If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

Carol speaks to two inspiring jewellers and best friends, Francesca Grima and Amy Burton-Totton, as they launch their groundbreaking collaboration GRIMA for Hancocks. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda

Carol speaks to best-selling author Katherine Howe about the secrets of the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers. Katherine specialises in historical novels and has collaborated with Anderson Cooper on books about both the Vanderbilt and Astor dynasties. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwooltonProduced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfashEditing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthorntonCreative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreativeIllustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda

Carol speaks to legendary singer, actor, model and now jewellery designer Vanessa Williams about her life, jewels, clothes and career, as her VICKISARGE X Vanessa Williams collection launches. https://vickisarge.com/collections/vickisarge-x-vanessa-williams Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Edited by Joey Lever Additional editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda

Carol finds out about two of the strangest journeys of Royal Jewels ever known, speaking to diamond and gem expert, historian and educator Laurie Wickwire. Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwooltonProduced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfashEditing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthorntonCreative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreativeIllustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda

Carol meets star American jeweller Mish Tworkowski and discovers the unbreakable link between jewellery and horticulture. https://mishfinejewelry.com The garden Mish recommended is Great Dixter in East Sussex: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda

Carol has a fascinating, wide-ranging chat with Tom Moses, chief laboratory and research officer at the Gemological Institute of America. This podcast is brought to you by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda