Style Notes - 1935 - Different from the Barbaric Jewels of last year..

As seen in a department store ad from 1935, "bracelets are imperative this season". The ad shows big bangles described as coming from the Hindu or Renaissance influence.."directing attention to gold jewelry of the massive type, yet different from the barbaric jewels of last year". Okay, what I want to know is, what were the barbaric jewels from 1934? LOL!

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Style Notes - 1951 - Curvaceous

From an article in the L.A. Times in 1951...changes in jewelry styles for the season include:

"designs that are feminine, curvaceous and delicate in shape. Earrings curve up the lobe and bedeck the ear with flower, leaf, ribbon or fountain-spray motifs. Throat hugging necklines curve in wave lines festooned with "floating" fringe.......the most fetching adornments....is the re-created lavaliere, a necklace and pendant made for each other. Flowers...ferns, feathers and bowknots are "frozen" into the lacy metal of bracelets, brooches and clips"

Shown below is a nice example from Trifari in 1951

Style Notes - 1947 - Lacy Jewelry

From the L.A. Times - August 1947 - For jewelry.. "the trend is away from massive designs toward lacy work with a fragile look"

Style notes - 1927 - Hat pins

Seen in a newspaper article from 1927 - style notes from Paris describes the newest pins for hats as having definite shapes, getting away from the geometrical jewelry. Anchors, arrows and crescents are mounted by gold or silver chains on short tabs of ribbon, almost like a fob.