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On December\u00a01 and 2, fashion antiques dealer Catherine Lecomte is bringing together fifteen or so colleagues at the Bristol Hotel. \u201cHigh-end vintage\u201d comes in the form of clothing, watches, bags, and couture jewelryr\u00a0\u2013 now presented to you by the french jewelry post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Couture jewelry is a term covering the exuberant, oversized, colorful necklaces, bracelets and rings “invented” in ther\u00a01920s by couturiers like Schiaparelli, Chanel and Poiret. These fancy (read “fake”) pieces were made of ordinary materials like brass, plastic, glass and fabric, which paved the way to the wildest fantasies for a reasonable price. “Their value was chiefly ornamental, and their purpose was to set off a garment’s style,”<\/em>\u00a0says dealer Catherine Lecomte, the founder of The Vintage Collector\u2019s Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Atypical dealers<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a marvelous opportunity for a Paris meeting with dealers who come all the way from Lisbon, Milan, Belgium and D\u00fcsseldorf. These specialists, often collectors themselves, turn out to be highly original personalities as passionate as they are fascinating, and are inexhaustible sources of information on the pieces exhibited in their showcases. Catherine Lecomte can talk about Chanel<\/a> jewelry supplier Robert Goossens<\/a>, whom she met numerous times. Patricia Attwood<\/a>, established in the Puces de Saint-Ouen flea-market<\/a>, has endless anecdotes about designers as a former haute couture model. Meanwhile, Deanna Farneti Cera<\/a> from Italy is a well-known expert and the author of books like Fashion Jewelry: Made in Italy<\/em>. Don’t miss them, whatever you do!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iconic pieces<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those in search of classic jewelry, The Vintage Collector\u2019s Fair is full of Chanel pieces. People are not always aware that it was not Gabrielle Chanel who designed them, but finery makers like Robert Goossens and Gripoix. They provided her with collections “in the spirit of”, producing camellias in mother-of-pearl glass beads imitating pearls, crosses in hammered metal reminiscent of the Etruscan style, and Maltese crosses with glass cabochons. Another leading ambassadress of couture jewelry was Elsa Schiaparelli<\/a>, who collaborated with artists like Jean Cocteau, designer of the “broche-\u0153il” (eye brooch). Other major pieces include those of Yves Saint Laurent<\/a> created by Loulou de lar\u00a0Falaise in ornamental trimmings, lacquer and wood. At that time, in ther\u00a0Eighties, there were also items by Moschino<\/a> and Chlo\u00e9<\/a>. The black and white piano key necklace designed by Karl Lagerfeld<\/a> is a good illustration of the untrammeled creativity of those years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lesser-known designers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take advantage of The Vintage Collector\u2019s Fair to discover lesser-known designers like Jacques Gautier<\/a>. Nicknamed “my little Picasso” by\u00a0Christian Dior<\/a>, he stood out for his use of colored enamel and hammered metal. The highly talented Italians are represented by Ugo Correani and Coppola er\u00a0Toppo. Lydia Coppola was well-known for her Venetian beads mounted on nylon thread. “In Europe, pieces by the American Billy Boy are still little appreciated or understood, because the materials are probably too rustic, and they seem unfinished,”<\/em> says Patricia Attwood.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With its extremely comprehensive overview, The Vintage Collector\u2019s Fair has established itself as a unique occasion to discover couture jewelry with the top specialists.<\/p>\n

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Banner picture: Patricia Attwood’s shop at the Puces de Saint-Ouen flea-market<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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