Carol has a wide-ranging discussion with Suzanne Martinez, founder of the Antique Jewelry University and co-owner of the Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry store in San Francisco. https://www.langantiques.com/university/ https://www.langantiques.com/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol has a lively conversation with visionary designer Elie Top at his classic Paris salon. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol travels to Paris for a fascinating conversation discuss one of the most inspirational figures in Cartier's history, Jeanne Toussaint, with Cartier's Director of Image, Style and Heritage, Pierre Rainero. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrated psychotherapist Julia Samuel talks to Carol about why jewellery can be important to managing anxiety and stress in today's world, while jeweller Charlotte Garnett tells her how this can be put into practice. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the second of our Oscar specials, Carol talks to her friend Frank Everett, Vice Chairman Sotheby’s Jewellery, about the enduring but ever-changing love affair between Hollywood and fine jewellery. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Additional visual content by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our first special episode for Academy Awards season, Carol speaks to author Maura Spiegel Ph.D., teacher of literature and film at Columbia University in New York City, about the changing role of jewels in Hollywood, both in the films themselves and on the red carpet. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol heads to Paris, where she has an in depth conversation with the groundbreaking and inspirational polymath, designer and entrepreneur Michèle Lamy, about her life, her taste, her outlook and her obsessions. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For an altogether different gem experience, Carol heads to California to visit the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, and speaks to Mineral Sciences Curator Dr Aaron Celestian and jeweller Robert Procop about their fabulous new exhibition, 100 Carats: Icons Of The Gem World, which runs until April 21st. You can find information about the exhibition here... https://nhm.org/experience-nhm/exhibitions-natural-history-museum/100-carats This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol is back for season six! To kick things off, she has a wide-ranging conversation about René Lalique and the art nouveau movement. This coincides with a new exhibition of Lalique's drawings at the A La Vielle Russie gallery in New York. Carol is joined by the gallery's managing director Adam Patrick, and one of the world's foremost Lalique experts, Mark Waller. You can find information about the exhibition here... https://www.alvr.com/9762/rene-lalique-drawings-exhibition/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bringing season 5 of her podcast to a close, Carol answers some of the many jewellery questions sent in by listeners, on subjects including the Orlov diamond, the legendary JAR, and what jewellery Carol would buy with three amounts: £100, £1000 and £5000. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Taylor - the eternal icon for Hollywood, beauty, celebrity, and jewellery. Carol speaks to two people who knew her well: Sally Morrison, Director of PR at De Beers, who was once Elizabeth Taylor's publicist, and Ward Landrigan, who in his time at Sotheby's, sold some of the key jewels to Taylor and her then husband Richard Burton. A conversation packed with anecdotes and information about perhaps the 20th century's greatest movie star. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following last episode's discussion of a fictionalised Suzanne Belperron, this week Carol gets the full picture of the real historical figure, the wildly talented jewellery designer turned French resistance hero, as recounted by the president of the present day Belperron brand, Nico Landrigan. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol is in Milan, at the world-renowned Pennisi store, where she discusses with Emanuele Pennisi the history of the boutique and its current dazzling collection. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol has an in-depth conversation with eclectic American novelist M J Rose, who has carved a niche in her recent works by writing about the world of jewellery. Her most recent novel The Jeweller Of Stolen Dreams brings the great jewellery designer Suzanne Belperron to fictional life. https://mjrose.com/content/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol has a lively chat with one of the world's great polymaths: musician, model, actress, writer and designer Daphne Guinness, about her life and career. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol gets the whole story of that glitziest of showbiz arenas, the Hollywood Red Carpet: the clothes, the celebs, the inside deals, and of course, the jewels. She's joined from Beverley Hills by venerable celebrity jeweller Martin Katz, and his favourite stylist, Linda Medvene. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol speaks to her friend, the author and former Harpers Bazaar editor Justine Picardie, about that towering figure of twentieth century fashion, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. Link to the V&A exhibition: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/gabrielle-chanel-fashion-manifesto Link to Justine's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coco-Chanel-Legend-Justine-Picardie/dp/0008595739/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1L3DL42VYI3NU&keywords=justine+picardie&qid=1694690484&sprefix=justine+picardie%2Caps%2C411&sr=8-1 This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol delves into the history of that most crucial and romantic of jewellery items - the ring - with international jewellery historian and author of The Power of Love: Jewels, Romance and Eternity, Dr Beatriz Chadour-Sampson. https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-power-of-love/dr-beatriz-chadour-sampson/9781911604464 This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol has a lively conversation about the fascinating concept of Spirit Animals, with shamanic practitioner and healer Andréa Ararê, and ultra-hip but spiritual jeweller Diane Kordas. https://www.femininerevolution.com/ https://www.dianekordasjewellery.com/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol is joined by star architect John Pawson and self-described jewellery architect Dina Kamal to discuss their work, minimalism and how jewellery and architecture are inseparably linked. