Popular Jewelry of the '60s, '70s & '80s (Schiffer Book for Collectors) [Paperback]

Roseann Ettinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997 | Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors

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 600 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. Value ranges are included.

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About the Author

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

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887409989
• ISBN-13: 978-0887409981
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,904,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not just smileys and peace signs, January 19, 2009

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Pippa Lee (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular Jewelry of the '60s, '70s & '80s (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Paperback)

This book is the third entry in the series of "Popular Jewelry" by Roseann Ettinger. The author does a great job covering costume jewelry trends from the 1960s to the 1980s. Mod, medieval, eastern, abstract, floral, zodiac, bicentennial are just a few of the themes found in the jewelry that were popular in those years. Well-photographed samples of necklaces, pins, brooches, earrings and bracelets from each decade will amaze and inspire collectors and designers alike. Ettinger also provides short informative articles on each trend and devotes a couple of pages each to Avon, Sarah Coventry and Miriam Haskell jewelry.

I enjoyed this book very much although I thought it would have been even more beneficial to the readers if the author had included measurements in the descriptions. Nevertheless, this book definitely belongs in every jewelry lover and collector's library. It is a wonderful visual reference to the jewelry of three decades that only now collectors are beginning to appreciate and seek.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Am From This Era . . . ., February 26, 2005

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G. Gupton "Author of spiritual growth books." (Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular Jewelry of the '60s, '70s & '80s (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Paperback)

Not only was I attracted to this book because I grew up in the 60's, but because I also sell vintage costume jewelry on my web site, Atlanta Vintage Jewelry.

Roseann Ettinger's book contains a lot of pictures that were nostalgic to me. It features deco jewelry, punk, novelty and bi-centennial pieces, plus mod and Avon jewelry popular when I was in school, and a whole lot more, including themes like 'Back to Nature'.

This book is not only great for vintage jewelry collectors or people who deal in jewelry, like myself, but also as a great reminder of when we were teens. I love it.

Gail Gupton, Author: The 31-Day Diet of Spiritual Enlightenment and Seekers of Truth.