Many individuals see gems (or gemstones) purely as ornamental jewellery, such as Jade cabochons; that is, jewellery to wear simply for aesthetic reasons. But stones are also believed to have many therapeutic powers; e.g. (depending on the stone) the power to encourage confidence, concentration, relieve headaches and stress, promote a calm mind, and encourage positivity.

This article will look at a handful of stones and their claimed medicinal properties. A disavowal before we go any further : The following is based on a collective belief, and there is no assurance as to the efficaciousness of such gems and their believed healing properties.

Haematite
A powerful gemstone that gives aids willpower and strength. Effective in balancing the body and spirit. An anchoring gemstone which reduces anxiety and is said to alleviate insomnia.

Malachite
A powerful stone which can suck up negative energies and “contamination”. Useful for individuals suffering from emotional stress.

Moonstone
Heals the emotions, improves the forces of intuition and improves the power to enter the subconscious.

The above stones are just a tiny pick of stones that are claimed to possess medicinal powers. The only concrete way to discover if these gemstones can work for you is to wear such gemstones if you suffer from an ailment that a gemstone is claimed to help alleviate.

DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is a young fashion label held by the American designer Donna Karan. Together with her husband Stephen Weiss, she founded the label in 1985 in New York, USA. Karan was born on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, Queens, USA. She grew up in Long Island and visited in 1966 the New Yorker artist school “Parsons – The New School For Design”.

A lot of new ideas came from Donna’s husband

Donna Karan worked as head designer and created the distinctive style of DKNY. Her aim was to combine ease and luxurious elements. While she was producing her first collection, Donna Karan orientated herself on the requirements of her family. Peculiarly her husband gave her a lot of inspiration and so Donna Karan was capable to release her first menswear collection “DKNY Men” in 1992.

The opening of their premier flagship store took place in London in 1997. Two years later the famous shop at 550, 7th Avenue in New York followed. At the moment, there are more than 70 DKNY stores worldwide including affiliates in China (Shanghai and Hong Kong), Canada (Montreal and Toronto) and even Dubai.

Watches are an important part of the DKNY collection

The products of the company range from dresses to handbags, baby stuff and shades and include almost all varieties of dresses and accessories. Wristwatches are an important part of the DKNY collection, too. Donna Karan offers various collections for ladies and men. A Couple Of unisex models are developed by DKNY as well.

Designer timepieces of DKNY are well-known for their attractive price-performance ratio. They are affordable and guarantee also high quality. All the wristwatches are developed and constructed with quality materials like real stainless steel, silver, gold or leather. The so called “stainless steel watches” belong to the most noted collection DKNY watches. The watches are as elegant as their fashion clothes and accessories are. Apropos: Since 2007, timepieces are along with jeans and underwear the only products of DKNY, that have been online available for men. wristwatches