Please remember to rate my guide when you are finished. Thank you, ShinyPrettyThings2. Symbolism was extremely important to the Victorians. Highly romantic, they found hidden meaning in the colors, shapes, and...
With so many beautiful, authentic cultured pearls on the market, there is no need to get ripped off. Keeping an eye out for the below enhancements and misrepresentations can save you a lot of heart ache....
Are you a pearl collector? You already know Tahitian from Pinctada Margaritifera, the black lipped oyster, Australia and South Sea ones from Pinctada Maxima, the golden or silver lipped oyster, Akoya from ...
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...
Introduction Although most people think of 60’s fashion as being hippie fashion, the 1960’s appearance was actually much more complicated and varied. In my Guide on the hair accessories in the 1960s Part I...
This guide traces the development of the late Art Deco style into the 1930s and 1940s, and gives an account of how these changing fashions affected the styles of hair combs worn during the period. We also look...
This is the first of two discussions on combs and hair accessories in the decade 1960-1970, the so called swinging sixties. It examines two important influences: the lingering elaboration of the 1950s...
This account deals with combs and hair accessories produced during the early Victorian period of 1840-60, which was considerably influenced by nostalgea for earlier historical periods. The chronology is based...
In this discussion I shall be examining the hair accessories of the last quarter of the 19th century. This account draws upon sources by Norma Hague (1982 1985) which are cited in the reading list at the...
Akoya pearls Pearls from the Akoya saltwater oyster which is the mainstay of the Japanese pearl industry. Now also farmed by China and other countries. Baroque pearls Irregular shaped pearls of all shapes and...