Oh my, your capsules are amazing! Well, the contents of the capsules are Amazing! Your grandfather is from Greece… mine too!! And so was my grandmother. We’re probably related
Sorry for the delay in posting but I’m struggling with my photos. I used to know how to do this but I’ve forgotten.
There’s a bunch more capsules to come but here are my #1 and #2 capsules (in order of how often I wear them).
First up, rose-cut diamond dormeuse earrings with intact foil + an unadorned long-chain with dog clip. I wear these at least twice a week and often forget they’re on me because they’re light-weight and never get in my way. Usually any silk twill blouse works with these but v-neck twinsets also work.
Next up, 9k rose gold watch chain, heart locket bracelet, earrings, bangles, and ring. The heavy trombone/paper clip chain can be doubled as a bracelet but I prefer it as a necklace even though it requires an extender that way. The little pendant is in need of a 9k rose gold antique trace chain, which I haven’t found yet….. but I’m looking for it. (Please let me know if you know of any!) The studs on the right side are paste. I wear these in various combinations twice a week or so, mostly with faded jeans and a corset cover and cropped cardie.
And now the Etruscan Revival. Only a few pieces so far but I plan for this to be a much bigger capsule as I trundle along finding things. At the moment I’m wearing this with coral (cheap stuff) but eventually there will be agate and Persian turquoise and perhaps moonstone if I’m lucky.
The chain seen here is Victorian and the goal is to find two ‘acorn’ style pendeloques with rose-cut diamond collets as the end-pieces. I’ll likely have the slider clasp made if I can’t find an original one. (Inspiration pic added for clarity.)
The pin is two-tone and that doesn’t quite work so my plan is to have the diamond rondelle set as a pendant fixed stationary on a yellow chain.
The bangle is contemporary but a good candidate for white gold or black silver star-shaped stations with rose cuts embedded. The Florentine finish suits the aesthetic I think, and since it’s vintage but not antique, I feel okay with customizing it. The coral rose is one of two, and it hangs on my mother’s 18k chain. The pale coral necklace is probably not all coral - the larger beads seem like dyed bone, but the smaller beads seem like coral. (It was twelve bucks. Who cares!) I wear this with charcoal and it feels decadent. Definitely useful for those days when I want to pretend I’m a museum acquisitions coordinator for a Decorative Arts gallery in London. Which I am not. More’s the pity.
Capsule #3 is a versatile one and I wear it two or three ways, depending on the pendant. Antique (of course) 14k yellow watch chain with various attachments (including my Great-Grandmother’s pocket watch from 1914) and sometimes layered with a sterling chain I added to the gold-filled c-clasp which belonged to my Grandfather. The studs are paste on the left and garnet on the right. Sometimes I add the cameo which belonged to my Great-grandmother’s sister Lou (it’s inscribed on the reverse). The gold chain is just long enough to pull over my head and it’s surprisingly sparkly when worn, so I also plan to wear it out to dinner if it is ever safe to leave the house again.
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