Costumes Designer Jewelry

A practical and inspiring guide to how to style, wear, buy, and care for every kind of accessory, from the New York Times best-selling author of How to Get Dressed.Costume designer and writer Alison Freer is beloved for her sassy, rule-breaking fashion advice, which emphasizes that style should be fun, personal, and functional. Instead of prescribing what to wear or own, Freer empowers you to wear whatever you want—and shows how to pull it off—with humor and wit. In The Accessory Handbook, F... [Read More]

A catalog of more than 1,500 collectible pieces features tips on purchasing costume jewelry, a guide to desireable prices, and a detailed history of costume jewelry from ancient times to the present day.

Self-inventor extraordinaire, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel revolutionized the lifestyle of her time by inventing a modern concept of luxury. She set her stamp on the 20th century, promoting a new feminine silhouette both sophisticated and discreet. This modern attitude of understated luxe thrives today thanks to the creative talents of Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director since 1983, who has reinvigorated the house by reinventing its famous signatures season after season.Assouline’s completely upda... [Read More]

Chanel's combination of tradition, originality and style has always made it the most seductive of brands. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onwards, and now reinterpreted to become the motifs for brand new garments, accessories and beauty products. Inspired by the House's signature fragrance, the legendary ‘Chanel No 5’, the book explores five central themes – the suit, the camellia, jewelry, ... [Read More]

Learn the secrets of making beautiful beaded lace! In Modern Beaded Lace, beadweaver extraordinaire Cynthia Newcomer translates her love for lace into exquisite beaded creations. Using basic beadweaving stitches, she transforms delicate seed beads and sparkling crystals into flowers, leaves, and scrolls, which become stunning necklaces, pendants, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Cynthia shares everything you need to know to create gorgeous beaded lace, including:   • An overview of the elem... [Read More]

This book offers a unique way of exploring the world of vintage jewelry for experts, newcomers, and anyone with an interest in the topic.Every piece of jewelry tells a story, and none more so than the exquisite pieces in this book, which have passed through several notable owners before arriving at Joseph Saidian & Sons, an antique jeweler’s shop nestled in the Manhattan Art and Antiques Center. Each chapter is centered around a particular piece of jewelry and the way in which it is emblematic... [Read More]

♥♥ Size Detail(1"=2.54cm):✿✿Size: S US: 4 UK: 8 EU: 34 Bust: 94cm/37.01'' Waist: 82cm/32.28'' Shoulder: 38cm/14.96'' Sleeve: 62cm/24.41'' Length: 141cm/55.51'' ✿✿Size: M US: 6 UK: 10 EU: 36 Bust: 98cm/38.58'' Waist: 86cm/33.86'' Shoulder: 39cm/15.35'' Sleeve: 62cm/24.41'' Length: 142cm/55.91'' ✿✿Size: L US: 8 UK: 12 EU: 38 Bust: 102cm/40.16'' Waist: 90cm/35.43'' Shoulder: 40cm/15.75'' Sleeve: 63cm/24.80'' Length: 143cm/56.30'' ✿✿Size: XL US: 10 UK: 14 EU: 40 Bust: 106cm/41.73... [Read More]

Go for gorgeous with this polished and perfect Steve Madden® Rolo Bar Ring Bracelet! Polished metallic circular link bracelet. Gold-tone finish. Toggle closure. Imported. Measurements: Width: 7⁄10 in Diameter/Length: 10 in Weight: 1.8 oz

They glitter, they dazzle, they fool the eye, but one thing is certain: they are all concocted by the world's most beloved and successful designer of costume jewelry, Kenneth Jay Lane.In Kenneth Jay Lane: Faking It, the designer tells us in his own words about his remarkable career and equally remarkable life. The entertainment begins as Lane recalls his transformation in the early 1960s from a shoe designer for Christian Dior to his rookie period designing jewelry for Hattie Carnegie. Knowing "... [Read More]