Just a little glimpse at some of my favorite pieces, and some of the originals mine are modeled on. Mine are all fake mind you, but it's the look that counts if you ask me, Fashionable Reader.
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| vintage piece, faux, a gift for me when I was a little girl and still around. I love the length. |
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| 1860 Necklace 2nd half of the 19th century Sotheby’s |
I love pearls mixed with silver.
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| Gift from an ex. I don't wear bracelets very often, because I wear gloves. |
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| Bracelet 1900 Sotheby’s |
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| Can't remember where I got this. |
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| 2013 Kenneth Jay Lane rhodium-plated cubic zirconia brooch at net-a-porter.com |
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| Got at an open market in London. |
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| Necklace, 1940s. via shewhoworshipscarlin tumblr |
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| Picked up at thrift store in college in Ohio. |
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| Coral necklace, 1870 |
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| Hair clip |
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| Brooch Marsh & Co., 1935 Bonham’s |
"Jewelry should not be worn in the early morning, with the exception of rings habitually worn; a brooch and ear-rings, which should not be of pearls or diamonds: these gems are for full dress."
~ Etiquette for Ladies, c. 1850
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