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THE TIME TRAVELER
Pat Seal
Treasures From Yesterday
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE COSTUME JEWELER
Part 1
In the hands of artist and expert craftsmen, the make-believe becomes a fabulous reality***
A gilt choker with a line of rhinestones, like lace-beading threaded with sparkling ribbon. by Trifari, 30.00 at Saks Fifth Ave.
A pin of gilt enamel, rhinestones, simulated pearls. By Trifari, 25.00, at Saks
Serpentine gilt mesh and rhinestone bracelet and choker, dazzling but as casual as though they were merely tied ribbons. Hattie Carnegie bracelet 37.00, choker 50.00
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE COSTUME JEWELER
Part 2
The button earrings are a swirling spray of tiny powdered rhinestones, and big solitaire rhinestones cut so deep they shimmer like drops of water. By Trifari, 15.00
The necklace of square-cut rhinestones blazes its way almost to the waist, ends in the Roc's egg dangle. By Hattie Carnegie, 42.00
This necklace has overlapping swags of simulated pearls stemming from a choker. By Lisner, 25.00 at Franklin Simon
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A charming little peek into a Harper's Bazaar in September of 1947
Warm Regards,
Pat Seal---The Time Traveler
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MIRIAM HASKELL
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It doesn't do to look dreary, even if your heart is breaking. If you can't buy a new dress [this was during the Great Depression] or even if you can, go to Miriam Haskell in the Heckscher building. The most imaginative and smart costume jewelry going is being sold there for net to nothing. she dotes on single clips made like clusters of grapes. these are in all sorts of composition stones, and there are very nice ones for a dollar. the ensemble idea is well worked out, and each clip has a bracelet, some of them for two dollars, some for more, and some of them have necklaces and woven collarettes as well.
White bead fruit clusters with dull metal leaves are exceedingly quaint and European looking. We wore a set and were asked by our friends where in Paris we found them.
Hawaiian coral is rather carrot colored, very bright and very cheap.
For sports wear you will lose your mind over the d...
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WHITE ICE
Part 1
Intense, gleaming like silver dust, fiery jewels pierce the twilight with a blaze of white ice.
1. From a pear-shaped rhinestone, a cluster of marquise and round-cut stones fall in a tapered earring--- by Napier, about 20.00
2. With the fragility of lace, a necklace of silver-metal, shaped into a V-collar, encircles the throat lightly like a wisp of chiffon---by Monet, about 25.00.
3. The bombe ring, centered with a huge headlight rhinestone, is set with circles of mock emeralds and diamonds----by Jack Gilbert, about 25.00
4. The dimensional pin, carved like a cross-cut slice of metallic wood, fired with smoke rhinestones---
by Marvella, about 40.00
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WHITE ICE
Part 2
5. Silvery dome pin, moon-round, pierced with slivers of silver tipped by quivering rhinestones---
by Corocraft, about 5.00
6. A high collar-necklace of rhinestones closes with a gleaming starburst----
by Trifari, about 60.00
7. Delicate water lily pin, paved in rhinestones, with dimensional pearls---
by Albert Weiss, about 20.00
All of the pieces of "The Wearable Art" come to you through the pages of Harper's Baazar in January of 1964 and yours truly,
Pat Seal---The Time Traveler
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HATTIE CARNEGIE
Hattie Carnegie has opened a men's department, a hardboiled little corner, all mirrors, with a two-fisted young man in charge of ties, bathrobes, cigarette cases, pyjamas, and all the rest of the haberdashery that women give to men.
Schiaparelli is doing the buying for it in England, and all is in a tizzy about the idea. It seems that last Christmas she gave her men friends some particularly good looking ties which she had made in London for the purpose. They were all crazy about them. That puts ideas into her head, and these ideas crystallized when she came to New York. There will be no men's mannequins. Not even the wax gentlemen that Lanvin uses in her men's department in Paris. All will be strictly un-ladida. But miss Carnegie thinks it likely that women will buy some of the scarfs and ties for themselves----and why not?"
This is from Harper's Bazaar 1933
Pat Seal---The Time Traveler
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THE PARIS HOUSES NOW DESIGN JEWELRY
Part 1
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The couturiers are so determined that we shall wear jewelry that they have not only designed gowns that demand it, but even the ornaments that they demand. Every house in Paris has been its own jeweler this season, and some of the most effective are shown on these pages. To begin with, Lelong has designed a set of square aquamarines, set as simply as possible and matching each other perfectly. These lend exactly the right accent to an aquamarine or black gown.
Chanel's collection is full of special ornaments. This buckle and pin of onyx and large "diamonds"are meant to go together on a black frock.
Lanvin's collarette and bracelet remind one of the little ruches in the pastels of La Tour or the portraits of Nattier. They are in turquoise and crystal beads on turquoise georgette.
worth's p...
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THE PARIS HOUSES NOW DESIGN JEWELRY
Part 2
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EACH HOUSE SHOWS PIECES WITH ITS COSTUMES.........
We begin with an amusing conceit of Lanvin's---a gray frock, buttoned with gray buttons, with one big ruby forming the top one. Then comes a sports bracelet of Premet's, in different colored golds of modernistic design.
An idea of Beer's---embroidered bracelets, alternating silver and gold, on one sleeve of a black crepe frock. A lovely necklace from Drecoll, whose velvet frocks, both for afternoon and evening, all have their special chains or pendants of beautifully set imitation stones.
Patou's views on imitation are interesting. He will have none of it, and especially condemns pearls that imitate real. He suggest the use of such stones as topaz and or amethyst, and ha...
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TRUE OR FALSE?
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** When jewelry is designed with such imagery and stones are set with such skill, only a price tag or a jeweler's lens can tell if the jewels are "precious" or "costume".
** Pieces designed by DeRosa, the large clip is blue enamel, delicately scalloped with gilt, with a glittering rhinestone center circled by pearls. $59.50 Bonwit Teller
The little strawberry clip is peppered with red stones.....it clips on belts, collars, hats. $20.00 Bergdorf Goodman.
Four strand simulated pearl bracelet, the clasp a graceful Victorian shell of gilt and blue enamel. $90.00, at Lord & Taylor
** Sets designed by Mazer; Gilt circles edged in rhinestones. The pin, 19.75. the earrings, 15.00.
Lacy wheel pin of simulated moonstones and rhinestones, $35.00---matching earrings, also $35.00. On the wrist, a bracelet to match---silver wristband clasped with simulated moonstones. $49.75, Mazer jewelr...
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HAIR ORNAMENTS
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It is now necessary to wear an ornament of some sort or other in the hair when it is arranged for the evening, and there are a number of new designs for this purpose, many of which are attractive in themselves as well as very becoming. The newest ornaments are, of coarse, intended to be worn with the hair low. Two large pink roses with a band of rhinestones between are extremely becoming with the hair arranged low at the back of the neck, for the roses go at either side of the knot, and the band of rhinestones is just back of the Pompadour. Small wreaths of leaves or flowers, with a bunch high in front,and the leaves spangled with rhinestones or silver, are becoming with the hair either high or low, but the one large rose with the bow of black velvet ribbon is intended only to be worn when the hair is low on the neck.
The tiaras and coronets of jewelrs which are worn by the fashionable women are, of coarse, q...
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NECK ORNAMENTS
Fashion of the Day
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THIS PIC WAS MADE OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES IN HER CORONATION GOWN IN 1902--
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All articles are courtesy of Pat Seal's research. Hope you enjoy the journey..
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