Introduction of Top Designers of Vintage Jewelry

01/05/2012 17:02

Brooches are an art in themselves, but vintage brooches are a one of a kind art. Contemporary day manufacturing can process out brooches and pins by the thousands, one following a further all just alike. Issue is the fact that they lack the character and special individual attention given by a genuine artist to create these vintage brooches and pins. Possibly this is why countless folks nowadays are in search of these old pieces. Two of the most popular brooch and pin designers were Marcel Boucher and Christian Dior. Who had been these designers of old occasions and why did they stand out?

1 of the extra common artists was Marcel Boucher. Marcel Boucher was born in Paris in 1898. He joined Cartier as an apprentice jeweler, almost certainly in 1920. Some time around 1923, Marcel was transferred by Cartier from Paris to their New York workshop. Following the 1929 Wall Street Crash, fine jewelry fell into a deep recession and Cartier's small business was severely cut back. Marcel discovered employment with a further valuable jeweler, and was fortunate adequate to become comparatively unaffected by the Depression. He also did freelance function, mainly in fine jewelry, and created show buckles and costume jewelry for Mazer Brothers, which enthused him with the possibilities. By spring 1937 he was ready to commence his costume jewelry firm with his partner Halberstadt. The new designs had been launched for the 1937 Fall/Winter Collection. The 1st collection consisted of six unique styles. They gave Saks Fifth Avenue an exclusive to sell the collection for the to begin with few weeks, ahead of generating it readily available to other top department stores. The three-dimensional naturalistic themes with their unusual enameling were so original immediately after years of "art deco" styles and had been such a success that they quickly put him on the map and produced his reputation. For the subsequent four years, till America entered Globe War II, Marcel created a range of costume jewelry, which might be described as "very stylized, very elegant and extremely chic." They're regarded as to be innovative, bold, and fashionable. Possibly finest described as "couture" jewelry, and absolutely based small on the imitation of fine jewelry. Marcel was prolific and was accountable for all the designs made by his firm.

Christian Dior is a further awesomely impressive designer that had no actual formal training in the area of style and came into this profession later in his life. His style career began with an apprenticeship with the respected French designer, Robert Piguet. Dior opened the Residence of Dior which became immensely well known for its clothing line. Bolstered by this good results the Residence of Dior then branched out into designing extravagant, gorgeous costume jewelry, which included brooches and pins, for such movie star icons as Betty Davis and Lucille Ball and that eternal symbol of haute couture fashion - the late Jacqueline Kennedy. The House of Dior was the 1st to use 'aurora borealis' rhinestones in their costume jewelry. The aurora borealis can be a naturally occurring weather phenomenon and the rhinestones are treated to reflect those flashes of color. In a way the play of color and light is very similar to that located in opals.

In the world of vintage brooches and pins at this time the pieces developed by these two designers stand out. If a vintage piece is attached to one of their names it really is confident to signify top quality and artistic design. The art and design abilities that created them so well known is nevertheless passed on nowadays in the items they left behind. It truly is no wonder that costume jewelry that carry the Dior or Boucher name are in nevertheless in high demand. The exceptional artistic characteristics located in their beautifully created goods are transferred into the appear of the individuals who wear them, and perhaps which is why they've such an everlasting lure to ladies all about the planet yesterday, today, and maybe in the future also.