She started making gilt bronze jewelry at age 15 and selling it door-to-door. Already quite savvy about business, she sent out her invoices under her father's letterhead, because she was too young to own a company.
Her work was bold and dramatic, and it was often inscribed with the words of her favorite poets, prompting Vogue magazine to call her "The Poetess of Metal."
She was a prolific artist, setting a goal for herself of "one object each day."
From independent.co.uk, agentofstyle.com and line-vautrin.fr
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| C'est la vie bracelet line-vautrin.fr |
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| Icare bracelet line-vautrin.fr |
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| Les arrondissements de Paris bracelet line-vautrin.fr |
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| Vertebres necklace line-vautrin.fr |
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| Le furet necklace line-vautrin.fr |
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| Petit poisson deviendra grand necklace line-vautrin.fr |
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| Les cœurs de Paris earrings |
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| O comme oreilles earrings line-vautrin.fr |
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Le Métro belt
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| Drapé powder compact line-vautrin.fr |
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| De la poudre powder compact line-vautrin.fr |
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| Le jour et la nuit powder compact line-vautrin.fr |
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| Drapé frangé cigarette box line-vautrin.fr |
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| La mer cigar box line-vautrin.fr |
In the 1973 photo below, Vautrin poses in front of one of her folding screens. She is holding a Talosel sculpture with metal inlays. On her right is a Talosel egg inlayed with mirrors.
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You were right, Dana, these are beyond words!! I want that first bracelet! I can just see the decadence of pulling one of these compacts or cigarette boxes out of a gorgeous little purse, they are stunning!! I envision them with those lovely 40s dresses and hairstyles!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how timeless her designs were? They look as if they just as easily could have been designed today.
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