Schreiner

Perfect for your personal collection or a holiday gift for a fellow jewelry lover, this tome offers a detailed look at a jeweler who collaborated with designers like Norman Norell and Pauline Trigère, was sold in the country’s best department stores (look for a Bonwit Teller advertisement with the tagline “Bonwit’s Bouillabaisse…see-our-sea jewelry” featuring Schreiner lobster, seahorse, and starfish pins), and was featured on the covers of Vogue and Glamour. * JCK Online *In “Schreiner: Masters of Twentieth-Century Costume Jewelry,” authors Carole Tanenbaum and Eve Townsend explore the inner workings of the beloved company from its humble beginnings in the ‘30s until the very end in 1975. * Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine *…there’s a lot of news in this book that says it all. * The Globe and Mail *Authors Carole Tanenbaum and Eve Townsend have mingled images of Tanenbaum’s cache of utterly dazzling costume jewelry – all created by the now-defunct Schreiner Jewelry Company – with interesting vignettes that give perspective to the evolutionary epochs of feminist style…. – Toby Saltzman * Canadian Jewish News *

Carole Tanenbaum is a passionate collector and connoisseur of vintage costume jewelry. Over 30 years, she has amassed one of North America’s premier collections of costume jewelry totaling more than 30,000 pieces. Her jewelry, sought after by clients around the world, has been showcased in many boutiques and luxury department stores as well as in films and high fashion editorials. Carole lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband, Howard, spending part of the winter at their Palm Beach residence.

Eve Townsend holds an MA in Fashion from Toronto’s Ryerson University, where her research focused on the history of costume jewelry and its relation to the democratization of fashion. Eve continues to research, write, and lecture about jewelry and fashions from the Victorian era to today. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband, Curtis.