Crazy Fantastic Plastic: Bakelite Jewelry A Science Experiment Gone Fashion

Hello The Way We Wore Fans,

We are so happy you enjoyed our last episode with Dita, we are working on more interviews with special guests for future episodes. In today's video Doris' showcases bakelite jewelry, which she recently acquired. This collection of bakelite is absoulutly amazing, carved bangles, novelty brooches, a Bakelite heart featured on Life Magazine, and so much more.

Bakelite is a synthetic based plastic that was created by Leo Bankeland in 1907. This plastic was used for all sorts of products for cars to billiard balls. In the teens and 20s fashion (costume) jewelry became more available and designers used Bakelite to imitate fine jewelry. It was a product that helped feed fashion for the mass market and has now become collectable.

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Starring: Doris Raymond ( Owner of The Way We Wore)
Directors/Producers/Editors: Michael Amato @agaymarieantoinette