Frivole diamond and yellow-gold earrings for $15,700, with a matching Alhambra diamond and black onyx necklace that sells for more than $100,000. “At least we got to shop and have a good time,” said the 60-something. “We’re lucky that shopkeepers are flexible — and trying to stay alive, too.
It’s a win-win.”In yet another show of the class disparities of COVID, Piranesi thinks people are eager to shop for luxe baubles right now because “the wealthy became superwealthy and made tremendous money in the stock market over the past 12 months.“For people who have money, [buying jewelry is] like buying coffee.“For people who have money, [buying jewelry is] like buying coffee.