![]() ![]() At this time, in the American marketplace, this look was innovative and distinctive. This style of wrapping beads is often referred to as “embroidery” or “tapestry” beading because the elements are hand-woven through the base. The “Signature Look,” the look sought after by collectors today, is characterized by a filigree base, completely covered with beads and other elements. There is some debate among jewelry historians if Haskell designed the early jewelry however, there is no doubt that together Haskell and Hess developed the Haskell “Signature Look.” The yellow beads are wrapped to entirely cover the metal underneath in this example of “tapestry” beading. They are layered to conceal most of the wiring. Filigree bases, like the two styles shown above, are typical of Haskell’s “Signature Look”. Both Haskell and Hess possessed strong organizational skills and a drive for excellence that they strictly applied to the Haskell brand. Haskell knew what she wanted and knew that Frank Hess had the talent to help her achieve her goal both in fashion and in business. She hired Frank Hess, a window designer and artist, as a jewelry designer with the goal of selling her own line of high-quality fashion jewelry in her store along with the other established brands. Shortly after Haskell opened her shop Haskell made a critically important choice. One of the very rare contemporary photographs documenting her activities shows the window of one of her boutiques which carries the sign ‘Miriam Haskell – le Bijou de l”Heure’ (‘Miriam Haskell – Jewellery for Every Occasion’.) This reflected her opinion that an elegant woman should wear different jewels to suit the particular event. ![]() Like the men who filled her personal life, Haskell possessed an extraordinary business acumen, a drive for excellence, and an unerring eye for women’s fashions.ĭeanna Farneti Cera, in her book “ The Jewels of Miriam Haskell,” describes Haskell’s fashion aesthetic. Haskell was an unconventional woman, who never married, but is linked romantically with prominent men of the era including Florenz Ziegfeld, Bernard Gimbel, and John D. Miriam Haskell left her home in Indiana to open a gift shop selling accessories, including jewelry, in The McAlpin Hotel in New York City using $500.00 from her family. Miriam Haskell jewelry exemplifies both of these traits. Two important qualities of a successful jewelry brand are innovation and distinctiveness. ![]()
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