~ (NAPSA)—What do you get when you cross an American icon with the ongoing fallout from the financial meltdown? Why, Hershey’s Kisses jewelry, of course. With gold prices at nosebleed levels—reflecting the commodity’s status as the skeptic world’s currency of choice—something had to be done to accommodate women dying for affordable, eye-catching baubles to adorn their necks, wrists and earlobes. Something silvery. . .Something instantly recognizable. . .Something—no, make that exactly—like a sterling silver version of the bite-sized pieces of chocolate, with their distinctive flat-bottomed teardrop shape, that have been coming wrappedin aluminum foil and tied with a narrow strip of paper since first being introduced in 1907. Yes, that’s right, the necklaces, bracelets and earrings all have the famous Hershey’s Kisses / vy - e 4 hs * vy L A collection. And while sterling silver is the easiest on your wallet, alternative versions can be viewed in 14K and 18K yellow, white or rose gold, Be. ‘4 i. EN Ry \ \ } Se, IN ps plumes—or ties—on them emblazoned with the word “kisses.” “Tt truly is a kiss that lasts forever,” says Murray Shabot, president of the New York—based World Trade Jewelers, which created the Aa > y NaN Kim Kardashian is one of the celebs seen sporting Hershey’s Kisses necklaces. | with or without diamonds, at www.hersheyskissjewelry.com. @ Finally, a kiss that lasts forever. You can decide which ones celebs like Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Love Hewitt and “Gossip Girl”’s Leighton Meester have been sporting.
