhibition Centre Leipzig City: Leipzig  ( Germany ) Month: September

ORHOPA Description: Jewellery and Horology Business Event      once a year       Venue: Parc Floral de Paris City: Paris  ( France ) Month: September

INTERGIFT Description: International Gift Fair         Venue: Ifema – Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I       09.09 – 13.09 2009 City: Madrid  ( Spain ) Month: September

BISUTEX Description: Fashion Jewelry and Accessories Trade Fair          Venue: Ifema – Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I City: Madrid  ( Spain ) Month: September       

GIFTRENDS MADRID International Gift, Jewellery and Fashion            twice a year      Venue: Ifema – Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I City: Madrid  ( Spain ) Month: September IBERJOYA Description: International Jewelry, Silverware and Watch Exhibition       City: Madrid  ( Spain ) Venue: Ifema – Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I       Month: September

JEWELLER TECH Description: International specialized trade fair of goods and services for jeweler production and trade   Venue: Brothers Znamensky Olympic Center    City: Moscow  ( Russia ) September

JUNWEX MOSCOW Jewellery Wholesale Fair          once a year       Venue: Gostiny Dvor – Moscow           City: Moscow  ( Russia ) Month: September

CHOICE Description: International Exhibition of Gold, ewelry and Silverware       Venue: Fiera di Vicenza            City: Vicenza  ( Italy ) Month:  September

OROGEMMA International Show dedicated to Gold and Silverware, Jewellery and Gemology Venue:  Fiera di Vicenza           City:     Vicenza  ( Italy ) Month: September

JEWELLERY WORLD EXPO Description: The Leading Trade Show serving Canada’s Fine Jewelry Market Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre City: Toronto  ( Canada ) Month: September

PORTOJÓIA Description: International Jewelry, Gold and Watch Exhibition   Venue: Exponor            City: Porto  ( Portugal ) Month: September

WATCHES & JEWELLERY – HODINY A KLENOTY Description: Specialized Exhibition of Watches and Jewels combined with Exhibition of Exclusive Gifts   once a year            Venue: Prague Exhibition Grounds City: Prague  ( Czech Republic ) Month: September

BEAUTY WORLD Description: International Trade Fair for Cosmetics, Hairdressing, Style, Fashion, Lingerie and Bijouterie            Venue: Estonian Fairs Centre City: Tallinn  ( Estonia ) Month: October           

INTERGEM Description: International Trade Fair for Gems, Jewellery and Gemstone Objects Venue: Idar-Oberstein Fairgrounds City: Idar-Oberstein  ( Germany ) Month: October           

SALÓN DE BISUTERIA Description: Costume Jewellery, Gifts and Fashion Complements Show Venue: Bilbao Exhibition City: Bilbao  ( Spain ) Month: October,

USA PORTLAND CASH & CARRY SHOW Description: Gifts & Jewelry Show        Venue: Oregon Convention Center        City: Portland, OR  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: 09.10 – 11.10 2009

VEBO Description: Exhibition of Sweet-Boxes, Gifts, Silverware, Fittings         Venue: Mostra d’Oltremare       City: Napoli  ( Italy ) Month: October

FOIRE INTERNATIONALE DE MONACO Description: International Fair of de Monaco     Venue: Espace Fontvieille City: Monaco  ( Monaco ) Month: October

KOSMIMA International Exhibition for Jewellery – Clocks & Watches – Precious Stones – Machinery and Equipment          Venue: Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre City: Thessaloniki  ( Greece ) Month: October           

MILLIONAIRE FAIR – MUNICH Description: International Luxury Goods Industry Fair    City: Munich  ( Germany ) Venue: New Munich Trade Fair Centre Month: October

MILLIONARE Description: Millionaire Exhibition – Gateway to the Luxury Lifestyle      City: Istanbul  ( Turkey ) Venue: CNR Expo Center        Month: October

MINERALIENTAGE MÜNCHEN Description: International Sales Exhibition (BÖRSE) and German Geological Trade Fair (GEOFA) for Minerals, Fossils, Crystals, Precious Stones         City: Munich  ( Germany ) Venue: New Munich Trade Fair Centre Month: 30.10 – 01.11 2009

MILLIONAIRE FAIR – MOSCOW Description: International Luxury Goods Industry Fair    Venue: Crocus-Expo IEC         City: Moscow  ( Russia ) Month: Nov

MILLIONAIRE FAIR – ISTANBUL Description: International Luxury Goods Industry Fair    City: Istanbul  ( Turkey ) Venue: CNR Expo Center Month: November

MILLIONAIRE UKRAINE Description: International specialized Exhibition of Elite Goods and Services, Luxury and High Lifestyle Products            Venue: Kiev International Exhibition Center       City: Kiev  ( Ukraine ) Month: November

MILLIONAIRE SHOW Description: International Luxury Fair    Venue: Exhibition Centre ‘Acco International’    City: Kiev  ( Ukraine ) Month: November

WATCHES & JEWELS Description: International Trade Fair for Watches and Jewellery City: Bratislava  ( Slovakia ) Venue: Bratislava Exhibition Ground      Month: November

IFJA Description: International Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair and International Watch & Clock Fair  City: Casablanca  ( Morocco ) Venue: Casablanca       Month: November

