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Vintage american costume jewelry

2011-11-16T10:58:00.000-08:00

I just came across a very nice selection of vintage american costume jewelry, Ciner, Trifari e many other.
Please contact us for more selection, we'll be happy to send more pictures.

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2011-11-16T10:52:00.001-08:00

It s Xmas time..... girls start saving now before they sell out.... Chanel is increasing the prices next month. invest now!!!!!
A black Chanel bag is forever....

Dita and Vrba

2011-10-04T10:12:00.000-07:00

Dita von Teese is a big fan of Larry Vrba and one of the nicest people in the entertainment business that I've ever met.
She's humble , polite and incredibly stunning...a little porcelaine doll.
Here on the Vrba original creations she purchased from me.

CHANEL MANIA!!!!!

2011-10-04T10:08:00.000-07:00

In have to say that i am very lucky girl.
I get to buy , wear and sell the best of vintage Chanel.
here some new finds for the week.
i bought this pieces from an avid collector ,
an i hope i will get more!!!!.
enjoy.....

Have you ever heard of Lawrence Vrba?

2010-07-30T14:32:00.000-07:00

Well,
if you haven't it is pretty hard to believe.
Larry, a good friend of mine, has been in the costume jewelry business for over 40 years.
He worked on Broadway productions and has been designing the jewelry for the Carnegie Hall Christmas show.
Most of his creations are one of a kind, mostly made of vintage parts.
Please feel free to contact me for a bigger selection.
Giuditta

CHANEL LOVERSSSSSSSS

2010-07-30T14:27:00.000-07:00

Hei friends,
just came back from Europe with quite a spectacular assortment of vintage Chanel costume jewelry.
Please take a look and feel free to contact me if you have any question.
Giuditta

Chanel news April 2010

2010-04-13T07:20:00.000-07:00

Ciao everybody!!!!

I am in Italy right now and found many great new things.

Take a look at the slideshow below and call if you have any question !!!!

Chanel bracelets, new arrivals!!!!

2010-03-01T18:27:00.000-08:00

Hello Chanel friends,

like every other week I just got in some new Chanel inventory.

This week I would like to focus the attention on bracelets, bangles and cuffs.

I noticed that bracelets are lately my best sellers, easy to stack, very versatile and comfortable to wear all day long.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you want to see more selection

or if you'd like to know the prices of the items listed below.

giuditta@vintagelux.com

Classic Vintage, any taker????????

2010-02-23T16:31:00.000-08:00

Hello,

for some weird reason in the past few month there has been an increasing interest for classic american vintage costume jewelry from European clients.

They are going crazy about it ad can't seem to be getting enough.

I'm a posting a few pics I've taken with my friend Rocco's camera.

I think that they really do justice to the beauty of this classic creatins.

Enjoy!!!

CHANEL CHANEL AND MORE VINTAGE CHANEL

2010-02-23T16:26:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody,

I know I haven't been posting or writing in a while,

but I've been really busy travelling to shows and

finding new stores to work with.

I have some great new vintage Chanel finds.

I'm posting some of the pictures below.

Contact me if you have any question.

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Lenci Farmer Ceramic Figurine Doll

2009-06-23T08:13:00.000-07:00

INCREDIBLE LENCI DOLL, MADE IN ITALY, EARLY 30'S.
EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, ONLY ONE MINOR CHIP UNDER ONE ELBOW (SEE PICTURE BELOW) AND ONE ON THE CUFF.
MAIN COLORS ARE BROWN AND ORANGE.
FLOWER BOUQUET IS MULTICOLOR.

News June 2009

2009-06-23T07:38:00.000-07:00

I WANT TO BE COCO CHANEL!!!

2009-06-11T17:19:00.000-07:00

My clients can get enough of my Chanel finds!!!

It's hard to keep things in stock, Chanel has no age restrictions!!!!

Please check out below some of the new items just arrived.

BTW, I'm leaving for Europe next week, I will be bringing back a lot of new items.
Don;t forget to come back and check in a couple of weeks.

CIAOOOO!!!!

Paige Jeans Fashion Shoot

2009-06-11T09:39:00.000-07:00

Stylist Gaby Tamayo came over recently to borrow some jewelry pieces for a photo shoot for Paige Jeans in Los Angeles.

Big gold 80's pieces are very popular right now: Givenchy, Dior, YSL and Chanel are over the top.
We have a very wide selection. We can email you or post the pictures upon request.

MOLAA Fashion Show April 25th 2009

2009-04-29T08:48:00.000-07:00

Eduardo Lucero fashion show at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art) was a great hit saturday night. The event was part of the spring Gala fundraiser.

I was very lucky to be part of it and able to accessorize the models with some beautiful creations belonging to our collection.

The pieces belong to different designers: Lawrence Vrba, Kenneth J. Lane, etc...

Clothing: Eduardo Lucero. Accessories: Giuditta Badiali. Photography: Rocco Ceselin

REJA MEN FROM MARS

2009-02-22T22:01:00.000-08:00

Reja - 1945.

