Miriam Haskell: Costume Jewelry of the Stars
With creative partner Frank Hess, Miriam Haskell designed affordable costume jewelry pieces promoted by some of Hollywood's biggest names. Her vintage items are eagerly collected for good reason.
Costume Jewelry
See also: Fine Jewelry | Jewelry Style Basics
How to Identify Juliana Jewelry
Made by DeLizza & Elster, Juliana Jewelry offers distinct characteristics that savvy costume jewelry shoppers can learn to spot.
Solving the Unmarked Costume Jewelry Riddle
Identifying unmarked pieces is one of the biggest mysteries costume jewelry collectors face. With a little know-how you'll become a regular Sherlock Holmes. Start your jewelry detective journey here.
Copper Jewelry: Mid-Century Modern Art You Can Wear
Durable and stylish, mass-produced copper jewelry in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s is as colorful to wear as it is worry-free. Enjoy its beauty throughout the day and move on with your business.
Napier Jewelry of the 1920s
Costume jewelry expert Pamela Wiggins Siegel discusses the Napier Co.'s jewelry from the 1920s and gives tips for dating it.
Spring Jewelry Trends Are Totally '80s
Styles reviving the decade include costume jewelry fashioned from natural elements like wood, leather, horn, and seashells, vividly hued statement pieces, over-sized chains and pearls.
Exploring Costume Jewelry Basics
During the 1930s and ‘40s it was considered junk jewelry. But today, as Pamela Wiggins Siegel explains, costume jewelry is loved by collectors as "sparkling treasures." Fun and affordable, costume jewelry offers an inexpensive means to make any fashion statement.
Antique Hatpins: Stylish self-protection
It’s not everyday a woman’s fashion accessory gets to pull double duty as a weapon, but according to advertisements in noted magazines such as Harpers Weekly, from the late 1890s to about 1920 that’s exactly how some manufacturers advertised their hatpins.
How to pick vintage rhinestone jewelry that sells
With so much vintage costume jewelry on the market, how do you determine what to buy for a good investment? Here's some rhinestone jewelry picking advice.
Faces give clues to cameos' age, materials
Cameos are often carved from shell, hardstone, and even glass. Learn the history of cameo jewelry, and what makes some cameos more desirable than others.
Having a Merry Kitschy Christmas
You will find all the kitschy Christmas decorative and household items you could ever hope for at Ruby Lane ... and you can ring in the New Year with style!
