Here are some good names to look for:
Miriam Haskell
Hattie Carnegie
Joseff of Hollywood
Schiaparelli
Eisenberg
Boucher
Max Neiger
Some of Boucher, anything figural, like birds
Some old Trifari
The old Hobe pieces with semi-precious stones is good, hard to find
Stuff from the 1940's in sterling silver can be good
No. Monet is high-quality, even collectible ,costume jewelry.
Jewelry made of plastic or other cheap material, not made with valuable gems or gold or silver, etc.
There is not a way to get the color back in costume jewelry. The jewelry on the costume is not real.
Stop wearing costume jewelry.
NAICS Code 339914 (Costume Jewelry and Novelty Manufacturing)
Costume Jewlery
Yes it is. The reason it is the same is because a costume is fake any you wouldn't want to wear a $300 necklace with a $30 costume. It would be better to use fake jewelry for a costume.
As far as I know, it is costume jewelry. I had a Monet brooch left to me by a great grandmother, and when i went to have it appraised, I was told it was costume jewelry.
Costume jewelry has never been made of gold, thats why its called COSTUME
The term "costume jewelry" was first used in a 1933 article in the New Yorker.
Good costume jewelry can be found online mainly via Ebay or at "Fantasy Jewelry Box" (www.fantasyjewelrybox.com). Which site you choose depends on the age of the costume jewelry you are looking for. For example, rarer good quality costume jewelry may be found on Ebay, while more mainstream items may be found at Fantasy Jewelry Box.
The "925" stamp on jewelry indicates that the piece is made of sterling silver, which is 92.5% pure silver. The remaining 7.5% is usually comprised of other metals, such as copper, to increase durability.