Full Description
A lively and richly illustrated history of a hitherto neglected area of haute couture, showcasing the extraordinary diversity of 20th-century costume jewellery. Includes and A-Z of couture houses who have been at the forefront of costume jewellery design. The spectacular photographs include hundreds specially taken for this volume
Contents
I. The Meeting of Haute Couture and Jewelry: 1. Before Haute Couture Jewelry: Fakes and Imitations - From Antiquity to the 19th century • 2. Haute Couture Jewelry: Its Birth and Development 3. The Fake: More Beautiful than the Real Thing • 4. The Heyday of Costume Jewelry Makers: From 1950 to 1980 • 5. Jewelry for Exhibition Fashion: From 1980 to 1997 • II. Jewelry Artists: 1. The Great Couturiers and Jewelry Designers • 2. The 'Paruriers' or Costume Jewelry Makers • 3. Suppliers to the Costume Jewelry Makers III. Appendices
