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Susan Caplan features in Sheerluxe online offering insights and top tips on vintage jewellery.
"Jewellery curator Susan Caplan was one of the first to champion the aesthetic of vintage jewellery and its sustainable credentials. Hailing from a family of antique and design experts, she’s the perfect person to share her favourite antique fairs, finds and more..."
Susan Caplan reveals how her passion for antiques and sustainability inspired her to create her globally renowned luxury vintage jewellery brand.
"As the leading curator of vintage jewellery, Susan Caplan celebrates faded grandeur. Alongside her passion for reinvigorating the past through the revival of vintage jewellery, is a determination to harness sustainability and encourage conversations about its importance..."
Susan Caplan features in Newsweek discussing The Crown and has identified one whose style and flair for jewellery she most admires; Kate Middleton, Britain's new Princess of Wales.
"...One of the key styling challenges faced by producers of Netflix's hit royal drama The Crown is how to recreate the historic jewel encrusted heirlooms without breaking the bank. For the answers they recently turned to Susan Caplan, a British jewelry expert and designer who told Newsweek just why so many people appear to be fascinated by the "magnificent symbolic values" of the British monarchy."
Princess Diana’s Jewellery Was A Symbol Of Her Growing Independence, Says The Crown’s Costume Department
"...Their secret weapon? Susan Caplan. “If anyone can get it, Susan can get it,” is very much the attitude in The Crown’s fashion department, where the luxury vintage jewellery curator’s showroom is regarded as a kind of Aladdin’s cave. The pièce de résistance Caplan supplied for season five? The pearl and sapphire choker Elizabeth Debicki as Diana wears with her “revenge dress” at the Serpentine summer party in 1994."
The Crown’s jewels: Tatler meets the vintage jewellery doyenne who accessorised Elizabeth Debicki et al.
London-based, globally renowned jewellery expert Susan Caplan reveals the piece that was most difficult to source
"The iconic choker was my biggest challenge - but I love a challenge. It was important to get it right as it was my favourite piece of Diana's jewels," Susan Caplan tells Hello! Fashion.
Born and bred in North London, jewellery curator Susan Caplan’s interest in antiques started young – some might say it was in her blood, with several family members owning and running stores in Camden Passage and Hatton Garden.
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The Vintage Jewellery Collab That's Bound To Sell Out
Susan Caplan’s collaboration with Astrid & Miyu is not to be missed. Curated and co-edited by Susan and the A&M team, the collection comprises 15 hand-picked pieces – including chunky chains, bold earrings, and double layer necklaces. Each piece is produced in very limited quantities, you’ll have to act quickly to secure your favourites.