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Fashion Island has opened the first Garys Home store. The new Garys

Home has kept it tropical theme of its sister store, Garys Island, and

offers island-inspired home decor, accessories and furnishings. Garys

Home features a unique selection of bamboo frames, clocks, coconut

candles, vases, tabletop accent pieces, Vietri stemware and barware,

bedding, and dining and kitchen accessories. The store also has many

one-of-a-kind whimsical items, such as an antique nutcracker in the shape

of a wood-carved hula girl and salt and pepper shakers that are colorful

miniature ceramic sandals. Made-to-order bamboo furniture is also on

display with a variety of tropical fabrics where you can chose custom

furnishings. There are also paintings and prints by French artist Guy

Buffet and Newport Beach artist Dana Ridenour, among others.

“Garys has a long and successful history with Fashion Island and we

are thrilled that the first Garys Home is part of our center,” says Rick

Evans, president of Irvine Retail Properties Company, owner of Fashion

Island. “It is a wonderful addition to Fashion Island’s strong home

category, where we have a variety of stores to fit nearly any decorating

style.”

Tiffany & Co. has come out with new fall 2000 designs in jewelry and

home accessories. The collections premiering this year include “Tiffany

Steel” flatware, “Tiffany Streamerica” jewelry, the “Petal” jewelry

collection, and the “Tiffany Animal Alphabet” babies’ gift collection.

The new flatware is available in five original designs, Tiffany

Streamerica, TCO 1837, Tiffany Botanical, Tiffany Palm and Tiffany

Camber. The collection is created with the finest materials, including

chromium and a higher nickel content, which helps combat stains and

produces a more lustrous finish. The table settings come in styles for

every decorating theme from traditional to contemporary. The newly

expanded Streamerica jewelry collection was inspired by the 1930s

industrial design movement, using clean lines, sheer forms and gleaming

metallic surfaces. There are pieces for men and women, including link

bracelets, cuff links, link necklaces, earrings, rings, bangles and

defined cuffs. The Petal jewelry collection has petals of pave diamonds

set in platinum. There is an applique petal ring and matching five-petal

bangle, a pendant with diamonds sparkling on both sides of the petals,

charm bracelet, earrings and a ring of continuous petals. The babies’

gift collection includes a Tiffany Animal Alphabet Limoges porcelain

plate, bowl, double handle cup, sterling silver frame, monkey spoon and

barbell rattle. Tiffany & Co. is at South Coast Plaza, on the first level

near Nordstrom. Information: (714) 540-5330

Von Hemert Interiors is having a summer sale on all in-stock and

special order home furnishings. There is also a preview of handwoven

Persian and Indian rugs on sale. In stock upholstery pieces are reduced

35% to 50%. Top furniture collections available at Von Hemert include

Henredon, Baker, Century, Jeffco, Maitland-Smith, Swaim, Hickery White

and Sligh. The store also carries European imports, mirrors, art,

accessories and bedding. The Costa Mesa showroom is at 1595 Newport Blvd.

Information: (949) 642-2050.

South Coast Plaza has recently added the 10th Diesel store in the

United States. Diesel is an innovative and edgy global clothing company.

“Diesel is part of the youth culture worldwide, viewing the world as a

single, border-less macro space,” said Renzo Rosso, president and founder

of Diesel. “Our retail stores serve as our window to the world.”

The new Diesel South Coast Plaza store carries the complete Diesel

collection: D Diesel, five-pocket denim, Diesel shades, footwear, Spare

Parts & Accessories, fragrance and -- new to the Diesel roster -- Time

Frames, a futuristic modern-retro watch collection executed in

collaboration with Fossil.

Ethan Allen is having a summer sale on selected furniture and home

accessories throughout the store. Ethan Allen carries contemporary to

traditional styles and offers custom upholstery. The sale lasts through

Sept. 4. Ethan Allen is in the Costa Mesa Courtyards at 1835 Newport

Blvd. Information: (949) 646-2400.

* BEST BUYS appears on Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to

Greer Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.