I W Marks Trunk Shows to Launch 2007 Holiday Shopping Season

Houston, TX — Nov. 8, 2007… . Planning your holiday gift list? I W Marks is the bastion of gift ideas, with such fashionable international jewelry and watch lines as Raymond Hak geometrically inspired rings and necklaces in gold and diamonds and Suzanne Kalan multi-colored stone necklaces among the new lines added to the store’s extensive collections.

Beginning Tuesday, November 20 with a Scott Kay trunk show at I W Marks Sugar Land, the landmark jeweler will spotlight its collections of diamond and semi-precious stone pieces, as well as Rolex watches, at a series of trunk shows highlighted by the December 13 personal appearance by Giorgio Damiani and the one-of-a-kind baton with platinum and diamond prancing horse created by Damiani in honor of the 60th anniversary of Ferrari and its worldwide Ferrari relay. The I W Marks trunk shows will be noon to
8 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays; and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays at the Houston store, 3841 Bellaire Boulevard (except for the Nov. 20 Scott Kay event). The trunk show schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, November 20 – Sugar Land Store, 2623 Town Center Boulevard
Scott Kay - renowned for its platinum and 19K gold bridal jewelry, now features a high fashion sterling line
Friday, November 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1
Kabana beautiful inlay jewelry creations for men and women showings
Joe Kast, importers of fine gems – emeralds, rubies and sapphires
Saturday, Dec. 1:
Scott Kay platinum and 19K gold bridal jewelry
Wednesday, Dec. 5 and Thursday, Dec. 6:
Maidi fancy colored diamonds in fancy yellows and fancy pink stones
Friday, Dec. 7:
Laura Gibson - a veritable rainbow of stones that are masterfully set in 18K and 22K gold that create pieces that are both sophisticated and casually elegant
Saturday, Dec. 8:
Rolex watches – legendary Swiss timepieces
Wednesday, Dec. 12
Dominique Cohen – hand-crafted, core gold chains, necklaces and earrings accented by precious and semi-precious gemstones and unique pearls that combine to create looks that transition from day to evening

Thursday, Dec. 13 – Saturday, Dec. 15:
Damiani - Dec. 13 6-8 p.m. Reception with PERSONA APPEARANCE by Giorgio Damiani, Damiani International Director of Distribution of the Italian jewelry house, and grandson of the company founder, master jeweler Enrico Grasso Damiani.
I W Marks boasts the Houston-area exclusive with Damiani, a third-generation Italian luxury jewelry brand founded in 1924 in Valenza, Italy. Mr. Damiani will bring to Houston a baton created by Damiani (working with Ferrari) for a relay honoring Ferrari's 60th anniversary this year. The baton features the Ferrari logo, a prancing horse, in platinum and diamonds. Damiani served as a sponsor of the relay, which began in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and circled the globe, passing through every continent and country. More than 10,000 Ferarri owners and their cars participated in the relay before it concluded in Maranello, Italy in June. The U.S. tour stops were in Miami; in San Francisco; in Los Angeles; and in New York and Washington, D.C. The Ferraris involved in the relay featured the Damiani logo.
I W Marks also offers the services of personal jewelry shoppers for their expertise and guidance. Customers are never at a loss for gift ideas with such marquee lines as Mikimoto, Charriol, Stephen Dweck, LAGOS and Hidalgo, to name a few.
There also is an incomparable selection of diamonds, pearls and multi-colored semi-precious gemstones, which grace countless rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings and pendants. For those who prefer creating a custom jewelry piece or matching set, I W Marks’ in-house master craftsmen will make one’s dream jewelry a reality.
For I W Marks’ trunk show times and extended holiday store hours, please call (713) 668-5000 in Houston, or (281) 275-5000 in Sugar Land, 2623 Town Center Boulevard.
I W Marks, a member of Leading Jewelers of the World ®, is a six-time winner of the Better Business Bureau Award for excellence, five-time recipient of the Business Committee for the Arts, Inc., and FORBES Magazine's national Business in the Arts Award, including THE BCA TEN Award for Top 10 companies supporting the arts in the U.S., and the Jefferson Award for community service.

Photos of additional lines available on request. Release at will
Trunk Shows as of 11/0/07
Contact: Susan Farb Morris
(713) 661-7377; susan@farbulous.com

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