In love with 20s French Melons, Gripoix Anyone?

1920s-30s Green Melon Bead Necklace. Images by Sarara Vintage.Alright, so that title sounds weird but upon examining a recent 1920s-30s necklace, that I just dug up, I found precisely that- Green French Glass Melon cut beads. I was instantly captivated by their vibrant light emerald color, size and shape. Their feel in general is divine.  The necklace is simple, yet chic.  French Melon style beads like these are beautiful. I found them...

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Norman Ambrose- Best new fashion designer with a Vintage Edge!

The Daily Beast Article Image. Photographer Kevin Tachman.All fashion designers, as well as jewelry designers for that matter, inspire from history, vintage designs and various cultures. Norman Ambrose, a new designer of Turk descent, debut his Spring 2012 collection at Mercede's Benz Fashion week and I was inspired! He avoids just producing flat vintage copies and designs at the quality level of what one could expect from past tailoring techniques....

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SOLID GOLD: Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog: 1970s Gold!

Check out my post on the New 1970s vintage jewelry collection arriving in the shop this week:Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog: 1970s Gold!: I love when I have the opportunity to purchase whole collec...Part of the 1970s golden jewelry collection being listed this week! Image Sarara Vinta...

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Daphne Guinness Fashion Muse, Collector of Soulful Pieces

MARIO TESTINO  for BRITISH VOGUE, MARCH 2008Who is Daphne Guinness?The museum at FIT, in NYC, featured an exhibit about her life which ended in January 2012. As they discussed, she was born to the brewery heir Johnathan Guinness in 1967 but came into her own after her divorce:"In 1987, at the age of nineteen, Daphne married Spyros Niarchos, who was twelve years her senior and the second son of the fabulously wealthy Greek shipping tycoon Stavros...

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Alfred Hitchcock presents: Wearing a Vintage Brooch 50s style!

One late night, watching Hitchcock presents and admiring the 1950s wardrobe, I saw something compelling yet simple. A rhinestone pin of a medium to large size, placed on the side of a wide belt.  Magic! The character played by Phyllis Thaxter, was wearing it on the belt with a full skirt cascading downwards.   Many people love the wonderful designs of old pins/brooches, but have no idea what to do in terms of wearing them, in a modern way. You can find delightful adaptations by jewelry designers using old pins and repurposing them as...

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