page_title: Costume jewelry
section_title: Art Modern period (1945 to 1960)
hierarchical_section_title: Costume jewelry / Historical expression / Art Modern period (1945 to 1960)
caption_attribution_description: English: Sarah Coventry 1959 "Sultana" jewelry set. Note that the chain is not the original.
context_page_description: Costume jewelry includes a range of decorative items worn for personal adornment that are manufactured as less expensive ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable outfit or garment as opposed to "real" jewelry, which is more costly and which may be regarded primarily as collectibles, keepsakes, or investments.
context_section_description: In the Art Modern period following World War II, jewelry designs became more traditional and understated. The big, bold styles of the Retro period went out of style and were replaced by the more tailored styles of the 1950s and 1960s.
  According to Schiffer, some of the characteristics of the costume jewelry in the Art Modern period were:
  Bold, lavish jewelry
  Large, chunky bracelets, charm bracelets, Jade/opal, citrine, topaz
  Poodle pins, Christmas tree pins, and other Christmas jewelry
  Rhinestones
  With the advent of the Mod period came "Body Jewelry".  Carl Schimel of Kim Craftsmen Jewelry was at the forefront of this style.  While Kim Craftsmen closed in the early 1990s, many collectors still forage for their items at antique shows and flea markets.
caption: Sarah Coventry 1959 "Sultana" jewelry set.
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