1.- The Indian Empire and ‘The Raj Collection’ by Decimononic Orientalism achieved great popularity during the Victorian era and this ‘exotic’ Orient was a fluid concept in its meaning. Before the XIX century, the term Orient made reference to the geographic area we call the Middle East now-a-days, an area that runs from modern day […]
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Waltham, the watch city – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
If you are interested in horological history, you should have heard about Waltham already. Waltham is located in Massachusetts (USA) and it was a prototype for XIX century industrial city planning. Naturally Waltham was named ‘Watch City’ because it was related to the watch industry. Waltham Watch Company opened its factory in Waltham in 1854 […]
From XIX to XXI century: Goth Ladies and Steampunk Dandies
Irene and I visited the Romantic Museum of Madrid yesterday in order to attend the workshop ‘From XIX to XXI Century: Goth Ladies and Steampunk Dandies’. Carmen Cabrejas, from the Museum, and the Spanish designer Jacqueline Pingarrón, artificer of the fashion project Jacq The Rimmel, welcomed the visitors and became the center of attention inmediatly. I.- […]
Repurposing of old watch parts by 1880 – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
We have ben told recently that using watch parts to make jewelry is nothing original. Obviously we are aware of that, but our use of watch parts has nothing to do with ‘Etsy fashion’. Didn’t you know that victorians themselves did this? As a proof of our previous research: The urge to cut-up and repurpose […]
Victorian ‘secondary jewelry’ – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
Did you know that jewelers across England and Europe produced a kind of ‘secondary jewelry’ in order to satisfy the overwhelming demand for inexpensive adornment that arose during Queen Victoria reign (1837-1901)? And did you know that this trend was mainly inspired by the queen’s own liking for jewelry? This secondary jewelry included all types […]