I am an accessory collector and the ones that I wear the most are always those that are the top quality items. Years ago, I stopped wearing all of my costume jewelry and the things that were even made of fourteen karat gold in favor of the eighteen karat yellow gold. I love the warmth and softness that eighteen karat gold has and it is the only thing I can even consider wearing at this point. Judith Ripka understands this passion for quality and her creations are the exact things that I most love to wear. They make me feel beautiful.