Those buttoned-up, corseted-tight, gloved-to-the-elbows lovely ladies of days gone by were certainly on their best behavior which is why they must have felt the need to express themselves through their eye-catching and elaborate jewelry designs of the time. Today that wild abandon for unusual and eyebrow-raising jewelry translates beautifully into today’s desire for more exotic and eccentric tastes. Modern day women want to express their own individual style through their fashion sensibilities and vintage inspirations are the perfect accessory vehicle. No longer is the standard silver or gold posts or hoop earrings enough, with the resurgence of these antique designs to the marketplace we find dragonflies reign supreme, lizards scale up lapels, bees buzz around lobes and sparrows take flight on decolletage.