Introducing: Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli is one of the most sought after jewellery designers of the 20th century. Still a thriving haute couture house “Shocking”...
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Sep 11, 20203 min
More Graceful Than Fashion
The 1950s was the time where fashion diverged with lots of new colours and new clothing styles – even now this timeless vintage fashion is
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Aug 4, 20205 min
How To: Vintage on a Budget
Half of the joy of dressing vintage and shopping sustainably is about individuality – finding your own style among a genre that means
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Jul 15, 20203 min
Introducing: Napier
Our contributor Abdul Basit has been busy again exploring the world of Napier jewellery, one of the best and most prolific jewellery...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Jun 16, 20204 min
Our Top 5 Must Watch Costume Dramas
If there’s one thing I’m sure most people are doing right now it is watching more films and TV.
Period dramas offer a wonderful escape to
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Jun 4, 20203 min
You Shall Go To The Ball!
And what better way to inhabit it than to attend the Jane Austen Festival which takes place annually in Bath.
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Susan @ TVJ&S
May 12, 20203 min
Showcasing Vintage Fashion at Goodwood Revival
Attending vintage themed events is enormously fun. Embracing the atmosphere with everyone is a joy and a trip back in time without the pesky
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Susan @ TVJ&S
May 6, 20203 min
Embrace Edwardian Fashion!
The Late Victorian - Edwardian era marked the very start of the 20th century and the last of the old world before World War I dawned
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Apr 26, 20204 min
Rhinestone? Diamanté? Paste? Huh?
If you’re shopping for costume jewellery these are terms you will see a lot. So, what is the difference?
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Apr 2, 20203 min
How to Style: The Wartime Woman
Women’s fashions, along with the attitudes of a whole generation, changed during the First World War and that momentum continued into Second
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Feb 5, 20202 min
Necklace Styles 101
Festoon necklaces are one of my favourites and can look frightfully grand or delicate and romantic. Their basic form is loops and swags in
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Sep 5, 20194 min
The Story of Pearls
Ever been told pearls are for old ladies?
Yup, me too.
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Aug 7, 20193 min
First Time Forties
So, just to be clear: I'm not great with hair. Never have been and I'll be astounded if I ever will be. So I was not a little daunted to...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Jun 20, 20193 min
Introducing: Coro
If we are talking about market leaders in 20th century costume jewellery then Coro would have to be at the head of the queue. In much the...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Jun 2, 20192 min
Clarita's Pendant
Do you have a piece of personalised jewellery? An engraved watch, a name chain or even your old school uniform with your name tag that...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
May 8, 20193 min
How To Style: The Flapper
Thanks to Leo DiCaprio and the reboot of the Great Gatsby, these days its all about the flapper. Of course, there was far more to the...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Apr 27, 20193 min
Vintage Dreams
I remember going clothes shopping when I was 15 or 16 and feeling ridiculous. Most teenagers feel ridiculous, out of place, lost and...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Apr 20, 20192 min
The Deco Double Dress Clip
It may be the historian in me but I love a bit of detective work and finding out cool things. I also love a gadget, you know when a...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Apr 20, 20192 min
Introducing: Miriam Haskell
The main problem with buying and selling Miriam Haskell jewellery is that before 1950, very few pieces were signed. It can take a lot of...
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Susan @ TVJ&S
Apr 20, 20193 min
Introducing: Trifari
Trifari jewellery was how I started collecting when I was in my teens some *coughcough* years ago. As a company name it is still used...
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