Seems November is 'real jewelry month' ... so I offer these suggestions in celebration! (And more than one person has pointed out that these could also go on my "You Read WHAT?" post of January 3, 2015)!

The Best of Costume Jewelry (revised 4th edition with updated prices) by Nancy N. Schiffer. I rather like the description in the front of "affordable opulence" as the pieces seen here are nice, rather than, well, tacky, like some costume jewelry I've seen. Not that I've done a lot of looking, of course, but still, this jewelry would look nice with your best outfits. The pictures were wonderful ... you got a nice, close up look. :-)

Now, the jewelry seen in those old movies was the real thing and you can learn about that in Hollywood Jewels: Movies-Jewelry-Stars, by Penny Proddow, Debra Healy, Marion Fasel (and photography by David Behl). From silent films to musicals, famous directors and stars, black and white to color this is a history of the 'bling' seen there. Easy to read, great pictures!

Today is Veteran's Day. I have done posts on this subject in the past but I could find no new books this year (maybe I just didn't allow myself enough time). I thank you for your service.

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