“Many celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis are known to wear fake duplicates, while their real jewelry is stored away in a vault,” [Carol Andreson] says, adding that many wealthy women in Orange County also wear fakes.

Cubic zirconia is a generic name (the stones are marketed under more than two dozen trademarks) and quality can vary greatly with each source. Typically, a pair of one karat CZ stud earrings costs about $40. A CZ version of the popular tennis bracelet fashioned from individually cut stones and set in a 14-karat channel setting is priced at about $750.

Actresses Linda Evans and Joan Collins wore custom-designed CZs on the hit show “Dynasty,” and Andreson carries a copycat version in her line.

Andreson arranges for private showings at the homes of her clients and in fine hotels like the Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point. She frequently donates her time to charity by arranging fashion jewelry shows for groups such as the Orange County Medical Assn. and the Soroptimists of Newport Beach. Recently she produced a special show to benefit the Huntington Beach Library.

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