Jewelry for my 1839 Christmas Outfit

I wore my "this old thing" 1839 dress to a Victorian Christmas Tea hosted by the delightful Modern Mantua Maker (https://themodernmantuamaker.wordpress.com/) in her beautiful Christmas-y home!

Since I was wearing an old dress, I made new jewelry to go with it (and finally debuted a stunning bonnet I got from Timely Tresses!). I was inspired by a couple of late-1830s portraits for my hair and jewelry:


Woman in a Red Dress by Anton Einsle, 1838


Portrait of Three Girls by Johann Nejebse, 1839

Here's my version of these looks:




I loved the little Pearl elements in the braids of the girls, so I clipped in a pair of earrings into mine and they worked perfectly! The ones I'm wearing are my large teardrops, but there are many styles that would work for this: https://www.damesalamode.com/search?page=1&q=pearl+earrings&type=product

I made the Swarovski Garnet and pearl necklace especially for this outfit and *loved* how it turned out, so this necklace is now available in my shop: https://www.damesalamode.com/products/choker-necklace-swarovski-garnet-and-pearl

And of course I threw on a festive collection of rings in Christmas colors. These (and more) are available here: https://www.damesalamode.com/collections/historical-rings

Layered Collet Necklaces for Autumn

I love Autumn!  It's my favorite time of the year.  Growing up in the South it meant there was finally a break in the heat, college football was back, and I was always excited to go back to school.  Now I love that it's time to make big pots of steaming soup, I can break out my cozy sweaters, and I *still* appreciate the break in the heat.

This also happens to be my favorite color season with the influx of rich jewel-tones and warmer earthy colors.  These tones are particularly well suited to collet necklaces, especially whey they are layered together.

Here are a few of my favorite combinations for Autumn (click on the link to go right to the necklace on my website):

Orange Topaz

Colorado Topaz

Amethyst Purple

Amethyst Purple

Raspberry Pink

Green Tourmaline

Olive Green

Colorado Topaz

Raspberry Pink

Small Green Tourmaline

Orange Topaz

Colorado Topaz

I hope you like these pairings!  What colors would you mix together?  You can see all of my collet necklaces here at www.damesalamode.com