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Cocktail Rings
are still loved today, worn by celebrities like Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Blake Lively and Tilda Swinton, fascinated by their history begun more than a century ago. Prohibition historically ends in 1933, by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s decision, which promotes the “Repeal” and the abolition of the restrictions on alcohol. Women can free themselves from the prohibitions and exhibit their desire for freedom, leisure and elegance. The cocktail ring reaches the apex of its popularity between the 1950s and 1960s. It becomes a common fashion accessory among women, a jewel worn on all social occasions, from cocktail parties to gala evenings and to the opera. The cocktail ring goes out of fashion in the 1960s and 1970s and re-emerges in the 1980s. In fact, in the decade of hedonism and the desire to appear, women begin to see rings as accessories to wear during the day and evening. Voluminous hairstyles and “gender fluid” lines, see the cocktail rings return in great style, from then to now.
In alto, da sinistra: anello di metallo misto, in diamanti e perla; anello in legno, citrino e oro 18 Kt, firmato Christine Escher; anello multi-gemma e metallo nero, XX secolo. A fianco: anello con diamante centrale a taglio circolare, su una lunetta rettangolare lucida con dettaglio in pavé di diamanti, posata su un cerchio in oro affusolato. Circa 1945.
Top, from left: ring of mixed metal, in diamonds and pearl; ring in wood, citrine and 18 Kt gold, signed Christine Escher; multi-gem and black metal ring, 20th century. At the side: ring with central circular cut diamond, on a glossy rectangular bezel with detail in pavé diamonds, on a circle in tapered gold. Circa 1945.
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