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The trendy phenomenon of Fashion Jewelry came about in the 1930s as an inexpensive, disposable replacement to jewelry made from precious materials and such.
Fashion Jewelry, also known as "costume jewelry" was at the times of its conception, meant to be worn with a certain outfit. Fashion or "costume jewelry" is made of less valuable materials including base metals, glass, plastic, and synthetic stones.
Originally, fashion jewelry was made of inexpensive simulated gemstones, like rhinestones or lucite, set in pewter, silver, nickel or brass. During the years of the great depression, rhinestones were down-graded by some manufacturers to reduce production costs.
Well, as the class structure in America changed, as did measures of wealth. Women in all social levels, even the working-class, could own a small piece of costume jewelry. The average small-town woman could acquire and wear a considerable amount of this mass-produced jewelry which was stylish yet affordable.
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The leading female Hollywood stars of the '40s and '50s often wore and then endorsed fashion jewelry pieces produced by designers such as Crown Trifari, Dior, Chanel, Monet, Napier, Corocraft and Coventry. If you liked a necklace worn by Bette Davis in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, you could buy a copy from Joseff of Hollywood, who created the original. Stars such as Vivien Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jane Russell appeared in adverts for the pieces and the availability of the collections in stores like Woolworths.
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