Flower Power Jewelry rocks even though it is not fancy or expensive. In addition it is inspiring even though it has no semi-precious or precious stones. Lastly, it is made from an inexpensive metal, molded steel and sprayed with colorful enamel paint

What makes Flower Power Jewelry rock? It’s the bold colors and the sheer simplicity of the designs that distinguish it from all other types of jewelry, before, during, or after.

The Flower Power Decade

The story goes something like this. Flower power is the name for a revolution that takes place in the 1960s. Alan Ginsberg coins the term for it. Andy Warhol paints what it looks like, and Mary Quant invents its fashion style. Most of all an entire style of jewelry, enamel metal represents it. Even today, about 60 years later this jewelry commemorates it.

Flower Power
I love flower power jewelry as much as I love lucite pocket books. They both reflect a tremendous amount of imagination and appeal. Not so with lucite bags any more.

But for the most part in their day both lucite handbags and enamel brooches are very accessible to a large population due to the very reasonable cost.

Today they are collectors items and many reflect that in their cost. But I love them so much that whenever I can, I treat myself to an enamel metal pin.

So far I have not found a lucite bag I can afford. But this year my husband is starting another new tradition.

That is, he is giving me a flower power brooch for my birthday. Yes, a flower power brooch can last a lifetime rather than wilt and wither away. I am really looking forward to this new rest of my life tradition.

SOURCES AND RESOURCES

Andy Warhol’s Flower Power in Interview Magazine
The History of Enamel Pins