After World War II, a former New York fashion and glove model named Alice Caviness decided to try her famous hands at costume jewelry. Because her brooches, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings appeared in the postwar era, their design is typically not beholden to the vintage costume and fashion jewelry of the 1920s and '30s. Instead, her pieces speak to the promise of prosperity that typified the 1950s and '60s, thanks to their exuberance and...Continue Reading