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The jewelry historian discusses the history and cultural significance of jewelry throughout time and across the globe.
“If Jewels Could Talk” focuses on seven types of jewelry—hoops, rings, beads, charms, brooches, cuffs, and head ornaments.
London—Jewelry historian and British Vogue jewelry editor Carol Woolton has a new book on the history of seven types of jewelry, set to release on Sept. 24.
“If Jewels Could Talk” dives into the cultural significance of jewelry and how seven types of jewelry can link people throughout time and across the globe. They are hoops, rings, beads, charms, brooches, cuffs, and head ornaments.
In the 288-page book, Woolton discusses jewelry as one of humanity’s longest running cultural traditions, the designers who have left a legacy, and what the future of jewelry looks like, among many other topics.
She also provides examples and stories from many different cultures, including Viking silver torques, imperial jade in China, Roman cameo carvings, ancient Greek coins, and many more references.
“Whatever time of the Earth’s history you were born onto this planet, whatever culture or civilization you were born into, we all essentially wear the same things,” said Woolton.
“While we remain social creatures, jewelry will always provide something for us to hold onto. This book is an acknowledgment of that need.”
Woolton was the first jewelry editor of Tatler magazine and has contributed to the Financial Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Daily Telegraph, Air Mail, and Town & Country.
Her other books include “The New Stone Age,” “Vogue: The Jewellery,” “Floral Jewels,” and “Dolce & Gabbana High Jewelry.”
Woolton is also a stylist, curator, and host of the “If Jewels Could Talk” podcast.
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“If Jewels Could Talk” dives into the cultural significance of jewelry and how seven types of jewelry can link people throughout time and across the globe. They are hoops, rings, beads, charms, brooches, cuffs, and head ornaments.
In the 288-page book, Woolton discusses jewelry as one of humanity’s longest running cultural traditions, the designers who have left a legacy, and what the future of jewelry looks like, among many other topics.
She also provides examples and stories from many different cultures, including Viking silver torques, imperial jade in China, Roman cameo carvings, ancient Greek coins, and many more references.
“If Jewels Could Talk” by Carol Woolton
“Whatever time of the Earth’s history you were born onto this planet, whatever culture or civilization you were born into, we all essentially wear the same things,” said Woolton.
“While we remain social creatures, jewelry will always provide something for us to hold onto. This book is an acknowledgment of that need.”
Woolton was the first jewelry editor of Tatler magazine and has contributed to the Financial Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Daily Telegraph, Air Mail, and Town & Country.
Her other books include “The New Stone Age,” “Vogue: The Jewellery,” “Floral Jewels,” and “Dolce & Gabbana High Jewelry.”
Woolton is also a stylist, curator, and host of the “If Jewels Could Talk” podcast.
Published by Gallery Books, “If Jewels Could Talk” will be available on Sept. 24 as a hardcover book, e-book, and audiobook.
The e-book version is available to pre-order for $15 on Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
The hardcover is available in the U.K. for £19, about $25, on Simon and Schuster.
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