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Do you love turquoise jewelry but wonder what sort of clothing it accessorizes well with?  Turquoise is this season's hottest color and accessory choice. It is very earthy and has long been a favorite of vintage jewelry collectors who love Native American jewelry.

And right now, turquoise is seen in all of the trendiest boutiques and on the fashion runways too.

Turquoise is such a dramatic color that one would think it might  overpower other colors. But the richness of the gemstone fits right in with so many earthy shades. This means that it will translate well with fall colors too, so the piece of turquoise jewelry that you purchase today will also keep you in style for several seasons.

I've been playing around on Polyvore again. It is such a fun site to get an idea of how to use jewelry (and clothing styles) to their best advantage. The set that I've put together here shows how well turquoise earrings and a single strand of turquoise beads look with tans and browns. It's a real winner.

Vintage jewelry lane has a huge range of genuine turquoise jewelry right now. Most of the styles are brand new, with a few vintage pieces as well.  Some are accented with additional gemstones and set in sterling silver.  We have items in all price ranges. Here are a few examples to whet your appetite:

Do you love turquoise jewelry too? Grab one today!

Do you have an interest in Native American jewelry?  If so, head on over to Collector's Weekly for their new interview with  Mark Bahti, the proprietor of Bahti Indian Arts based in Arizona and New Mexico talks to them about Native American jewelry.

Mark is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and the author of one of the first popular books on Southwest Indian arts and crafts.

In the summer of 1949, Mark's father Tom Bahti opened a shop called Ghost Ranch Trading Post in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Later, he moved the shop to Tucson, Arizona.  Mark and his wife Emma run this shop.  They also own another shop in Santa Fe, NM.

In the interview, Mark discusses the advent of silversmithing in New Mexico, as well as the importance of the early Native American tribes for the early jewelry styles. The interview is very comprehensive and talks about the very early southwest designs, including a discussion of Native American silver hallmarks, all the way through post World War II designs.

In the interview, Mark also discusses the use of turquoise in Native American designs and the importance of Native American families in the various early jewelry designs. Thee is even a discussion of the popular Squash Blossom necklace.

Bahti is the author of Collecting Southwestern Native American Jewelry, as well as Silver and Stone, in which he interviewed about 50 different jewelry artists.   Both books are available at Amazon.com. 

If you have a fascination with Native American jewelry, as I do, you will find the discussion with Mark very informative. You can view the whole interview on this page of the Collector's Weekly website.