{"id":52824,"date":"2021-04-13T01:56:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T01:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/?p=52824"},"modified":"2021-04-13T01:56:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T01:56:43","slug":"elsa-peretti-and-the-jewelry-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/13\/elsa-peretti-and-the-jewelry-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsa Peretti and the Jewelry Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Elsa Peretti is the name behind the revolution in the jewelry industry\u2014we now mourn the loss of such an inspiring woman. Peretti was a fashion muse, model, and jewelry designer\u00a0that revolutionized fashion and jewelry in the 70s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsa Peretti’s History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

She was born on May 1st of 1940 in Florence, Italy. She wasn’t just an Italian jewelry designer, she also lived a life of philanthropism and modeling for various fashion brands. Her famous life started in 1974 when she arrived at Tiffany & Co. with her unique jewelry and design pieces. Later the pieces were included in the 20th-century collection of some great museums. Her work became as much as 10% of Tiffany\u2019s business, giving her great power in the jewelry house. <\/sup>Some magazines\u00a0even describe her as \u201carguably the most successful woman ever to work in the jewelry field”. Peretti always supported a wide range of causes, becoming a big name in the philanthropism field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elsa Peretti, A Named Revolution<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Where It All started<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Elsa Peretti split her education between Rome and\u00a0Switzerland. And later introduced herself to the workforce by teaching\u00a0French. As well as by working as a ski instructor in the German-speaking Swiss mountain village of Gstaad. However, this wasn’t her dream job. So, next, she returned to Rome to pursue a degree in interior design and then worked for the\u00a0Milan\u00a0architect\u00a0Dado Torrigiani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elsa Peretti at home in New York City (Vogue,\u00a01976). Photo by Horst P. Horst via Wikimedia Commons<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Her Modeling Career<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1964, Elsa began her modeling career in Barcelona, Spain. Moving to New York City four years later in hopes to pursue her dream of becoming a famous fashion model. The 70s arrived and Elsa, along with\u00a0Karen Bjornson,\u00a0Anjelica Huston,\u00a0Alva Chinn,\u00a0Pat Cleveland, and\u00a0Pat Ast, among others. They became one of designer\u00a0Halston’s favorite group of models, which he nicknamed Halstonette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe others were clothes racks\u2014you\u2019d make them up, fix their hair, and then they\u2019d put their blue jeans back on. But Elsa had style: She made the dress she was modeling her own.\u201d\u2014said Halston, who loved how unique and unapologetic Peretti was. And this really made her career, so that in 1975, she posed in a\u00a0Playboy Bunny\u00a0costume on Halloween. The image is still to this day an icon of the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n