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, Carol takes you to Puglia, Italy, where this year's Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda, Alta Sartoria and (most importantly) Alta Gioelleria fashion shows took place. She sits down with real estate developer, high jewellery buyer and self-styled "fashion God" Ricky Moura, and fashion retailer and author Cameron Silver, to find out what makes the world of the high jewellery client go round. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One only has to look at the pearl's resurgence, powered by the patronage of Harry Styles and Timothée Chalamet, to realise how surprising this gem is. So for her 1st episode of the 5th season, Carol talks to jeweller Chrissie Coleman Douglas about the origin and marketing of the pearl, while later she talks to Vogue contributing editor Jack Borkett about the pearl's place in the fashion world. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our final Coronation special, just before the big day itself, Carol sits down with historian and TV presenter Geoffrey Munn, to discuss precisely what jewels will be part of the Coronation regalia and the history of the event itself. Carol and Geoffrey chat in the Queen Mary Room at one of the world's oldest and most prestigious jewellers, Garrard in Mayfair. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol is in Palm Beach, Florida, to speak with her old friend Joan Parker, who worked for De Beers for more than thirty years and was the Director of the Diamond Information Centre. As such, she knows more about marketing diamonds than anyone! They speak about the industry then and now, and Joan tells Carol some of her stories from her many decades in the business. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our second week of Coronation specials, Carol speaks to the queen of fashion herself, Suzy Menkes, who reveals her jewel predictions for the Coronation, who she thinks is the best-jewelled Royal, what it truly means for an item of jewellery to "belong" to the Royal Family - and much more. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of our special episodes in the run up to the Coronation of King Charles III, jewellery specialist John Hawkins speaks to Carol from his home in Tasmania. They discuss Queen Victoria's role in the makeup of the current Crown Jewels, including John's controversial theory about the origin of one of the sapphires. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Carol speaks to two key figures in Turquoise Mountain, the groundbreaking charity, artisan craft house and retailer: president Shoshana Stewart, and designer Pippa Small. The organisation was founded in 2006 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and former politician Rory Stewart, initially to enhance the traditional Afghan craft industry; it has now expanded to Jordan, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting https://www.turquoisemountain.org This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol is hosted by legendary interior designer, socialite and arbiter of good taste Nicky Haslam, where they chat about his career, old-fashioned glamour, what's hot and what's not in the jewellery world and Nicky's notorious annual teatowel on which is printed whatever Nicky currently deems to be "common"... VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol has a feisty conversation with American author and jewellery designer Aja Raden, about the value of diamonds and what drives it, her bestselling book Stoned, and her appearances in the documentary film Nothing Lasts Forever. https://www.instagram.com/ajaraden/ https://twitter.com/AjaRaden VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol delves into the history and current status of that eternally fascinating and valuable element: Gold. She is joined by editor in chief of Retail Jeweller, Ruth Faulkner, and later in the episode, Dan and Charlie Betts, chiefs of a trio of innovative gold companies, Betts Group, Hummingbird Resources and Single Mine Origin Gold. https://singlemineorigin.com https://www.retail-jeweller.com VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode, we celebrate one of history’s most innovative and influential jewellery designers, Fulco di Verdura. Carol has a wide-ranging chat about the Sicilian duke with the Verdura company's current owner and chairman, former Sotheby's head of American jewellery Ward Landrigan. VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol sits down with the @watchguru_ himself, Tom Bolt, for a chat about the history of the wristwatch, Tom's wayward early years, his stellar career in watch dealing, and his charitable foundation Steps2Recovery. https://www.watchguru.com https://steps2recovery.org.uk VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol investigates where the world is currently at regarding that ancient method of adorning oneself: piercing. First she discusses the history of the practice with Vanessa Chilton and Zoe Benyon of chic jewellery and piercing studio Robinson Pelham; then she has a wide-ranging discussion with groundbreaking piercing stylist Maria Tash, whose eponymous piercing empire is growing across the world. https://www.mariatash.com https://www.robinsonpelham.com VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol starts the New Year 2023 the right way: talking about sustainability. What should we be wearing and buying, and what wasteful clothing and jewellery habits should we be breaking? She's joined by journalist Dana Thomas, presenter of The Green Dream podcast, and sustainable jewellery designer Maria Sole Ferragamo, granddaughter of famed shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo. Dana's website https://www.danathomas.com Maria's website https://so-le-studio.com/pages/about VOTE FOR US AT THE PODCAST AWARDS! