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Men's Luxury Jewelry Designer Launches Toi et Moi Collection for Men and Women

New York, NY – May 11, 2007 – Love wears a thousand faces.  It sparks in the hearts of new lovers; it flows between married couples; it encircles two friends who have shared a great deal, and it bonds parent to child at first sight.  Love is an ancient experience, but each time it grows, it is as unique as a fingerprint.  Each love deserves celebration.

Enter Toi et Moi, a new collection of modern, high-end, men's and women's jewelry from acclaimed designer Catherine M. Zadeh, who believes that just as every love is unique, so should its expression be.

"David never wore a ring," says Catherine of her husband, recalling her inspiration for Toi et Moi.  "It's too traditional and confined."  Instead, Catherine and David made the decision, as a couple, to wear hand-carved, buffalo-horn bracelets and to invest those bracelets with meaning.  The bracelets signify the same love and enduring commitment expressed by wedding bands, but reflect Catherine and David's personal style. 

Toi et Moi evolved from those bracelets to include also cuff links, earrings and necklaces, and every "masculine" piece in the collection has a "feminine" reflection.  The sleek, architectural geometry of men's cuff links may be paired with a woman's pendant of similar design, accented with a delicate diamond.  A graceful and feminine, column-shaped pendant, crafted from buffalo-horn fibers and bound by 18kt gold bands, echoes a bolder masculine one.

But Toi et Moi is not only for couples.  This collection celebrates love wherever it is found, and there is no right or wrong.  Close friends may exchange the “Pyramid” pendant and layer it with their personal birthstone to capture and preserve a moment in their lives.  A mother and daughter might mark a milestone in their relationship with matching, diamond-studded “Circle of Life” earrings. Toi et Moi may represent a promise, a memory – or a secret that only the two wearers will ever know. 

"Ideally, this jewelry is a reminder," says Catherine.  "You look at it and remember where you were, who you were with, and how you felt when you first put it on.  It represents a moment in time, for both of you."

All pieces in the Toi et Moi collection are available in 18kt white, yellow and rose gold, with precious stone accents such as diamonds and sapphires, and all come in wenge wood keepsake boxes.