Is there anything more romantic than a collection of vintage pearl necklaces?!
I just realised that I had one shop left to write about from Vintagemässan in Stockholm earlier on this year! Ann’s 50s and 60s Costume Jewellery – in Swedish known as: Ann’s 50 & 60-tals Bijouterier.
Some of the glorious necklaces worn by the ladies in the 50s and 60s
The vintage fair in Stockholm was incredibly popular and busy, and at one point I found myself floating along the tide of people through the venue, more or less unable to choose where I wanted to go! Well, luckily I came to a halt by a table decorated with all these beautiful vintage costume jewellery pieces – from beaded necklaces to pearls of all colours and sizes with matching earrings and bracelets:
A blue vintage dream of a necklace
This blue beauty immediately took me back to my Finnish grandmother’s atelier when I was a child, with all her hats, beads, trinkets and stones – as the walls in the room were this very colour!
Gold and reds.. such a beautiful match – what would you wear them with?
As for the Swedish ladies in the 50s – they all followed the international trends of wearing figure hugging dresses with tiny waists and full skirts, and they would accessorise this with pearl or beed necklaces like the ones above, and also wear high heels and stockings. Women drew inspiration from Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly and Brigitte Bardot, whereas the gents were greatly influenced by Elvis Presley and Jimmy Dean.
Some more beautiful pieces of vintage costume jewellery from Ann’s 50 & 60tals bijouterier
Some happy yellows to brighten your day!
Often the ladies would wear outfits with colour coordinated accessories, and the jewellery definitely was neither subtle nor minimalist!
Such an array of colours and styles!
So if you anyone of you wants to get in touch with Ann, do write me an email on info@decadesofelegance.com and I will make sure to pass it on.
Now go and put on something gorgeous to meet the day! I for sure got inspired while writing this post, so will have to wear a lovely dress and some matching jewellery today!!!
Decades of Elegance 