Sometimes, I forget that I'm a girl, and then...

(ice cream cone brooches, 1986)

"Jewelry is not only about carats and diamonds," said [jewelry historian and curator of the Bulgari vintage collection Amanda] Triossi, "it's also about design - a work of art in its own right, which is why it should be featured in a museum."

The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950-1990.

Show opens Saturday and runs through Feb. 17, 2014. M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, S.F.

Regarding the Costa Concordia/Schettino/Italian Coast Guard shitstorm, I suppose every cloud has a lulz lining.



















But seriously, "for every Schettino, there is a De Falco, thank goodness..."