Vintage Jewelry for inspiration - Museum Trip
A visit to a Car Museum turns up a Jewelry Display. It's fun to find jewelry inspiration in the fashions of the past. At a recent visit to the Gilmore Car Museum, a section on the display focused on the 1930's era. To answer the question: "What did the people who rode in these cars wear and look like?", there was a 1930's fashion display. I learned that "...at the start of the 1930's, trends emphasized the natural waistline as a way to close out the boyish look of 1920's fashion." This lovely jet seven-strand collar was displayed with a beautiful dress once owned by Matilda Dodge Wilson. Museum Display: Vintage seven strand choker: Seed beads and Jet ( Copyright: my own photograph, 2014) This elegant pale blue crystal necklace on gold metal chain is displayed with an exquisite beaded embroidered pale blue gown. Museum Jewelry: Graduated crystal necklace strung on gold chain (Copyright: my own photograph, 2014) I