Art Deco Jewelry Originated in Paris

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Art deco jewelry in the 1920s originated in Paris. The name "Art deco" was only one of a number of candidates for the completely novel way of looking at things.

Derived from the 'The Exposition Internationale des Artes Decoratifs et Industriels Moderns' of 1925.

Hardly more than 20 years before the Art nouveau, la belle époque fashion period had favored gentle curves and sinuous shapes.

The creative period that fostered this brief, revolutionary period in fashion and art history lasted only until the outbreak of the second world war.

The seriously innovative, trendy jewelry designs of the Art deco period would never be recaptured, but fortunately for jewelry candy passionistas, many examples of the jewelry of this remarkable period still remain.

Abstract motifs and geometrical forms with an emphasis on vertical lines are the keys. Necklaces hung low, often with an elaborate jeweled pendant, called a sautoir.



Art deco jewelry was a major influence of the "faux" costume jewelry under haute couturier, Coco Chanel and the handcrafted jewelry boxes of fashionable women, by the late 1920s, held both fine jewelry and faux.

The emancipation (derived from the Latin word - mancipium ‘slave’ ) of women changed the face of jewelry forever. This period could be described in fashion art history as a rebellion.

Haute Couturier, (fashion designer) Coco Chanel forerunner to Eliza Schiaparelli, born in Rome, Italy in 1890, captured the mood precisely with their Costume Jewelry designs.

Long, streamlined and vertical lines with the introduction of masculine elements. Anything a man could do well, a fashionable art deco belle could do better.

Cutting the hair into short boyish hairstyles marked a "cutting" point in a woman's struggle for equality. The hair that was gone was often replaced by long Art deco earrings.


Sleeveless dresses and the shedding of evening gloves encouraged the wearing of bracelets. Usually of the extra large bling style and quite often worn in pairs, one on each wrist. Gem-encrusted geometric link style bracelets were also in fashion and remained in fashion until the outbreak of the Second World War.

Schiaparelli went on and licensed her name for mass production of costume jewelry and accessories made by David Lisner Co. which was also the authorized American agent and distributor for her earlier French-made pieces.

Her earlier jewelry, is typically Art deco in design- showy, imaginative and bold with innovative designs. Later designs however reveal Art nouveau elements of nature creeping in.

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