As featured in "Brunialti - American Costume Jewelry"

Men from mars are gold-plated metal brooches. The body is made of a large drop-shaped blue stone, the face of a drop-shaped triangular blue stone, the arms and shaft of citrine stones, and the headdress of rhinestones.

7.5cm x 7 x 4

Marked Reja Sterling

Trifari Ming Collection Axel and Bracelet

2009-02-22T21:47:00.000-08:00

The Ming Collection was designed in 1942 and is often described as the Chinese Series.

Large flat pieces of simulated jade are set in black and red enamel, set off with rhinestone paving.

Ming group is also featured in baroque pearls studded with small colored faceted stones, instead of the jade. Earrings and bracelets complete the pin group.

The ming bracelet is for sale for $ 700.

The ming axel is available for $ 800.

Marcel Boucher Pineapple Brooch

2009-02-22T21:30:00.000-08:00

This is a very unique Marcel Boucher brooch.

It is in mint condition, the enamel is beautiful and the design is exquisite.

The MB mark is topped by a phigian cap with a tri-colored rosette.

As described in "Brunialti - American Costume Jewelry", page 54, the design was created in 1941.

It is rhodium-plated metal, with green and yellow-gold enamel and rhinestones, of a pineapple. The fruit is made of yellow-gold enamel leaves with rhinestones at the tips.

It measures 3" x 2 1/8".

Retails for $1000.

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Store locations

2009-02-03T00:20:00.000-08:00

You can find our items and more in the following locations:

Aura Boutique, Santa Monica - WA
Bombshell, Manhattan Beach - CA
House of Lavande, Palm Beach - FL
House of Love and Luck, West Hollywood - CA
Decades Two, West Hollywood - CA
Duque, Seattle - WA
Eduardo Lucero, Los Angeles - CA
Ice Accessories @ Fred Segal, Santa Monica - CA
Ice Accessories, Brentwood - CA
Jose' Eber Atelier, Beverly Hills - CA
Joseph Walker, Los Angeles - CA
Kin, West Hollywood - CA
The Wild Goose, Richland - CA
Two Trading Tigers, Seattle - WA

Check back periodically for more updates.

DEL MAR ANTIQUE SHOW- JANUARY 2009

2009-02-01T19:31:00.001-08:00

Del Mar Antique Show took place two weeks ago here in Southern California.
Even if the number of visitors a little less of what we expected, we were happy to see customers returning back just looking for us!!!!
We are so proud of our job, this is a great inspiration for us. Knowing that our collection and our taste are popular and sought after by our clientele, makes us very happy. We just want to thank everybody for supporting our business.

For the first time we decided to expand our horizon towards high fashion shoes, clothing and purses: Manolo Blanik, Chanel, Jimmy Choo, Celine, Fendi, Chloe' just to name some among many.

But still the center of interest was our costume jewelry!!!!

Please fell free to contact us if you are looking for something special, we will be happy to help you out.

MIRIAM HASKELL

2009-01-21T21:21:00.000-08:00

BORN IN 1899, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE ART NOUVEAU VANGUARD,
she was one of four children, and the daughter of small-town merchants in Albany, Indiana. Some 30 years later, Miriam Haskell would have tea with Coco Chanel while selecting the upcoming season’s beads at Madame Gripoix’s- the finest source in Paris. While Miriam would bring her young design artist, Frank Hess, Chanel was alone. They would talk. Share ideas. Trade fashion celeb secrets. They were among a new class: independent women who began their careers designing jewelry to complement high fashion clothing in an exclusive boutique.

MIRIAM HASKELL OPENED HER FIRST BOUTIQUE IN 1926, “LE BIJOU DE L’HEURE” IN NEW YORK”S McALPIN HOTEL. She created collections for the society women of her day, the lavish productions of Flo Ziegfeld, as well as the couture of Coco Chanel. Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball, the Dutchess of Windsor, to name a few, were among her greatest patrons. It wasn’t long before her spectacular, custom-made jewels were sought after, collected and cherished. If history is any indication of the value of a Miriam Haskell piece, today’s collection promises continued appreciation- be it at an auction house, by chic women throughout the world or simply by generations to come.

Please feel free to contact us in regard of our posted images. This items are for sale

HATTIE CARNEGIE - QUEEN OF STYLE

2009-01-21T21:09:00.000-08:00

We just purchased a couple of items designed by Hattie Carnegie.

Here a little bio about her.

