Before the 1900s, most jewelry was not widely available to the general public in the U.S. because it was made of precious metals and gems. This left an opening for beautiful low-cost costume jewelry ...
On the occasion of the publication of the TASCHEN volume of the same name, the Museum presents Costume Jewelry. The ...
Gorgeous collectible vintage costume jewelry can add a wow factor to any outfit. Not only are the pieces beautiful, but they're more affordable than their fine jewelry counterparts. What's more, some ...
The long ropes of pearls, wide cuffs and Art Deco pieces worn by film stars in the 1920s and ’30s have never gone out of style. By David Belcher A hundred years later, our fascination with the ...
The French fashion house made custom clothes and jewels for the starlets well before the Woody Allen controversy consumed Cannes. By Carol McColgin Contributing Editor Stewart dazzles in off-white ...
Primarily illustrations of brooches in the form of flower baskets with a few pages of Christmas tree brooches. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile ...
The costume designer for “Outrageous” talks about finding designs that the women would have worn. By David Belcher The Mitford sisters, known for their 20th-century aristocratic glamour and political ...
PARIS (Reuters) - Elsa Schiaparelli, doyenne of 1930s Paris fashion, may be long gone - buried in her favourite hue of shocking pink - but nearly 200 pieces from her closet, along with her fine art ...