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol travels to Venice to visit the Casa Codognato, HQ of the Venetian family business that has recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. She speaks to jeweller Francesca Amfitheatrof about her new role as head of creative at the timeless firm. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What better way to finish the year than with a winter visit to the grand Regency-era seat of the Manners family, Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, where Carol has a sparkly chat with the Duchess of Rutland, who runs the commercial activities of the castle and hosts the podcast Duchess. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/duchess/id1551120994 This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our second special episode marking 100 years since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, Carol speaks to two jewellers who have long been fascinated and inspired by ancient Egyptian jewellery, Antonio Seijo from Spain and Azza Fahmy from Egypt. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of two special episodes to mark 100 years since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, Carol speaks to Senior Vice President at Sotheby's, Carol Elkins, about the fascinating story and the collection of Egyptian-themed jewels that are currently showcased at Sotheby's in New York. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol takes a look at some genuine rarities: jewelled vanity cases. Inspired by the tastes of her late brother, Freddie Mercury, Kashmira Bulsara has assembled this collection with the help of jeweller Peter Edwards, who fills us in on the history of the priceless cases. Peter and Sarah Hue-Williams's book A Kind Of Magic can be found here: http://www.freddiemercury.com/en/news/a-kind-of-magic-art-deco-vanity-cases-book-based-on-the-kashmira-bulsara-collection This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first episode of Carol's fourth season, we enter the world of one of her jewellery heroes: Elsa Peretti. Carol has a wide-ranging conversation with Stefano Palumbo, Elsa's former right-hand-man and now custodian of the Peretti legacy. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the week that the French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels open their first standalone exhibition at London's Design Museum, Carol speaks to their director of patrimony Lise Macdonald about the show, and the company's dazzling history. The Art Of Movement is on until 20 October 2022. https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-art-of-movement-van-cleef-arpels This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol visits one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London: the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, where she speaks to Dr Dora Thornton, curator of the Goldsmiths' Company Collection, and jewellery designer Emefa Cole, who has recently been made Curator for Diaspora Jewellery at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very special episode: Carol talks jewellery and general TV-making gold with Oscar-winning screenwriter and national treasure Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, Gosford Park, The Gilded Age and more. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol delves into the world of jewels and crystals that change and enhance our mood, and put us in touch with our true self. She is joined by Ece Sirin, visionary founder of Bee Goddess, and inspirational jewellery designer Jacqueline Rabun, who has had a long association with Scandinavian luxury brand George Jensen. https://www.jacquelinerabun.com https://beegoddess.com This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol heads down to the River Thames with mudlarker and jeweller Ruth Tomlinson, followed by an in-depth chat with Lara Maiklem, author of the bestseller Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we say goodbye to season 6, Carol delves into the mailbag and answers some of your questions. Thanks to all who contributed! Coming soon... season 7... This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol has a fascinating conversation about one of her all-time favourite designers, the legendary Swedish silversmith Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, with her daughter, the musician Marcia Coleman Bülow-Hübe. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of this summer's Platinum Jubilee Displays, Carol talks to Deputy Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Arts Caroline de Guitaut about the Queen's dazzling and deeply significant jewellery collection. For information about the Platinum Jubilee Displays at the Royal Residences, see this link: https://www.rct.uk/about/news-and-features/her-majesty-the-queens-jewellery-to-feature-in-platinum-jubilee-displays-at#/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol discusses the future of diamonds with two experts in the field: Stephen Lussier, the De Beers group's executive vice president for brands and consumer markets, and with Stephen Webster, jeweller to the stars. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol has an in-depth conversation with historian, writer and broadcaster Hugo Vickers on the fascinating topic of Wallis, Duchess Of Windsor, and her glittering and romantic jewellery collection. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery and carolwoolton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices