Their quest's
outcome is this magnificent volume viewing adornments through the prism
of fashion. It also details a series of indefatigable and often humorous
journeys as the authors scour markets, villages, and shops in search
of extraordinary silver jewelry and apparel.
From the Foreword
written by Tiffany & Co.'s Design Director, John Loring -- a noted
silver jewelry expert in his own right -- plus a brilliant Introduction
by Harold Koda, Curator of the Fashion Institute at New York's Metropolitan
Museum, to an essay by the fashion world's icon, Oscar de la Renta,
silver's reputation as a precious metal is undeniable.
The book opens
with the chapter "Accessorize!" The reader then joins the
authors' travels around the globe, discussing their search for silver
and local customs, workmanship and styles. Their tale explores silver's
traditions in Egypt; Tunisia; the Western Maghreb; the Middle East;
Greece and Turkey; Russia and the Caucasus; Turkmenistan; the Indian
Subcontinent; the Indonesian Archipelago; the nationalities of Southeast
Asia (Burma, Thailand, and Southern China); the Indians of the American
Southwest; Mexico; and concludes with contemporary designers.
The Nadler's collection
is stunning and the journey which the reader is taken on is -- like
the pieces themselves -- truly magnificent !
