Vintage Jewellery: Collecting and wearing designer classics

ISBN-13: 9781802790962 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 224 str.

Caroline Cox

Opis

Vintage Jewellery explores the key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design over 120 years, and shows you how to collect and wear vintage pieces.

Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history. The book explores the key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design and shows you how to collect and wear vintage pieces.

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Foreword by Gerda Flöckinger CBE - Introduction - 1890-1910: Divinely Decadent - 1910s: The Edwardian Era - 1920s: Streamlined & Chic - 1930s: Hollywood Glamour - 1940s: F for Fake - 1950s: Mid-Century Sparkle - 1960s: Pop Goes the Future - 1970s: The Body, Bold & Beautiful - 1980s: The Power & the Glory - 1990s to Now: Future Collectibles - Shopping & Collecting Guide - Glossary of Jewellery Terms - Index - Further Reading & Acknowledgements.

O autorze

Caroline Cox is professor of cultural history at University of the Arts London. She is a leading fashion authority whose work explores the relationship between fashion, beauty and culture. A lecturer and broadcaster, she is also a cultural trends advisor at Vidal Sassoon. Caroline's books on fashion history and theory have been published internationally and include Vintage Shoes and Vintage Jewellery.