Notes from Hester

French Vintage Jewellery

Bonjour! With all eyes on Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, it’s the perfect time to feature the HFV French vintage costume jewellery range, dating from the 1970s to the...

Highlights from Round She Goes, July 2024

Three times a year I'm a stallholder at Sydney's best vintage and pre-loved fashion event, Round She Goes. Held at the PCYC in Marrickville, this event brings in a huge...

What is Vintage Jewelry?

If you're new to the world of vintage jewelry or you're looking to clarify common terms used to describe old jewelry, this is a great place to start.  The following...

Travel back to the 1950s

Free from material restrictions that hindered designers during much of the 1940s, colourful, joyful jewellery designs appeared everywhere in the 1950s! Women's clothes were also tailored to accomodate the addition...

Shop Responsibly this Christmas. A Vintage Jewe...

 A few months ago, HFV was accepted into the Fishburners Circular Economy Hub, designed in collaboration with The City of Sydney and Boomerang Labs. A 12 week program designed for circular...

October Obsessions

As I am frantically uploading new collections additions to the HFV website, here are five pieces of vintage jewellery that would make exceptional gifts.  1. Alfred Philippe for Trifari crystal...