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<p>[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2841619, member: 13874"]Definitely fine <b>Murano</b>, congratulations on a very cool MCM design!</p><p><br /></p><p>And, as I am an aficinado of fine fashion jewelry, aka <i>costume jewelry</i>, I must beg you never to apologize for it. </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Costume jewelry</i> as opposed to so called <i>precious</i> jewelry is the most democratic form of jewelry that ever existed. </p><p><br /></p><p>The U.S. has been the most instrumental country to promote its popularity in design and affordability. </p><p><br /></p><p>I consider myself somewhat of an expert as I devoted around 20 years writing about its history. From one online archive:</p><p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031002035441/http://jewelrycollecting.allinfo-about.com/a051800a.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031002035441/http://jewelrycollecting.allinfo-about.com/a051800a.htm" rel="nofollow">Dating our Jewels, the 1930s</a></p><p>Only a small glimpse into the very beginnings of the American costume jewelry industry, this article attempts to show some of the reasons it became so big. Note: If you get to the end, there is a link to a page 2, with more examples, illustrations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2841619, member: 13874"]Definitely fine [B]Murano[/B], congratulations on a very cool MCM design! And, as I am an aficinado of fine fashion jewelry, aka [I]costume jewelry[/I], I must beg you never to apologize for it. [I]Costume jewelry[/I] as opposed to so called [I]precious[/I] jewelry is the most democratic form of jewelry that ever existed. The U.S. has been the most instrumental country to promote its popularity in design and affordability. I consider myself somewhat of an expert as I devoted around 20 years writing about its history. From one online archive: [URL='http://web.archive.org/web/20031002035441/http://jewelrycollecting.allinfo-about.com/a051800a.htm']Dating our Jewels, the 1930s[/URL] Only a small glimpse into the very beginnings of the American costume jewelry industry, this article attempts to show some of the reasons it became so big. Note: If you get to the end, there is a link to a page 2, with more examples, illustrations.[/QUOTE]
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