Sometimes overlooked, vintage costume jewellery is one of a kind, often featuring distinctive designs, patterns and detailing usually missing in today's mass produced accessories. While not made with precious stones, older costume jewellery often used high-quality materials like glass, enamel, rhinestones or gold/silver plating that were carefully crafted.
These older pieces often give you the look of luxury without the high price tag and can even increase in value over time, making them attractive to collectors. In fact many costume jewellery brands like Chanel, Dior, Trifari, Miriam Haskell or Coro can be highly collectable as many were designed by notable designers and are now viewed as wearable art.
What is really comes down to though it that vintage costume jewellery is often bold, beautiful and expressive. Pieces allow wearers to stand out and showcase personality in a way that modern minimalist jewellery often doesn't.
There is nothing like the thrill of finding a one off gem and at Antiques & Chic we have many of those. 1000s of unique pieces all online, so don't wait, start your treasure hunt now!