Vintage brooches

Dear readers, I invite you to proceed the exhibition of excellent costumes from "The Dressmaker" film. This article is the second part of my, if I may say so, report from the costume exhibition held in Canberra (Australia) in summer 2019. Start here>>> Fashion of 1950s ...

How did a brooch appear? The word 'brooch' originates from French and is translated as a 'long needle'. The first brooches appeared in the bronze age and were called fibulae. Their original purpose was to serve as a pin that held folds of clothes together. Only in the 17th ...

I collect vintage jewelry. I have many of them and already measure their quantity in kilograms. I dearly love some of them and often wear, others are worn occasionally with certain looks. But there are such accessories that don't suit me, were bought on a flea market because I just could not ...

The beauty of Ava Gardner in itself was already a rare treasure. And many fashion designers were dreaming about such a model. The best of them were involved in creating her images for movies. Meanwhile, according to many, she preferred quite modest outfits in her everyday life. So lets enjoy the ...

The world of vintage jewelry is very rich. It's like a whole planet with a lot of people of different ages (mostly elderly and very elderly) and nationalities. A special place is occupied by Austrian fruit and berries brooches and clip earrings produced in the '40s and '50s. In almost ...