Exquisite vintage jewelry
For women with far from ordinary tastes!
Notable American & European Designers
Elsa Schiaparelli, Miriam Haskell, Louis Rousselet and more...
Elegant and Unique
Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, brooches, clips and accessories
Vintage costume jewelry and accessories
From the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s
Barbara's Picks: Summer Splash!
inviting aqua, refreshing citrus and cool white, dive in!
How to Wear Vintage
See and be seen
Spectator Sport
Sizzling Sunsation
Pair this vintage Schiaparelli brooch and earrings set with retro shades and look super cool this summer
Dress Shirt
Raise the bar on cool summer linen with this pearl and diamante bar brooch by Hattie Carnegie
Aqua Adornment
These bold turquoise glass bead ear clips with diamanté have a retro 50's look
Featured post
Tennis, Anyone? The Story of the Line Bracelet
How did a flexible, narrow, straight-line bracelet set with diamonds, known as a "line bracelet" in the 1920s, suddenly become a "tennis bracelet" in the late-1970s?
About Barbara
TruFaux Jewels founder Barbara Schwartz is a passionate collector of vintage costume jewelry, who shares her love through her collections, through her writing, and directly with the women she helps adorn. She believes jewelry is meant to be worn, not stored in a drawer or bank vault. Barbara wants every woman who buys her pieces to feel extraordinary while wearing them.
Understanding Vintage Costume Jewelry
It takes a practiced eye and solid expertise to recognize a true vintage costume jewelry piece. Barbara shares with you some essentials on the art of investigating what makes a jewel unique to an era and a maker.