Hattie Carnegie (1889 - 1956) was fashion entrepreneur based in the New York from 1920s to 1960s. She was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on 15 March 1889 as Henrietta Kanengeiser.
Hattie was the second oldest of seven children. Her father was an artist and tailor and was thought have introduced her to the world of fashion. She was known for her extremely elegant couture collection and secondary ready-to-wear lines. Her company is revolutionary in the sense that it's one of the first to introduce ready-to-wear to the high-end market. She pioneered the 'head-to-hem' boutique concept that pave the way for the future success of Ralph Lauren in America. Her company also discovered some of the most prominent American fashion designers of the twentieth century, such as Norman Norell, Pauline Trigère and James Galanos; for nearly a decade, the made-to-order department was headed by Pauline Fairfax Potter.
Hattie Carnegie was originally a milliner and owned a successful shop on East Tenth Street in New York named Carnegie - Ladies' Hatter. Despite the fact she had never sewn a seam in her life and had had no formal training, she swiftly opened a dress shop in Upper West Side and finally in 1923, she opened the famous Hattie Carnegie boutique at 42 East 49th street, close to the current address of Saks Fifth Avenue. At the peak of her time, her shop carried her own 'Hattie Carnegie Couture' collection, Paris couture imports from the likes of Chanel, Vionnet and Dior, a fur line, her several ready-to-wear lines under different names, a costume jewelry line, a cosmetic line and even a chocolate line.
Her dress designs were a massive success and soon she had such clients as Joan Crawford and the Duchess of Windsor. Hattie Carnegie's colorful clothing and ultra-chic costume jewelry, even today, are greatly sought after by fashion and jewelry collectors.
Hattie Carnegie enjoyed tremendous success throughout her career but the proudest moment came when she designed the Women's Army Corps (WAC) uniform in 1950. They were adopted for wear on New Year's Day 1951. June 1, 1952 Hattie received the Congressional Medal of Freedom[citation needed] for the WAC uniform design and for her many other charitable and patriotic contributions.[1] The WAC design was so timelessly elegant that it was still in use for women's U.S. Army uniforms in 1968.

CROWN TRIFARI MING ELEPHANT PIN

2009-01-21T20:33:00.000-08:00

TRIFARI Alfred Philippe PEARL, BELLY MING ELEPHANT BROOCH. This BROOCH IS INCREDIBLY RARE, and iti is made of gold plated metal, faux baroque pearl belly, black enamel, green and clear rhinestones. It is marked TRIFARI with a crown over the "T".

THE PIECE IS DATED 1942, AS STATED BY BRUNIALTI IN HIS BOOK, PAGE 125 PTENT # 131.534 ALFRED PHILIPPE, NEW YORK, MARCH 10TH 1942. IT MEASURES 3"X 2".

THE BROOCH IS MISSING SOME OF THE ORIGINAL GREEN RHINESTONES ON THE BELLY, I DECIDED NOT TO REPLACE. IT'S A VERY EASY FIX, BUT I LEAVE THE CHOICE TO YOU.

CHANEL MANIA!!!!!!

2008-12-17T13:50:00.000-08:00

CHANEL!!!! CHANEL!!!! CHANEL!!!!
Who doesn't want a spectacular Chanel piece of costume jewelry to wear?
We all want it!!!

We just purchased a whole lot of Chanel, from the poured glass collection in the 80's, and it is available right now.

Please call us or email us and we will give you more info!!!

Goldette of my dreams

2008-12-15T22:01:00.000-08:00

Can you live without it?
I can't!
I can't get enough of this vintage Goldette necklaces!!!

A little history about this brand that we love.
Ben Gartner who did business as the Circle Jewelry Co., first used the mark of "goldette N.Y. in the fall of 1955.
They mainly produced jewelry designed in Victorian style in antiqued gold fashion or bright silver finish, mostly known for their large leaded glass sets, fobs and locket pendants.

Very famous are also their slide bracelets. Sometimes we are so lucky we can find double strand bracelets with central cameo. What a rarity and what a precious piece!!!

Please ask for pictures of our complete selection of Goldette pieces.
Thanks!!!

Seattle Trunk Show, December 2008

2008-12-15T21:18:00.000-08:00

I was just in Seattle for a great opportunity:

my good friend Marilyn Berg, jewelry designer for Nordstrom's for many years, invited me to be party of a charity trunk show in Seattle.

Part of the income was devolved to the "Treehouse", an organization that helps foster children.

The promoters of the evening were Dana and Theresa Frank, niece and sister of the world renown Quincy Jones.

All our nice customers were happy to open their wallets in name of a very good cause.

This was the first time for all of us and we hope to repeat this experience next year, adding more vendors and been able to give more.

Pier Show NY

2008-12-15T20:59:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody!!!

I just wanted to post some pictures from our show at the Pier in NY last November.
Our customers braved the cold and the rain and showed up at our show very numerous!!!
It was very successful and we are thankful for the business done.

We will defenitely be present at the upcoming march show.
Please take a look at some of our pictures taken during the show.
Thanks

Welcome Vintage13

2008-11-05T08:38:00.001-08:00

Vintage Lux is an American based company founded in 2008 after operating in Europe for the past decade.

The need to create a new entity to serve the US market comes from our desire to provide and research at the same time new trends in the jewelry field for our customers all over the world.

The strength of our company comes from the knowledge of the products we select and from their uniqueness, as well from their beauty and their functionality