Vintage Pearls for Modern Brides
Pearls have been called the gem of queens and the queen of gems. For centuries, they have been associated with love, marriage, seductiveness and femininity. Not surprisingly, pearls have been...
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by Barbara Schwartz
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Women Adorning Women: Who Were They?
Women’s History Month has inspired me to research and write about three women jewelry designers of the first half of the 20th century: Nettie Rosenstein, Elvira De Rosa and Maria...
Sensational Schiaparelli
Some of my favorite costume jewelry from the 1950s was designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. I like these pieces because they are strikingly different from those of other designers of the...
1950s Beaded Earrings for Modern Women
If you enjoy period TV series and movies as much as I do, I’m sure you find the costumes and sets as entertaining as the stories. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...