“Fashion Jewelry: The Collection of Barbara Berger” Exhibition
Museum of Arts & Design
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Featuring over 450 pieces of fashion jewelry by designers such as Miriam Haskell, Marcel Boucher, Balenciaga, Kenneth Jay Lane, and Gripoix, this exhibition will be an eye-opening display of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, many of them one-of-a-kind, drawn from the world-renowned collection of Barbara Berger. The daughter of an American diamond merchant, Barbara Berger began her collection of some 4,000 bijoux de couture when she purchased a pair of Chanel earrings at a French flea market as a teenager and went on to assemble one of the largest and finest collections of couture jewelry in the world.
Many of the works were expressly made to be worn with haute couture clothing by fashion designers that range from Chanel to Yves Saint Laurent, and Dior to Dolce & Gabbana. The Berger collection and this exhibition are virtual encyclopedias of this exciting and provocative era of fashion history. The exhibition also underscores the continuing popularity of couture jewelry today through stellar contemporary works.
[Image: Iradj Moini “Lobster brooch” (1995) Czech and Austrian stones, silver plated. Signed Iradj Moini. © Pablo Esteva]
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Schedule
from June 25, 2013 to April 20, 2014
Artist(s)
Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Miriam Haskell, Marcel Boucher, Balenciaga, Kenneth Jay Lane, Gripoix et al.