Popular Jewelry of the ’60s, ’70s & ’80s

Today, attitudes about costume jewelry include respect and enjoyment from the growing number of collectors who search for pieces made by important designers from the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Today’s teenagers are wearing vintage Hippie and Mod jewelry. Prices are escalating. Over 615 color photographs and 60 advertising pieces are presented to display the variety in these popular adornments. Fashion and political trends are explained to show that they were reflected in the jewelry designs.

Roseann Ettinger is a leading vintage jewelry and clothing dealer and author with thirty years experience studying fashion design. She owns the shop Remember When in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.