Midweek Modness: Vintage Robin Kahn Pewter Earrings

A pair of vintage pewter earrings by Coty Award-winning designer Robin Kahn.

Label List: A Collection Of Liberty of London Labels

A collection of vintage Liberty of London scarf signatures to help date vintage scarves.

Happy 90th Birthday, Gucci!

It’s Gucci‘s 90th birthday, everybody. The brand was born in Florence in 1921 when Guccio Gucci opened a leather goods convern. After working in the Savoy Hotel in London, he wanted to bring… Continue reading →

My Thrift Trip To Scarborough

A summary of a day spent searching for vintage jewellery in thrift shops.

Seasonal Purse Swap

Fall is here. Time to bring out the heavy duty handbag. I’ve had this dyed cow hide Club Monaco purse for a couple of years now. I bought it during one of those… Continue reading →

Brass in Pocket: N. Robert Hunter Case Pocket Watch

This eleborately decorated full hunter pocket watch came in the same lot as my Baume et Mercier pendant watch. It’s an interesting design — very Victorian (probably Victorian revival though), but machine stamped.… Continue reading →

Midweek Modness: Another de Passillé-Sylvestre Enamel Pendant

A 1970s modernist pendant by Quebec enamallists de Passillé-Sylvestre.

October Birthstones: Opal and Pink Tourmaline

A look at October’s birthstones, Opal and Pink Tourmaline.

Sneak Peek: Solange Hearts Lancome

Emma Watson in a preview of jewelry designer Solange Azaguray-Partridge’s collaboration with Lancome.

Nancy Riche 1944 – 2011

Thoughts on the death of Nancy Riche

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