November 6, 2014

Jewelry Displays: Organizing and Enjoying Your Collection

by Kathryn Drury Wagner – Exclusively for CJCI Don’t just cram your treasures into a drawer and forget about them. Costume jewelry is art, so create […]
September 8, 2014

Safeguarding Your Costume Jewelry Collection

by Kathryn Drury Wagner – Exclusively for CJCI Whether you’ve amassed it for fun or profit, your collection has real value. Here’s how to protect against […]
October 7, 2013

The Piece of Your Dreams … Or Is It? by Robin Deutsch for CJCI

Understanding Period Copies So you’ve saved up your money, you’ve decided that you are finally ready to buy the piece of your dreams – that Marcel […]
June 15, 2013

Sixteen Ways to Wear a Dress Clip

Many years ago, collectors participating in an online listserv pooled their ideas to come up with “Fifteen Ways to Wear a Dress Clip.” Some of these […]
April 29, 2013

What is a Dress Clip? by Pamela Y. Wiggins

What is a Dress Clip? by Pamela Y. Wiggins A dress clip is a type of brooch employing a flat hinged clip mechanism with cleat-like prongs […]