Houte Couture or High Fashion Jewelry has been with us early as 1866 starting with Krementz and gaining momentum by 1900-1910 with designers such as Nina Ricci and Gabrielle Coco Chanel.
Rhinestone jewelry has been the rage amongst the fashionable and couture clothing designers since the turn of the twentieth century (circa 1900). It reached its first zenith during the early 1950s up to about 1970s.
Think for just a moment! For a long time we had costume or fashion jewelry that was made from other metals like gold plated rhodium, copper, chrome, pewter, etc.
