Briefs: DY on Nordstrom.com, in the Twin Cities, and with Rubies in Titanium

With this week's frigid temperatures comes hot David Yurman news. Here's a rundown of developments:

This banner image
currently greets visitors to Nordstrom.com,
where DY product is now available for purchase.

Like to buy DY online, but don't like shopping at DavidYurman.com, NeimanMarcus.com, or Saks.com? If so, first, dang, you're picky, and second, hey, you're in luck as you may now click your way to Nordstrom.com for a considerable range of David Yurman product. With DY counters having already come to so many Nordstrom locations, it's not altogether surprising the retailer has moved--with DY's blessing, no doubt--to sell Yurman over the Internet. At the time of writing, Nordstrom.com offers 315 distinct women's pieces and 129 men's, which is a considerably robust inventory, I suppose, when compared to offerings available on NeimanMarcus.com and Saks.com. That being said (and as one might expect), the widest selection of DY available anywhere online is at DavidYurman.com. Still, it's refreshing to see an authorized retailer stocking David Yurman men's rings in sizes other than the default 10 and 11. (I'm looking at you, NeimanMarcus.com and Saks.com. Get with it!)

Moving right along, Allison Kaplan of Ali Shops reported this morning that DY will soon open its first boutique in the Twin Cities area (i.e., Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) at the shopping center Galleria in Edina. While this planned opening has been announced, the official date of said has not.

Image Credit: DavidYurman.com

Finally, I simply have to share with you my new objects of craving--men's pieces at which I cannot stop staring, which debuted on DavidYurman.com only last week and which are, dear reader, the pavé ruby black titanium additions to the Streamline Collection. Man, I thought the sapphire-on-Ti pieces eye catching, but I'll tell you what, these ruby-lined designs are the stuff of dreams. There are three items featuring this look presently showcased online--the tag (pictured, $5915) and two rings, one with three rows of stones ($3500) and one with two ($2650). 

To the DY designer who envisioned such beauts, I say hats off!

Poll: What Is Your Favorite David Yurman Women's Collection?

All right, ladies, now it's your turn. Last week I asked about favorite DY men's collections, but let's be honest: That was just a form of warm up. This is the main event.

The poll below (after the jump) awaits your input, and so go on. Have your say. At the end of the day, what is your favorite DY women's collection? 

Follow the "Read more" link to reveal the poll, and then simply click a button in the poll to make a selection. Afterward, confirm that selection by hitting "Vote" at the bottom.

Once again, who knows, DY may be watching. Perhaps, together, we can influence future design decisions. (At the very least, we can have some fun attempting to.)

Poll: What Is Your Favorite David Yurman Men's Collection?

David Yurman's jewelry collections are nothing if not distinctive. OK, sure, a cable vein tends to run through most, but beyond that, most are fairly discrete entities, sharing little save extraordinary craftsmanship and DY branding.

Today I would like to pose a question to you, dear reader, and that question is this: What is your favorite David Yurman men's collection? 

What do you say to participating in a fast and cheap non-scientific poll on the matter? Go on. Have your say. Click a button in the poll (below, after the jump) to make a selection. Confirm that selection by hitting "Vote" at the bottom.

Who knows, DY may be watching. Perhaps, together, we can influence future design decisions. (At the very least, we can have some fun attempting to.)

The Bigger Shame: Britney Spears's New Album Is Horrible or the Fact She's Wearing David Yurman in Promoting Said?

Check out my glorious jewelry.
Pay no attention to my criminally-bad music.

So Britney Spears's new album Britney Jean, which critics have nigh universally panned, dropped on December 3. My question to you, dear reader, is this:

What's the bigger shame: that this album is a mess of filler and overproduced dreck or the fact that Brit Brit is donning DY in the promotion of said mess? At the end of the proverbial day, what is, to you, worse: the production of bad music or the cheapening of a stately luxury brand? 

The Made-in-China Controversy Continues: DY Gets Called out on Facebook

It's no secret that David Yurman produces a portion of its jewelry in China. I reported on this empirical fact back in April of this year. Still, when an individual publicly confronts the company on the matter with a tone resolutely accusatory, one cannot help but take notice.

A week and a half ago, Facebook user Jenny Flowers posted this message to David Yurman's wall:

Why the New DavidYurman.com Is a Beautiful Disaster

If you're reading this blog, chances are you've already visited the new DavidYurman.com. The site underwent an interface and online store reboot back in mid-October, and yes, the new site layout and product images are, well, beautiful. Let me ask you a question, though: Have you attempted a purchase using the new checkout system? If so, I'm sorry. I bought over this past weekend, and let me tell you what: The experience was bewildering at best, frustrating at worst.

BEAUTIFUL

Yes, the new site design stuns, but enter the checkout process at your own risk because, at the time of writing, it is a...