The desire to decorate and adorn the body reaches back millennia. Tracking down the perfect jewel is a natural preoccupation, emotionally charged at every step.
Shop a century of style with us, from the divinely decadent Belle Epoque to the logo mania of the Noughties, Jennifer’s individually sourced and curated jewel box charts it all.
Find your next style hero founded on Jennifer’s decades of experience and eye for a timeless gem!
The 1960s & 70s
Monochrome Magic
Shop Styles
The 1960s and ‘70s saw pop art, boho chic, disco glam and the space age dramatically influence fashion and the jewels that increasingly independent women and a youth movement chose to define their styles. Grand geometric designs, bright colourways, floral motifs, medallions, resins and natural materials, peace motifs, long line beads and futuristic designs with metallic finishes each defined an era.
Flower Power
Vintage Pinky Paris Gold & Pearl Flower Necklace 1980s
Vintage Statement Gold & Pearl Flower Earrings 1960s
Grand Geometrics
Vintage Gold Egyptian Revival Fanned Bib 1960s
Vintage Adrian Mann London Egyptian Revival Necklace 1970s
Vintage Ribbed Gold Tortoiseshell & Crystal Disc Choker 1970s
Grand geometric designs, bright colourways, floral motifs, medallions, resins and natural materials, peace motifs, long line beads and futuristic designs with metallic finishes each defined an era.
Space Age
Silver Torque Statement Collar 2000s
Vintage Hollywood Sputnik Pendant Necklace 1960s
Vintage Monet Silver & Amethyst Modernist Necklace 1970s
Vintage Space Age Style Resin Earrings 1970s
The diversity of the styles perhaps more pronounced than ever. Feminism was on the rise, and this was an era of youthful, self-expression, experimentation.
Boho Chic
Vintage Ornella Bijoux Italy Bird of Paradise Clasp Multirow Necklace 1960s
Vintage Crown Trifari Persian Garden Tassel Necklace 1960s
Vintage Faceted Glass Bib Necklace 1960s
Jewellery was the perfect playground! Parisian couture no longer controlled as it did in the ‘50s and a fashion democracy evolved with the high street and a younger generation defining the fashion agenda.
Celebrity
In the eternally classic style stakes Jackie Kennedy set the multi row pearl look alight with Twiggy offering a more playful take on the era; her style representing the Mod era.
Pearl Power
Vintage Monet Triple Strand Pearl Necklace 1980s
Vintage Gigantic Runway Mabé Pearl Hoop Earrings 1960s
Vintage Georgian Style Long Pearl Paste & Turquoise Necklace 1960s
Bianca Jagger loved dramatic, glamourous jewels and Farah Fawcett layered necklaces, bangles and adorned hoops in a look that epitomised the 1970s.
Glam
Vintage Sarah Coventry Modernist Textured Weave Bracelet 1960s
Vintage Statement Rampant Lions Medallion Necklace 1960s
Vintage Triple Hoop Sautoir Statement Necklace 1960s
Vintage Goldette Chunky Coin Necklace and Bracelet Set 1960s
Vintage French Hammered Disc Choker, Necklace, Belt 1970s
DESIGNERS
Key designers included Yves Saint Laurent for statement pieces, Kenneth Jay Lane’s fabulous fakery for the famous and Paco Rabanne’s futuristic designs – not least the now iconic disc dress.
Yves Saint Laurent
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Gunmetal & Crystal Belt 1970s
Kenneth Jay Lane
Vintage Kenneth Lane Art Deco Inspired ‘Jade & Rock Crystal’ Lariat 1970s
Paco Rabanne
Vintage Paco Rabanne Sculptural Gold Chain Logo Cuff Bracelet 1970s
Modernist
Vintage Grossé Modernist Necklace & Earrings Suite 1960s
Vintage Crown Trifari Modernist Starburst Topaz Crystal Parure 1960s
Vintage Modernist Ruby Crystal Necklace 1960s
Each ingenious with a legacy relevant to this day. In the world of fine jewellery Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. introduced her now iconic fluid designs such as the bone cuff, and David Webb became the place for bold, exuberant, animal themed jewellery.
One of the most breath-takingly creative jewellers of his era was Andrew Grima. Designs from his eponymous house gracing Royalty and celebrity alike and influenced a world of jewellery design be it fine or faux to this day. Italian design emerged as France’s successor with Houses such as Gucci, Pucci and Ferragamo signifying youthful cool.
Coppola e Toppo
Vintage Coppolo et Toppo (Attr.) Deep Sea Hues Belt 1960s
Vintage Coppola e Toppo Ocean Blues Crystal Tassel Earrings 1950s
The 1970s also saw Bulgari rise to fame with its refreshingly exotic influences and opulent jewels. Perhaps some of the most revered costume jewellery houses in this era include KJL, Coppola e Toppo, Juliana, Schreiner NYC and naturally Countess ‘CIS’ Zoltowska.
Countess CIS Zoltowska
Vintage CIS Cissy Zoltwoska Paris Turquoise & Paste Glass Girandole Parure 1960s
What a glorious era!
