jewelry to chic women whose daughters and grand- daughters would pass the pieces down through generations like real estate.
Haskell’s timeless stamp of hypnotic color and scintillating style breathes life into almost every creation on today’s market save only the too-camp and flash-trendy. Alexandra Galgano, founder of online retail sensation Charm & Chain, says, “So much history is translated into what’s out there today. Very few de- signers are starting from scratch without looking to the past.“ Haskell, Hess, and their success- ors are ‘the past’ when it comes to the comeuppance of state- ment jewelry beginning nearly a century ago with the unveiling of the first Miriam Haskell collection.
“The early jewelry often reflected themes from nature that would
be carried throughout the history of the company. Vines, leaves, flowers, butterflies, and birds show up in wonderful variations in an assortment of materials,” write Cathy Gordon and Shelia Pamfiloff in Schiffer Publishing’s luminous show book, “Miriam Haskell Jewelry.”
It has been said that Haskell wasn’t so concerned with what personal adornments she wore, but rather the next big wave of fashion influence. With pal Coco Chanel she traveled many times
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Haskell 4" Egyptian shoulder-duster tassel earrings. Photo provided by Rehab Exchange.
Dannjo Rex Earrings, Charm & Chain. Photo permissions by Ali Galgano/Charm & Chain..
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Miriam Haskell Pearl Brass-on-Gold Filigree
8-Strand Collar. 1940s, Frank Hess. Photo by v k jewels.
courtesy of ebay.com (v k jewels.)
courtesy of ebay.com (v k jewels.)
Assad Mounser Day-Glo Rococo Collar, Charm & Chain. Photo permi- ssions by Ali Galgano/Charm & Chain.
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Miriam Haskell Gold Tone Rhinestone Earrings. Photo by Janelle Maas.
Lizzie Fortunato Banana Leaf Crystal Earrings, Charm & Chain. Photo permissions by Ali Galgano/Charm & Chain.
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