Page 1, Aug.04, Instyle Magazine, "Jewelry with a Past"

In Style Magazine, August 2004: "Jewelry with a Past" - Page 1

"Vintage costume gems, such as colorful brooches and cocktail rings, glittered from dozens of fall runways. Now's the time to let them light up your wardrobe. Pick up stone-encrusted pieces from the forties and fifties, as well as baubles that channel sixties pop art, seventies grooviness and eighties glam. 'It's whimisical and affordable,' says N.Y.C. dealer Melody Rodgers of the jewelry, made of faux gems and inexpensive metals like silver and gold plate. Read on for each era's hot designers and freshest looks, and let the hunt begin. - Jenniefer Tung"

Clockwise from top: 1960's crystal necklace by Mimi d'N... $450, 1939 gold-plated cuff with crystals by Coro ...$750., 1950 lucite and rhinestone brooch... $295, 1950's bakelite earrings with Swarovski crystals... $119, 1960's lucite logo ring, Courreges... $165.