We live in this world now where everybody's like always so concerned about being right and being safe.

I think that really is what's affected First Lady jewelry in particular.

There's always that very famous image of Jackie Kennedy wearing one single Schlombardier bracelet.

And to me, that is an image that says everything, because even though she was very fond of Schlombardier,

she only ever wore one single piece.

And I think that's very American. Welcome to With Jewels Could Talk.

I'm Carol Walton, the voice of jewelry, an author, broadcaster, and the woman who initiated the role

of Jewelry editor at magazines like Taffler and British Vogue. This is a podcast for everyone.

For people who do like jewellery,

for people who don't realise they like jewellery,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts,

new ideas and forgotten histories.

So please join me as I tell sparkly tales

meeting all sorts of people

delving into four centuries of jewellery culture

and investigate what's happening now.

Jewelry may be small but it does a lot of heavy lifting in terms of messaging and jewelry wornery worn by First Ladies whether in the White House

or Elisee Palace can make a subtle but powerful statement. But recently at state occasions

have they looked quite glittering enough? That's what we're going to explore today. First

Lady jewels, what they have looked like and what they should look like.

I'm delighted to be joined by jewelry designer Francesca Amphiathorov, who's brilliantly placed

to look at jewelry style on both sides of the Atlantic.

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