Your wedding day marks a major milestone in your life, so of course you want to make it a memorable occasion. Amid visions of white taffeta and champagne toasts, you undoubtedly have thoughts about the...
Stylish jewelry with the Trifari imprint and distinctive crown logo are things of beauty that can be appreciated for generations. Here you can learn more about the Trifari brand, one of the best names in...
Thank you for taking the time to read my guide on antique jeweled filigree vanity items. Almost all of them I have been able to purchase on eBay, as well as antique shops and flea markets. I have collected...
This is the first of two guides I shall write on Spanish mantilla combs or Peinetas. In this first one I will be concentrating upon the historical aspect of how they developed. I shall also show illustrations...
In this, the second of my guides to the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period, I examine some of the more exotic influences which contributed to the development of the style. In particular the...
This fourth in my series of guides on the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period looks in greater detail at some of the definitive design motifs and decorative effects found. It does not aspire to...
The Fashion Background.In this guide I will be looking at the hair accessories which were popular in the 1970s. It is not easy to define 1970s fashion. From its early romantic hippy ethos to its later angry...
This discussion looks at combs and hair accessories during the decade 1950 - 1960. Two important stylistic influences, the neo-Baroque and the Modernist are examined in detail. The artifacts of this period is...
This discussion examines combs and hair accessories during the decade 1980-1990. It examines the influence of Diana Princess of Wales and the taste for jewellery in the style of earlier periods. The Return of...
This is the second of two guides which examine the combs and hair accessories of the 1980s. In this paper I examine the influence of the American TV soap operas Dallas and Dynasty which promoted a taste for...