Kim Loves Vintage costume jewelry, bakelite, Juliana, rhinestone jewelry, figural,Kim Loves Vintage
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Kim Loves Vintage is one of Florida’s quality collections of vintage costume jewelry. Kim has been collecting costume jewelry for over Thirty Five years. She has a degree in Fine Art from the University of Florida, with a specialty in Jewelry Construction and Wheel thrown ceramics. Kim’s shop in the Antique Sampler brick and mortar store boasts of thousands of pieces of jewelry that fill 6 large showcases.

Kim’s collection includes necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and brooches ranging from Fabulous 1930's sterling rhinestone fur clips by Eisenberg and Trifari tosimple everyday costume jewelry of the 1950’s to the most elaborate and glamorous jewels to over the top runway jewelry by famous designers like Kenneth Lane. Her collection also includes vintage compacts, Tiaras & headbands, and purses. Bakelite, one of Kim’s personal favorites fills one of the cases at her shop, figural pins, Victorian jewelry, an extensive selection of designer signed jewels by some of the most important designers , including Chanel, Trifari, Haskell, Hobe, Boucher, and many others.

Kim is a Nationally known collector and has given a lectures on Vintage Costume Jewelry at the Bi-Annual Vintage Fashion and Costume Jewelry Convention in Rhode Island and other Vintage Jewelry conventions across the United States. Portions of Kim’s personal collection are featured in the “Inside the Jewelry Box” costume jewelry book series by Ann M. Pitman.

In addition to Kim’s vintage collection, she has created a one of a kind line of vintage collage jewelry ranging from designer bracelets made of vintage components to restrung and designed bakelite charm necklaces. Kim’s original pieces are highly sought after by regional collectors who have recognized them for their quality components, construction and design elements.

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