Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009

Photo by Jun Sato

Sharon Stone might be 51, but she still looks good in leather. The actress recently made a whirlwind trip to Tokyo to take part in an event for Italian jewelry designer Damiani at Toho Cinemas in Yurakucho. Stone has teamed up with the Italian company to design and launch her new African diamond jewelry line, “Sharon Stone For Damiani.” The actress, who campaigns for AIDS sufferers in Africa, said, “A percentage of the proceeds from the jewelry sales will go to creating clean water so that people who are given AIDS drugs can take them with clean water, which is absolutely essential.” She added that it had taken her four years to find the right partner in Damiani.