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Costume Jewelry Gets Real Just the phrase "costume jewelry" evokes images of swinging strands of faux pearls and gemmed cocktail rings. While we love the unabashed glamour of these styles, we also appreciate a more refined aesthetic. Enter Gerard...
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Costume Jewelry Gets Real Just the phrase "costume jewelry" evokes images of swinging strands of faux pearls and gemmed cocktail rings. While we love the unabashed glamour of these styles, we also appreciate a more refined aesthetic. Enter Gerard Yosca, a designer whose creative innovation is matched only by his entrepreneurial spirit. Yosca began his career at age eight by founding Kiddie Crafts, in which he created wiggly-eyed pompom animals and sold them at his father's butcher shop in Queens. Young Yosca then reinvested the profits from this venture, adding to his ever-growing collection of art supplies to explore his creative talents even further. His head for business never thwarted his whimsical edge. Over the last twenty years, Yosca has earned a reputation as a true style-maker and trendsetter, especially in the arena of costume jewelry. Today, his collections are handcrafted in his New York studio and are designed to unite the bold, brazen look of traditional "costume"... See less