CORO
COROとは…
1901年、Emanuel Cohen と Gerald Rosenberger が
NYにアクセサリーブティックを始めその後CORO社となる。
1924年 Adolph Katz 氏がデザインディレクターに就任。
Coro代表作となる2つのクリップを１つのブローチとしても
使えるデュエット等ドレスアップ用ヒット作品が多数誕生。
アメリカンコスチュームジュエリーのTopブランドの1つとなる。
Coro社はコロクラフト、コロペガサス、ヴィンドームといった
高級ラインも制作され流通したためコレクターに人気がある。
Coro was begun in 1901 by Emanuel Cohn and Carl Rosenberger who opened a small accessories store on Broadway in New York City. Not until 1943, did the company name Coro, a contraction of the first two letters of each partner's last name, change to Coro, Inc.
Well known designs for Coro, and much in demand by collectors today, are the double clips which could be combined into one brooch, trademarked as Coro Duette. The mechanism for the Duette was patented in 1931. This mechanism varied in styling for each individual design but how the interlocking components functioned remained essentially unchanged. The Duette brooch and clips styles stayed popular throughout the 1940s. However, on the new lighter synthetic fabrics arriving after World War II, especially knits, the heavy clips proved impractical. By the early 1950s the fashion had faded considerably although clips were still being marketed in smaller and lighter versions.