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Together with vintage blogger Mary from We Heart Vintage I'm giving away this beautiful 1940s pearl necklace. Isn't it fabulous? The necklace is a beautiful warm ivory (or 'candlelight') color and has a gold washed sterling silver clasp. If you'd like a chance to win this necklace pop over to the competition page to take part. The competition closes on Tuesday 6th May 2014 so don't delay!  If you love pearl jewelry as much as I do you might like to take a look at the rest of our vintage pearl collection. One of my personal favorites is this 1960s pearl and jade owl brooch - isn't he a hoot?

Vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry is pretty and affordable jewelry which was sold at home jewelry parties during the 1950s and 60s. It was most popular during those decades but continued trading until the early 1980s. Sarah Coventry jewelry was owned by The Emmons company and named after Lyman Stuart's granddaughter. They didn't manufacture jewelry themselves but contracted manufacturers to provide designs they felt would appeal to their customers. Jewelry was often sold in matching sets, for example matching necklace, bracelet and earrings. These sets are harder to find than the individual pieces but are more collectible, and happily we have lots of their beautiful jewelry sets. How to Identify Vintage Sarah Coventry Jewelry: Sarah Coventry vintage jewelry can be identified via various different symbols which were stamped on the back of the jewelry or on metal hangtags. The symbols include: ©SARAH SAC Sarah Cov ©COVENTRY ©SARAHCOV We have a wide range of vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry on our eBay store and you can see some of my favourites here. Just click on any item for more information.   [caption id="attachment_483" align="alignnone" width="550"] Sarah Coventry Rare Twilight Time Capri Blue Necklace, 1960s[/caption] [caption id="attachment_494" align="alignnone" width="500"] Vintage Sarah Coventry Feather Fantasy Brooch Earrings Silver Pearls[/caption] [caption id="attachment_493" align="alignnone" width="500"] Vintage Sarah Coventry Coral Rose Bracelet and Earrings set, 1960s[/caption] [caption id="attachment_484" align="alignnone" width="550"] Signed Sarah Coventry Madmoiselle Bracelet and Earring set, 1959[/caption] [caption id="attachment_485" align="alignnone" width="550"] Vintage Sarah Coventry Sabrina Fair Bracelet, Earrings and Ring set[/caption] [caption id="attachment_486" align="alignnone" width="550"] Signed Vintage Sarah Coventry Golden Rain Bracelet, Earrings and Cufflinks set[/caption] [caption id="attachment_487" align="alignnone" width="550"] Signed Sarah Coventry Vintage Book Piece Light n Bright 1969 Daisy Brooch[/caption] [caption id="attachment_488" align="alignnone" width="550"] Vintage Sarah Coventry 1962 Blue Hawaii Bracelet Silvertone[/caption] [caption id="attachment_489" align="alignnone" width="550"] Signed Sarah Coventry Vintage Harvest Time Brooch Earrings Book Piece 1960s[/caption] [caption id="attachment_490" align="alignnone" width="550"] Vintage Sarah Coventry Woodland Flight Silver Tone Deer Brooch and Earrings Set 1958[/caption] [caption id="attachment_491" align="alignnone" width="550"] Vintage Sarah Coventry Tropicana ANGEL FISH Purple Watermelon Rhinestone[/caption] [caption id="attachment_492" align="alignnone" width="550"] Vintage Sarah Coventry necklaces and pendants[/caption] [caption id="attachment_496" align="alignnone" width="300"] Vintage Signed Jewelry Sarah Coventry Brooch Ears Blue Lagoon 1960s[/caption] [caption id="attachment_495" align="alignnone" width="400"] Vintage Signed Brooch Remembrance SARAH COVENTRY Book Piece[/caption]    See our wide range of vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry here  

1920s fashion wasn't just about flappers and fringed dresses.  Traditional designs from China and Japan had a big influence on Twenties style with trends like kimino-style coats and robes and richly embroidered fabrics becoming popular. Here are some of my favourite Chinese and Eastern-inspired vintage. Aren't they fabulous? The embroidery is just exquisite! Chinese designs were also really popular in the 1950s so you can dress these fashions up any way you like! They can look very glamorous with skinny jeans or leggings and a vintage slip used as a long sexy camisole.   Jewelry Not all women in the 1920s wore long strings of beads and bangles on their arms, the Chinese influence was also found in jewelry with carved bone, ivory and mother-of-pearl.   Decor The Asian influence in the 1920s was confined to fashion. Homewares with Chinese detailing were also popular. I adore this hand-embroidered antique Chinese wall hanging. At 12 ft long I can't begin to imagine how long it must have taken to create - isn't it special? All of these items are currently available to buy in our store.  If you'd like to see our full range of Chinese-style vintage fashions you can take a look here, most are from the 1920s but there are also some from the 1940s and 50s.

Brooches and pins have fallen out of fashion a little in recent years, but they were incredibly popular in the 1950s. Nothing adds a vintage touch to your outfit like a pin on your lapel, and the right brooch can turn an ordinary outfit into something quite spectacular. Of course you don't just have to wear a brooch on your coat, there are lots of other ways to wear a vintage pin.  You can use it to keep a neck scarf tied, pin one to a hat or wear a chunky brooch at the neck of a button-up shirt (in place of a tie). Wear one on your jeans cuffed up. Pin one to your fabric handbag. Or how about pinning one in your hair to decorate a chignon, onto a ribbon headband for a fabulous hairpiece or even pin one onto a clutch-bag to add a dash of instant glamour! Here are some of my favourite vintage brooches in store at the moment. How would you wear them?Send me your ideas for using a vintage brooch to accessorize your wardrobe!   And we have lots more! You can see our full range of vintage brooches here,

Announcing a new partnership between The Best Vintage Clothing & Kathryn and Olivia Jewelry- we’ve combined our talents to put together combinations of vintage clothing and custom made jewelry. Let us know what you think! This combines this dress Vintage Orange Nubby Rayon 2 PC Dress Circle Skirt Appliques Late 1940s $259 and this pair of Earrings: Chandelier Post earrings Coral Flower Filigree Drops with Swarovski 312-3105  $165.00 Visit  The Best Vintage Clothing to see more of these pairings and I will be featuring more soon on this blog.