Costume jewelery

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In my last entry, I wrote about gold filled jewelry, which is considered costume jewelry rather than fine jewelry, and I've got costume jewelry on the brain again this week after my recent visit to the Museum of Arts and Design for an truly fantastic exhibit of costume jewelry. The exhibit, titled Fashion Jewelry: The Collection of Barbara Berger, contained hundreds of pieces of costume jewelry made during the 20th century, as well as a group of more recent items. Fashion houses like Yves…

This pagecontains photos of vintage costume jewelry advertisements.

Trifari Vintage Jewelry Ad, For Her... Jewels by Trifari, Brazil Line, 1956

As the popularity of classic costume jewelry has increased, so too have the fakes and reproductions. The best way to avoid the new pieces is with a careful examination and to know the differences which exist between reproductions and the originals.

In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous. - Elsa Schiaparelli. We might find the fashion of the "Hunger Games" capitol citizens outrageous, but our grandmothers just think it's 1930s haute couture.

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If you're researching a vintage costume jewelry mark, check out this illustrated gallery for a photo of the mark and information on the designer or manufacturer.

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