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Photographer – Andrew MacphersonProduction and Styling – Tod HallmanHair – Valerie Abron HarrellMakeup – Adam ChristopherManicurist – Tracey Sutter for Ivy ElevenDress: David Meister - gold Scarface dressNecklace: Judy Evans, Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts - Platinum pendant featuring a 13.44mm golden South Sea cultured Pearl accented with Diamonds.Ring 1: Zoltan David, Zoltan David, LLC - Palladium and 22K yellow gold ring featuring a 4.12 ct. Danburite accented with blue Sapphires (.42 ctw.).Ring 2: Ricardo Basta, E. Eichberg, Inc. - 18K yellow gold and platinum “Honey” ring featuring a 13.58 ct. Heliodor accented with Sapphires (.82 ctw.) and Diamonds (.96 ctw.).Earrings: Brent Malgarin, Elegant Gems, Ltd. - 18K white gold earrings featuring Amber drops (49.95 ctw.). accented with Citrines ( 4.19 ctw.). and Diamonds (.98 ctw.).

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eing glamorous and leading a ‘real’ life might seem like contradictory concepts, but it’s all a day in the life for actress Holly Robinson Peete. The multi-talented actress, entrepreneur, author and philanthropist is currently shooting the second season of her family docu- series “For Peete’s Sake” with her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, their four children and her mother, Dolores. The show gives a positive spin to reality TV by sharing their lives, everyday challenges and their journey with son RJ, who has autism. Being a mom, career woman and shooting a do-cu-series can be demanding, but Robinson Peete jug-gles her multi-faceted life in style. The actress recently launched a namesake clothing line, HRP by Holly Robinson Peete, exclusively available at EVINE Live. The collection, which she wears on her show, reflects her funky everyday “casual couture” look. In a photo shoot for the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), Robinson Peete, who starred in the hit feature film “21 Jump Street,” and television series “Chicago Fire,” looked stunning in the spectacular jewelry designed by the 2016 Summer AGTA Spectrum Award™ winners. Robinson Peete wears simple jewelry

such as gold and silver hoops as her “go to” daytime look, but glamorous jewelry and gemstones are very much a part of her lifestyle. “It’s funny because my line [HRP] is really about the casual mom, but listen, I’m on red carpets,” she said. “It’s really important to me to accessorize,” explained Rob-inson Peete who loves to dress up and wear dramatic gowns when she steps out in Hollywood. “When I step it up, I try to go all the way,” she said. “I’ve been in this business for 30 years so I’ve seen all different types of jewelry and Diamonds, but what is so unique about the gemstones is that there’s a story behind everything and the colors are so bright and brilliant and different - and I get off on color,” said Robinson Peete. “When I did this photo shoot, every time they would hand me something else to put on, it was like each item gave you a certain feeling and put you in a certain mood. I loved them all.” During the shoot, Robinson Peete wore a spectac-ular platinum pendant featuring a 13.44mm golden South Sea cultured Pearl accented with Diamonds by Judy Evans, Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts, which won the “Best Use of Pearls” title at the AGTA Spec-trum Awards™. The piece was complimented by other winning jewelry including Ricardo Basta, E. Eichberg, Inc.’s stunning “Honey” ring which features a 13.58 ct. Heliodor accented with Sapphires and Diamonds and won in the “Business/Day Wear” category. “You know jewelry is spectacular when you want to plan an outfit around it,” said Peete. “Rarely do you build around jewelry, but these gemstones are so spectacular and so

fun,” explained the actress who highlighted Citrines and Sapphires as two of her favorite stones. Robinson Peete is a sports fan and loves to wear blue on the red carpet as well as on game days to support home teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los An-geles Rams. During the photo shoot, she wore a royal blue Caroline Herrera gown which was accented with jewelry from the AGTA Spectrum Awards™ “Evening Wear” category - a 13.53 ct. black Opal ring with Sap-phires and Diamonds by Phillip Dismuke, Jewelsmith, Inc. that took second place honors and a stunning pen-dant by Robert Pelliccia, J.R. Dunn Jewelers featuring a 23.94 ct. boulder Opal accented with blue and pink Sapphires and Diamonds on a black Diamond bead necklace that captured third place in the category. Although most of Robinson Peete’s roles on televi-sion have been downplayed in the jewelry department, her most memorable jewelry moment took place on the set of “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper” when Rodney (who at the time was playing for the Dallas Cowboys), flew in to propose to her with a five-carat Diamond ring in front of a live studio audience. “It was unbelievable. It was a moment that I’ll never ever, ever forget,” said Robinson Peete who has been happily married to her husband for 21 years. While Robinson Peete has a wonderful family and

many achievements, her life has not been without chal-lenges. When her father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, her world changed. “My dad has been gone for 14 years now, but his struggle with Parkinson’s led us to a life of service,” said Robinson Peete. Inspired to help those affected by Parkinson’s, she and Rodney founded the HollyRod Foundation in 1997. After their son, RJ, was diagnosed with autism they expanded the mission of HollyRod to also provide support and resources to families affected by autism. To help raise funds for the foundation, every year they hold events such as Design-Care - and fashion and entertainment are very much on the agenda. Past events have featured runway shows by designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Marchesa, Naeem Khan and Michael Costello as well as performances by Maxwell, Robin Thicke and the legendary Stevie Won-der. While fashion is a highlight of DesignCare, Hol-lyRod, most importantly, has been able to help many people thanks to the support of dedicated friends and sponsors. “We’re really blessed to have great partners,” said Robinson Peete. “One in 68 kids are affected by autism spectrum disorder and it’s on the rise and what happens is a lot of these children have no access to ther-apy services or any compassionate care and it’s the same with Parkinson’s,” she said. “It’s really rewarding to give back. It sounds corny, but it really is,” she said. “We’ve been really blessed to be able to pay it forward.” For more information about DesignCare and the HollyRod Foundation visit www.hollyrod.org. By N. Jayne Seward

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