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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Susan @ TVJ&S
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 5 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 4 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 4 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2019
- 4 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 2 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 2 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, 2019
- 2 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, 2019
- 3 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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