Fall Fashion Trends 2004 ~ Hot Styles

Dear Jewelmates:

This season’s fall fashion is going Retro. The sophistication of the Thirties, Forties and Fifties is finding its way on the fashion runways. Brooches especially are the essential part of adornment this fall. Gracing the delicate sweater designs or retro style blazers brooches are being grouped in numbers of 3 or more. They are also finding their way as an accent on the fronts of purses or the tops of shoes as a quaint accent piece.

Not only are brooches adorning the tops of women, but stacks of bangles are working their way up the arm or layers of chains with beads or other material are being presented.

This year’s clothing is less revealing. With more of the body being covered, the desire to impress with the “Bling Bling” is ever more present.


Emanuel Ungaro is featuring big bold rhinestone cuffs, leather and rhinestone cuffs, large floral brooches. Companies such as Chanel accent their classic tweed blazers with gorgeous rhinestone brooches. Ralph Lauren is featuring large turquoise style cuffs similar in style to those designed by the Napier Company in the 1970’s.

Large chandelier earrings with the style of Hollywood are sweeping the shoulders of the evening dress and just about anything retro is in!

Vintage Jewelry Collect is proud to have many of today’s hottest fashion jewelry. The sophisticated and savvy shopper is going to know that pieces actually made in the Thirties, Forties and Fifties are constructed with the finest materials that were available in the market. Almost all of the finer costume jewelry of those eras was constructed right here in America. Of course there were the couture houses such as Chanel and Schiaparelli, but the majority of jewelry worn by the American woman was made in Providence Rhode Island.

Now, most jewelry is made overseas and the fine costume jewelry companies of yesterday no longer exist or are struggling to stay open. The quality of manufacture is lacking in today’s jewelry and unless one holds a piece to feel the weight and silkiness of the fine metal plating you probably won’t understand why most Vintage pieces will outlast those made today with the retro look. Often too, vintage jewelry is far less expensive than most major department stores. So give yourself a treat and visit our online catalogue with over 110 years of fashion adornment.

The funny thing is too… A recent large cuff bracelet featured in a style magazine by Ben Amun is actually from a vintage design or perhaps even vintage stock, so not always is new better… A photograph of the actual vintage piece is available here:

http://www.vintagejewelrycollect.com/jewelcollect_notes.html


Happy Shopping

VJC