“Sea Goddess” signed enameled pin brooch of gold tone. Laurel Burch costume jewelry

New vintage – Laurel Burch costume jewelry
Born in 1945, talented designer Laurel Burch had to leave her native town in California and move to San Francisco at the age of 14. Already six years later, remaining after an unsuccessful marriage with two children in her arms, she had to survive. Laurel finds a way out – she begins to make jewelry that sells on the streets of the city.
Fortunately, the works of Laurel were so unusually beautiful that pedestrians on the streets and friends began to buy these decorations for themselves. So begins the phenomenon of Laurel Burch. Self-taught artist, Laurel herself said: “In our rapidly changing world, we must have something that reminds us of our souls.”
Traditionally, her works combine in themselves different cultures, cosmic connection with earthly things. And even with severe pains, when she could not even rise from the bed, she continued to create … to create beauty, to transform earthly things into magical images. In 2007, Laurel died due to a complication of her illness. But her work remained forever to inspire our souls.
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A couple of birds enameled brooch. 3.3 cm. Roman vintage costume jewelry

Roman vintage costume jewelry
Originally, founded in 1973 by Melvin Roman in Chicago, Roman Company produced brand jewelry skillfully imitating expensive jewelry. Soon, the decorations became very popular among jewelry lovers. The company used high quality materials and was famous for its performance. Traditionally, jewelers used high quality Austrian crystals, cabochons, rhinestones, mother of pearl, enamel and jewelry alloy of gold tone.
Meanwhile, ten years later, in 1984, Melvin sold his company and became a designer and distributor of jewelery made in Far Eastern countries.
According to jewelry lovers and collectors of vintage costume jewelry, excellent quality of materials has always distinguished Roman jewelry. The company has worked for just over 10 years, so its decorations are very rare.
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Purple enameled background flower garden brooch decorated with crystals and glass cabochons. Brass, gold plated. Michal Golan handcrafted jewelry art

Michal Golan handcrafted jewelry art
American artist Michal Golan – designer and founder of the company, opened in 1982 in New York. Michal herself came from Israel. According to Golan, she finds inspiratrion in the art of the Victorian era, Byzantium and the Middle East. And the second source of her inspiration is the visual richness that she encounters in her everyday life. Perhaps, that’s why her bright and elegant decorations are not just costume jewelry, but a real piece of jewelry art.
Noteworthy, Michal Golan jewelry exhibits an abundance of stones, cabochons, crystals, and semi-precious stones. Creating decorations she usually uses varios metals and jewelry alloys of gold and silver tone, gold plating, brass and pewter. Traditionally unusual in their beauty and elegance, flowers and floral patterns are framed in round and oval, triangular and rectangular shapes. Combining geometry, beauty of nature, fantasy and high craftsmanship, jewelry is deservedly popular with women and lovers of costume jewelry.
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1970s vintage brooch with charms. Brass, silver tone jewelry alloy. Cara Stimmel costume jewelry

Cara Stimmel costume jewelry

Before starting to manufacture costume jewelry, Cara Stimmel created jewelry by hand in her home workshop. However, deciding to start the production of jewelry in larger quantities, Stimmel founded the eponymous jewelry company Cara jewelry LTD in 1987. Thus, having worked in the jewelry market for more than thirty years, Stimmel has achieved some success in business. She tried to keep up with fashion trends and created her own, unique designs using a new approach to her jewelry. In particular, along with the traditional jewelry alloy and glass, she uses found objects, details of watch mechanisms, creating steampunk jewelry. Thus, her products have become recognizable and loved by both collectors of vintage costume jewelry and fans of steampunk jewelry.
Exquisitely crafted, her artful original design make Cara Stimmel jewelry real work of art.
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Boat brooch. Gold, brown and black tone. Louis Vuitton fashion jewelry

Louis Vuitton fashion jewelry
The world famous brand Louis Vuitton, as you know, began producing jewelry in 2001. Thus, it is impossible to call any jewelry of this brand vintage. In addition, the high price of jewelry makes the concept of “costume jewelry” not compatible with the Louis Vuitton brand. Indeed, each product – a brooch, bracelet or necklace, reaches hundreds and thousands of dollars. Thus, it is not vintage costume jewelry, but high fashion jewelry, and, according to the Louis Vuitton brand itself, high jewelry art. The use of precious metals and precious stones – garnets, emeralds, tourmalines, topazes, pearls, as well as traditionally manual work by jewelers also determines the price of products.
Traditionally, each piece is labeled with a LV monogram, the main talisman of the world famous brand Louis Vuitton. Clear art deco graphics are adjacent to the smooth lines of the quatrefoil – the iconic leitmotifs of Louis Vuitton.
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Gorgeous flower vintage brooch. Jewelry alloy, lucite. Kenzo costume jewelry

Kenzo costume jewelry
The history of the legendary Kenzo fragrances began in 1987.
Kenzo Fashion House produces clothes, perfumes and stylish accessories, but many fashion houses do this. So why is Kenzo so famous? In the 60s of the last century, a young, ambitious Japanese Takada Kenzo, full of creative plans, ideas and, of course, talent, came to Paris.
The guy was not just talented, he absorbed everything new, like a sponge. As a result, the designer received a curious, but very honorable nickname – “the most French of Japanese designers”. Takada created a unique style that combines two different cultures. Ethnic style inherent in any Kenzo product, both clothing and jewelry.
Kenzo jewelry is more like museum treasures, which have collected elements of all the exotic tribes and nations of the planet. Each decoration is a compromise between fashionable and vintage, massive and individual, subtle, classic and modern, strength and weakness. The jewels of this brand make you either fall in love from the first moment or hate them. In any case, Kenzo products will not leave anyone indifferent, they cause too strong feelings.
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The colors of the autumn leaf perfectly conveyed by garnets of different shades, as well as green and yellow diamonds. On the reverse side there is a tiny snail made from sapphire and diamonds. Japanese jewellery brand Gimel

Japanese jewellery brand Gimel
Talented Japanese designer Kaoru Kay Akihara founded her firm “Gimel” in 1992. She received an excellent education, studying, along with the economy, jewelry design and painting. In addition, studied the traditional Japanese art of ikebana and the laws of the tea ceremony. The latter clearly had an impact on the design of products of the firm “Gimel”. With the inherent subtlety of Japanese art, they embody elusive moments of the changing seasons, where ephemeral features of seasonal changes are noticeable. So, delicate pink spring buds, rich yellow tones of summer flowers, purple autumn leaves turn into jewelry with the help of carefully selected gems. According to Kaoru Kay Akihara, “history should be behind the decoration,” and many of her works are decorated with tiny details, for example, a small snail crawling on the inside of the brooch leaf – a secret that the jewelery owner can possess. Thanks to such details, Gimel products are unique and very special.
Japan’s natural beauty is a source of inspiration for Gimel masters. Someone wonders what is unusual in these familiar images: a leaf, a flower, a frog, a bird … The answer lies in the details – amazing precision and charm. Noteworthy, Akihara herself selects the smallest pebbles, because paints and shades are very important for her. With her work, she tries to capture the beauty of nature at its best moments, while the fire of life burns in it. The jeweler uses gems as a palette.
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