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Jewelry
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:37 am
by Black Swan Designs
Just thought I'd point out that this is the best time of year to find jewelry for costume wear. The department stores have heaps of glitzy holiday brooches on sale for a fraction of their original price. Virtually none of it is uber historical, but some of it will definitely pass the 'looks medievaloide' test.
Karen probably has a link for medieval jewelry, so have a look to familiarize yourself with the styles before you shop. In general, you want to stay away from pieces with a lot of 'sparkle', so opt for table cut stones or cabachons.
I had a quick look at the mall the other day and found 2 beautiful faux garnet brooches- a Liz Claiborn at JC Penney for $15, and a Monet at Macy's for $10, both of which will be used on hats.
Happy shopping!
Gwen
Re: Jewelry
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:09 pm
by Karen Larsdatter
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:59 pm
by pfeiffer-perkuhn
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:30 pm
by Black Swan Designs
Karen, do you have a links page to portraits or paintings in which the jewelry is very clear? Like these examples:
Even more than seeing a jewel by itself out of context, I have found it often helps for people to understand the style of jewelry they should be wearing it they see it together with the rest of the outfit.
Also
Medieval Jewellery: In Europe 1100-1500 is an -awesome- book, and under $20!
Gwen
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:50 pm
by Kaos
I must also recommend ' De portretten van Memling', ISBN-13: 9789055445448
"The portraits of Memling"
This book consists of a series of close ups of portraits and shows a lot of jewelry in great detail. This book was on sale here for 10 euros about half a year ago. I can't seem to find my copy now though.
Gotta buy myself a new one probably.
Anyway, nice book, with good closeups on the jewelry. I have had some nice replicas made from these examples.
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:56 pm
by Karen Larsdatter
Black Swan Designs wrote:Karen, do you have a links page to portraits or paintings in which the jewelry is very clear?
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Even more than seeing a jewel by itself out of context, I have found it often helps for people to understand the style of jewelry they should be wearing it they see it together with the rest of the outfit.
Yep; most of the jewelry-related linkspages at larsdatter.com feature portraits & artwork showing that type of jewelry in context.
Also recently read about an interesting-sounding article on English medieval jewelry, though I haven't had a chance to see the actual article yet -- it's linked from larsdatter.com/wordpress (I am posting this reply from my fancypants new phone, so I can't link to it directly at the moment)
