| As investors are discovering, the market for | | | | dress accessorizedwith ruby earrings surrounded |
| diamonds has never been hotter. At the retail | | | | by 14 carats of diamonds. But women aren't the |
| level, LVMH Moet | | | | only stars who add sparkle todiamonds. |
| Hennessy Louis Vuitton saw a 16 percent increase | | | | Trendsetter and leading man Jamie Foxx often |
| in sales of watches and jewelry in 2005. The | | | | shows up to Hollywood galas wearing his favorite |
| typical luxurygoods customer spends close to | | | | diamond-studded watch. |
| $50,000 each year on such goods, and the luxury | | | | Celebrities aren't only wearing diamonds; they're |
| market is expected to continuetheir upward | | | | also designing and lending their names to jewelry |
| growth trend. | | | | lines. The |
| Hollywood celebrities are adding their luster to the | | | | Paris Hilton Limited Edition Watches, for example, |
| diamond market. When they shine, there's more | | | | feature up to nine carats of diamonds and over |
| than theirstar wattage at work. As evidenced on | | | | 1,000 stones. |
| the Red Carpet, award winners and runners-up | | | | Abazias Diamonds ( the exclusive online retailer of |
| alike are adorned with jewels. | | | | the Paris Hilton line, features three of thewatches: |
| Geena Davis, star of "Commander-in-Chief," was | | | | the Cotton Candy, Canary, and Pink in Love. |
| recently seen on the Red Carpet in an Escada | | | | "Highly recognizable celebrity brand names |