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CHRISTIAN LACROIX HEART BROOCH, EARLY 1990S

I. The Object An oversized heart brooch in hammered gold-tone metal, its surface worked by hand to produce subtle variation in depth and reflected light. Ten volute terminals radiate from the perim...

WHY RUNWAY JEWELRY WAS LARGER THAN LIFE

In the final decades of the twentieth century, runway jewelry was designed to be seen from a distance. Fashion shows of the 1980s and early 1990s were theatrical events staged for large audiences a...

WHY JAPAN BECAME AN ARCHIVE OF EUROPEAN FASHION JEWELRY

During the 1970s and 1980s, European designer costume jewelry entered Japan through department stores, private boutiques, and a rapidly expanding luxury retail market. Pieces from houses such as Di...