Retro Avon Silvertone Pendant and Chain

Yes, I sold Avon in the nineties and I was never a huge fan of their jewelry.  However, I am a big fan of their jewelry that was produced in the seventies (like this necklace I am blogging about today).   Avon introduced jewelry into their product line in 1971 (the year I was born!).  This pendant is what you would call "retro," which according to Wikipedia is defined as follows:

"Retro" is a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall postmodern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again.  It generally implies a vintage of at least 15 or 20 years.  Today (in the 2010s), retro is used as an adjective to refer to styles of the 1970s and 1980s."

Although Avon jewelry was mass produced, many pieces from the 70s through 90s are highly collectible, especially items produced in lesser quantities and those created in collaboration with featured designers such as Kenneth Jay Lane and actress Elizabeth Taylor.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing this piece.  Questions, comments, and additional information are always appreciated.  My online shop on http://www.etsy.com/ is coming soon.

Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:

Ehow. Retrieved on 1/9/2011 from http://www.ehow.com/about_6164221_value-avon-jewelry.html

Wikipedia. Retrieved on 1/9/2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_style