My milestone: The KaterinaPerez.com 5-year anniversary celebration!

May 28, 2018

By Katerina Perez

5 min read

Five years ago, sometime after midnight, I published my first article on katerinaperez.com. Back then, I was working as the jewellery editor of VV magazine in London, and all I had was 4 issues a year to share the fascinating discoveries I was making about precious jewellery.

The idea of launching a website where I could share my unpublished articles focused on the world of jewellery arose spontaneously. At the time, I could not even have imagined that someday I would be able to turn my hobby into a profession, and that the name Katerina Perez would become recognised in the jewellery industry. My passionate love for jewellery art has been fruitful, and early in May I celebrated the 5th anniversary of katerinaperez.com with friends and colleagues.

Katerina Perez at the 5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

Katerina Perez at the 5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

 5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

 5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

 5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

There are several people in my life who have very much helped me carve out the beginnings of this creative path. My husband David supported me in every way possible as, after giving up my full-time job, I of course put myself at risk financially. When I decided to dedicate myself entirely to katerinaperez.com, my then employer Roberto Boghossian from Boghossian in London encouraged me to follow my passion, allowing me to work part-time for some time so that I could develop my project in earnest. 

Katerina Perez, Sameer Lilani, David Perez, Jenna Nylen

Katerina Perez, Sameer Lilani, David Perez, Jenna Nylen

Working at VV, I met Frankie Parham, who translated my articles from Russian into English. With subtlety he felt and transcribed the nuances of style and syllable as I had penned it, and in time I invited him to become my ‘voice in English’. In the first 6 months he helped me to translate articles, with no financial reimbursement, until I “got on my feet”. Another person I want to mention is a respected journalist from The Economist, Melanie Grant. In the first year of  katerinaperez.com, she said my sincere love for jewellery was a rarity, and that it was guaranteed to bring me success. Listening to her words, I ventured to turn my amateur site into an exciting portal of jewellery, through which I could spread my love of jewellery, gems and  jewelled watches to my readers.

Katerina Perez 5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

Katerina Perez 5-year anniversary celebration of katerinaperez.com

On 3 May, 20 people were invited to dinner at Zima – the Russian restaurant in Soho, London. I wanted to host this special evening in a place most guests would never have been before, and to acquaint them with my roots (you can take a Russian out of Russia, but you can’t take Russia out of a Russian!). I rented a separate floor of the restaurant-bar with Russian cuisine – and it was just what the doctor ordered’.

People mentioned above came to congratulate me along with the jewellery designer Gargi Rathi from House of Meraki, Avanti Goenka – Bina Goenka’s daughter, the director PA MEDIA PR Patricia Tindale, the director of SICIS jewellery Gioia Placuzzi, Sameer Lilani from Amrapali, Harry Winston London PR Executive Fernanda Reynoso, as well as several close friends. We raised a glass to the 5th anniversary of katerinaperez.com, and toasted the passion that fuels our work, the fulfillment of our most cherished desires and the courage that has permitted us to live our dreams.

Katerina Perez, Lucy Parham, Katerina's assistant Jodie Smith, Warren Menezes, Frankie Parham

Katerina Perez, Lucy Parham, Katerina's assistant Jodie Smith, Warren Menezes, Frankie Parham

I have big plans for the next 5 years. Firstly, it’s my priority to continue to develop the offline aspects of my website by holding regular personal meetings, seminars and lectures for consumers and industry professionals. Secondly, I plan to finally launch ‘Katerina Perez Club’ before the end of 2018, whose members will be able to buy jewellery and gemstones with my guidance, as well as receive expert advice on any questions about jewellery. Thirdly, I’m doing my absolute best to run an online boutique of my favourite jewels that are not available to purchase online yet.

Larisa Nesterova, Katerina Perez, Gioia Placuzzi

Larisa Nesterova, Katerina Perez, Gioia Placuzzi

 Katerina Perez, Fernanda Reynoso, Ana Yavorskyy

Katerina Perez, Fernanda Reynoso, Ana Yavorskyy

 Larisa Nesterova, Sameer Lilani, Jenna Nylen, Gargi Rathi, Anwesha Dutta

Larisa Nesterova, Sameer Lilani, Jenna Nylen, Gargi Rathi, Anwesha Dutta

 Katerina Perez, Jenna Nylen, Melanie Grant, Jennifer Boghossian, Roberto Boghossian, David Perez

Katerina Perez, Jenna Nylen, Melanie Grant, Jennifer Boghossian, Roberto Boghossian, David Perez

 Katerina Perez and Jennifer Boghossian

Katerina Perez and Jennifer Boghossian

 Katerina Perez and Melanie Grant

Katerina Perez and Melanie Grant

 Avanti Goenka, Gioia Placuzzi and Aleksandra Ushemirskaya

Avanti Goenka, Gioia Placuzzi and Aleksandra Ushemirskaya

 Fernanda Reynoso and Patricia Tindale

Fernanda Reynoso and Patricia Tindale

My work has long ago become an integral part of my life, and the passion I have for it makes me look forward to every new day in the office. If you share my love of jewellery and read my articles, I want to receive a few lines from you about any changes or improvements you would like to see on katerinapez.com. My email is [email protected]. Let’s grow katerinaperez.com together!

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