Bright Shiny Things

At DWR's Upper East Side Studio, MDVII of San Francisco held a trunk show from their vintage jewelry collection which is purportedly one of the largest and and finest vintage couture jewelry collection in the United States. I went hoping to be blinded by gems of generations past cased coolly in their respective Plexiglas cases, but the scene was much more laid back. Potential buyers were able to browse across the 6 tables in back while Susie Hoimes regailed the crowd with the stories behind the pieces. I learned that early Chanel is unmarked which I find difficult to understand how something without a label and plastic pearls can be regaled as $$$$$ couture. the price point was high for my recession budget for what I deemed mostly costume jewelry, but there were quite a few beautiful and inspirational pieces which is what matters.




Besides, the green one on the bottom is a Hattie Carnegie and one cannot argue with the taste makers of history.