GEM EXHIBITION Description: International Gem Exhibition           City: Tampere  ( Finland ) Venue: Tampereen Messu         Month: November

CHIBIMART – INVERNO Description: Cash & Carry Exhibition of Costume Jewelry in semiprecious stones, precious stones, Silver Handicraft, Gift Items    City: Milan  ( Italy ) Venue: Fiera Milano City Month: November

JEWELLERY ARABIA Description: Middle East International Gold, Jewelry, Clock & Watch Exhibition City: Manama  ( Bahrain ) Venue: Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre    Month: November

MINERALS BRNO Description: International Show for Minerals, Fossils, Precious Stones and Jewellery City: Brno  ( Czech Republic ) Venue: Brno Exhibition Centre  Month: November

LUXURY SHOW Description: International Exhibition for Goods and Services of Luxury Venue: Romexpo          City: Bucharest  ( Romania ) Month: December

MINERALIEN HAMBURG Description: International Show for Minerals, Fossils, Precious Stones and Jewellery City: Hamburg  ( Germany ) Venue: Hamburg Messe und Congress  Month: December

KARA – LES JOURNÉES DES JOAILLIERS CRÉATEURS Description: Creative Jewelry show       Venue: Carroussel du Louvre City: Paris  ( France ) Month: December

MILLIONAIRE FAIR – AMSTERDAM Description: International Luxury Goods Industry Fair    Venue: RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre          City: Amsterdam  ( Netherlands ) Month: December

SALON INTERNATIONAL DE LA HAUTE HORLOGERIE International Exhibition of Luxury Watches        Venue: Palexpo            City: Geneve  ( Switzerland ) Month: Jan. 2010

USA INAST EAST – INTERNATIONAL NEW AGE SHOW Description: Event Designed Specifically to Meet the Needs of Retailers Featuring           New Age and Related Products           USA – Etats-Unis d’Amérique   City: USA – United States of America ) Month: Jan. 2010

USA MIAMI BEACH ANTIQUE JEWELRY & WATCH SHOW Description: Antique Jewelry & Watch Show    Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center City: Miami, FL  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: 21.01 – 25.01 2010

PRINT’OR Description: International Meeting of Jewelry and Watch Trade Professionals     Venue: Eurexpo            City: Lyon  ( France ) Month: 31.01 – 02.02 2010

JUNWEX-PRO Description: International Jewellery Exhibition. Fine Jewellery. Precious Metals and Stones        Venue: Lenexpo Fairgrounds    City: St. Petersburg  ( Russia ) Month: Feb. 2010 (?)

PALM BEACH JEWELRY & ANTIQUE SHOW Description: Palm Beach Jewelry & Antique Show        Venue: Palm Beach County Convention Center City: Palm Beach, FL  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: Feb. 2010

JUNWEX-PRO ST.PETERSBURG Description: International Exhibition of Fine Jewellery & Precious Metals Expo Venue: Lenexpo Fairgrounds    City: St. Petersburg  ( Russia ) Month: Feb. 2010

ELITEXPO Description: International specialized Jewellery Fair-Exhibition. Jewellery. Jewels and semi-jewels. Technologies, Equipment and Instruments for Jewellery Production. Bank metals. Watches. Bijouterie and costly Accessories. Antiques. Author’s works of Art           Venue: Lviv Palace of Arts City: Lviv  ( Ukraine ) Month: Feb. 2010 (?)

JUNWEX-TECH Description: International Exhibition of Jewellery Technologies and EquipmentSt. Venue: Lenexpo Fairgrounds City: Petersburg  ( Russia ) Month: 03.02 – 07.02 2010

INHORGENTA EUROPE Description: International Trade Fair for Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Precious Stones, Pearls, Silverware and their Manufacturing Equipment          Venue: New Munich Trade Fair Centre City: Munich  ( Germany ) Month: 19.02 – 22.02 2010

BEAUTY MOLDOVA Description: Decorative Cosmetics, Perfumery, Beauty Shop and Hairdresser’s Equipment and Accessories, Jewelry, Gems and Costume Jewelry    Venue: I.E.C. Moldexpo           City: Chisinau  ( Moldova ) Month: 25.02 – 28.02 2010

MADE IN FRANCE Description: ‘Haute-Façon’ Fair. Clothing (Ready-to-Wear, Women, Men, Children). Leather goods, Home linen, Jewellery, Fashion accessories, Lingerie            once a year Venue: Carroussel du Louvre    City:     Paris  ( France ) Month: March 2010 (?)

USA MJSA EXPO NEW YORK Description: Exhibition for Major Manufacturers, Bench Jewelers, Retail Buyers and Designers  Venue: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center City: New York, NY  ( USA – United States of America ) Month: March 2010

USA BOSTON GIFT SHOW Description: Wholesalers & Manufacturers International Gift Show        City: Boston, MA  ( USA – United States of America ) Venue: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Month: March 2010

SIBJEWELRY Description: International Exhibition of Jewelry, Precious Stones, Equipment for Treatment and Manufacturing, Clock and Watch Trade           Venue: World Trade Center – Novosibirsk        City: Novosibirsk  ( Russia ) Month: 03.03 – 06.03 2010