Movie Jewelry by Joseff of Hollywood

I find stuff in the weirdest places. I was by the International Terminal at SFO where the BART station is and was waiting for the BART train and I stumbled upon this great exhibit- Pieces designed by Joseff of Hollywood and worn in movies.

Eugene Joseff began dabbling in costume jewelery design while working as an advertising agency designer in Chicago during the 1920s. In the late '20s he left the advertising industry and moved to Hollywood, lured by a rapidly expanding film industry that soon proved highly receptive to his talents as both a designer and a supplier of costume jewelry. The major studios loved his work during the so-called "Golden Age" of movies:

Worn by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Breastplate worn by the three thieves in The Jungle Book (1942)

Dagger used by Tyrone Power in The Rains Came (1939)

Climb-the-arm bracelet used by Hedy Lamarr in Lady of the Tropics (1939)

Seven-strand bib of pearls and four-strand choker worn by Bette Davis in The Virgin Queen (1955)

Necklace worn by Katharine Hepburn in Mary of Scotland (1936)

Bangles and chain bracelet worn by Marlene Dietrich in Kismet (1944)

Chain necklace and bracelet worn by Greta Garbo in Camille (1936)

Over-sized bracelet worn by Ona Munson in The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Snake necklace and bracelet worn by Rita Hayworth in Down to Earth (1947)

Winged-scarab belt worn by Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (1963)

Cigar Case used by Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind (1939)

These are some really beautiful pieces and even though they are just costume jewelry they are great to look at.