An exhibition of “rising star” jewelers will take place at Goldsmith’s Hall (www.the goldsmiths.co.uk) in London from Friday, June 1st to Saturday, July 14, 2007. The show will be a fascinating look at what contemporary British jewelers are doing now. I will have images of these pieces posted by tomorrow, sorry for the wait, however […]
Yves Saint Laurent sang the praises of 1960s youth culture with his credo, “Down with the Ritz, long live the street†and produced collections like the Beat Look which consisted of black leather jackets, turtlenecks and short skirts; the clothes served up rebellion-chic on a couture platter. Using jewelry pliers instead of a needle and […]
I just bought a pair of shoes. I know, no big deal, everyone loves shoes. Except me. I like shoes but they are obviously not my raison d’etre. Yet it was the reason that I bought them that struck me as interesting: they worked brilliantly with the two new pieces of Native American jewelry that […]
While I have a general idea of what vintage jewelry sells for, I’m not an appraiser. So please don’t ask me to give you an idea of what your jewelry is worth, that’s not what I do and I would be doing you a disservice if I did. If you need an appraiser, try the […]
There are some pieces that you just don’t wear because they’ve been sitting, year after year, in your dresser drawer. What to do? Get it fixed! Vintage jewelry is at an all time high in popularity and either you wear the thing or sell it for a lovely chunk of money. Simple repairs, such as […]
The kind of information posted here isn’t something you will find in your average (or above average) fashion magazine. And it won’t be a boring recounting of jewelry history either. That’s my first promise to you. It’s just that as a freelance writer/jewelry historian/soon-to-be book author, I want to offer more useful information than just […]
Image by Michael Lionstar
