Susan @ TVJ&SJan 19, 20213 minIntroducing: SchiaparelliSchiaparelli is one of the most sought after jewellery designers of the 20th century. Still a thriving haute couture house “Shocking”...
Susan @ TVJ&SSep 11, 20203 minMore Graceful Than FashionThe 1950s was the time where fashion diverged with lots of new colours and new clothing styles – even now this timeless vintage fashion is
Susan @ TVJ&SAug 4, 20205 minHow 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
Susan @ TVJ&SJul 15, 20203 minIntroducing: NapierOur contributor Abdul Basit has been busy again exploring the world of Napier jewellery, one of the best and most prolific jewellery...
Susan @ TVJ&SJun 16, 20204 minOur Top 5 Must Watch Costume DramasIf 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
Susan @ TVJ&SJun 4, 20203 minYou 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.
Susan @ TVJ&SMay 12, 20203 minShowcasing Vintage Fashion at Goodwood RevivalAttending vintage themed events is enormously fun. Embracing the atmosphere with everyone is a joy and a trip back in time without the pesky
Susan @ TVJ&SMay 6, 20203 minEmbrace 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
Susan @ TVJ&SApr 26, 20204 minRhinestone? Diamanté? Paste? Huh?If you’re shopping for costume jewellery these are terms you will see a lot. So, what is the difference?
Susan @ TVJ&SApr 2, 20203 minHow to Style: The Wartime WomanWomen’s fashions, along with the attitudes of a whole generation, changed during the First World War and that momentum continued into Second
Susan @ TVJ&SFeb 5, 20202 minNecklace Styles 101Festoon necklaces are one of my favourites and can look frightfully grand or delicate and romantic. Their basic form is loops and swags in
Susan @ TVJ&SSep 5, 20194 minThe Story of PearlsEver been told pearls are for old ladies? Yup, me too.
Susan @ TVJ&SAug 7, 20193 minFirst Time FortiesSo, 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...
Susan @ TVJ&SJun 20, 20193 minIntroducing: 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...
Susan @ TVJ&SJun 2, 20192 minClarita's PendantDo you have a piece of personalised jewellery? An engraved watch, a name chain or even your old school uniform with your name tag that...
Susan @ TVJ&SMay 8, 20193 minHow To Style: The FlapperThanks 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...
Susan @ TVJ&SApr 27, 20193 minVintage DreamsI remember going clothes shopping when I was 15 or 16 and feeling ridiculous. Most teenagers feel ridiculous, out of place, lost and...
Susan @ TVJ&SApr 20, 20192 minThe Deco Double Dress ClipIt 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...
Susan @ TVJ&SApr 20, 20192 minIntroducing: Miriam HaskellThe main problem with buying and selling Miriam Haskell jewellery is that before 1950, very few pieces were signed. It can take a lot of...
Susan @ TVJ&SApr 20, 20193 minIntroducing: TrifariTrifari jewellery was how I started collecting when I was in my teens some *coughcough* years ago. As a company name it is still used...