Costume jewelry is not made to give women an aura of wealth, but to make them beautiful. Coco Chanel (Cera, pg. 178) Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel – Coco Chanel – was born in France in 1883. With her enormous talent she created a fashion empire which encompassed clothing, jewelry, and perfumes. Coco Chanel’s fashion legacy managed [...]
Amber was one of the first and obviously the oldest adornment materials used. It was also believed to have special healing powers, and thus was employed for medical purposes. It is not a stone but a fossil tree resin that is found in the ground and it’s very probable that it contains insects and other [...]
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Power and wealth. In ancient Rome jewelry was at first an of prestige reserved only for the highest social classes. But as trade and the wealth of the Empire increased, jewelry became available to all classes of citizens. Romans borrowed styles from earlier cultures and added their own themes. In keeping with the flamboyance of [...]
There’s something about a beautiful piece of jewelry. Since the dawn of civilization jewelry has been an integral part of culture; of who we are. It says a lot about us. Tastes, styles and statements have changed, but our love for those sparkling, precious objects has never diminished. Long before clothing developed into fashion those [...]
Jewelry was an art form all its own. The ancient Greek style of jewelry more closely resembled miniature classic sculptures than objects of adornment. The human figure, both male and female, mythological figures and entire heroic scenes were popular motifs for rings, earrings, pendants and other forms of jewelry. As skill and technique improved, Greek [...]
