Vintage Jewelry Design
“The coming of sound to the movies also led to a dramatic change in jewelry. The heavy beads and clattering bangles that had added such exotic drama to the theatrical gesturing of the silent film had no place on the sound stage. Designers experimented with rubber jewels to little effect and simply turned to tighter-fitting necklace and bracelet styles. This new aesthetic was readily noted and copied by the movies’ adoring audience,”
- Vintage Jewelry Design by Caroline Cox