Monday, May 30, 2011

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From Carly Wickell, your Guide to Jewelry

Celebrity Jewelry, Then & Now

Celebrity JewelryTake a glance back at some of the celebrities we've watched onscreen or listened to on our iPods during the past decade or so. Have their jewelry styles changed in that time? Some, like Fergie, have grown up during those years, and their jewelry tastes matured, too.

Photos of Fergie: Left, Scott Gries/ImageDirect - Right, Kevin Winter/Getty Images


Jewelry on the Silver Screen

Audrey Hepburn in Roman HolidayLooking back more decades and you'll see that much of the jewelry worn on the silver screen was similar to some of the styles we wear today. Audrey Hepburn's necklace isn't too far off of current red carpet necklace trends, even though she wore it in 1953 while portraying a princess in the classic film, Roman Holiday. Some of the other jewelry would be considered gaudy by (most of) today's standards (like the cowbell Joan Crawford wore in a 1930 film). But Marilyn Monroe's earrings, Lauren Bacall's bangle bracelet and several other pieces are timeless styles that would be "safe" purchases for any classic jewelry collection.

Photo of Audrey Hepburn by Archive Photos/Getty Images


William Spratling
William Spratling was an architect turned silversmith who became known as the "father of Mexican silver." Learn a little about the man who encouraged personal creativity and turned an area of Mexico into a silversmith's dream.

Charles Lewis Tiffany
Born in 1812, Charles Lewis Tiffany was later responsible for introducing the term sterling to the United States when his company adopted English silver standards in 1851, two years before he gained complete control of Tiffany & Co.
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