1950s Jewelry - 1960s Jewelry

Vintage jewelry from the 1950s and 1960s reflects the bold, high-contrast style of the mid-century era and dramatic shifts in fashion and culture. The 1950s favored rhinestone costume jewelry, faux pearls, and Lucite, with designers like Sherman known for design-forward work using slender navette stones and high-impact sparkle, while Coro became widely known for polished, accessible glamour. The 1960s shifted toward mod styling, with oversized earrings, geometric shapes, and plastic bangles increasing in popularity. Gold-tone metals became more common, and turquoise and coral appear frequently in bohemian-influenced designs. These decades produced some of the most recognizable forms of vintage costume jewelry, now collected for their distinctive mid-century look and design variety.