Labels:text | woman | clothing | fashion accessory | dress | human face | necklace OCR: FASHION and quality and price are more consistent. For these reasons, the diamond is usually the "ini- tiation" stone for tape and bureauc- the aspiring gem racy." collector and While the manu- wearer. "Most people start to buy diamonds first, facturing side of the before other gemstones, because it's much easier industry slogs through to see that they are real, and they're easy to mix some growing pains with other stones,"Viroj says. as it strives towards maturity, the other side-the end user-remains unbothered by any controversy, continuing to do what it does best: consume. Of all the precious gems available to fill their coffers and embellish their wardrobes, Thais have traditionally preferred diamonds above all else. Viroj suggests that one reason diamonds are popular with Thais is that they are so uncompli- cated; unlike coloured stones, they can be easily mixed and matched with jewellery and wardrobes,
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