Verdura

Coming to America in 1934, the young duke’s intimate and highly personalized designs for Golden-age Hollywood personalities and sophisticated New York society immediately set him apart. He became an “American jeweler” on September 1, 1939 when his friends Cole Porter and Vincent Astor financed his debut on Fifth Avenue, the day the war broke out in Europe.  However, Verdura’s international sensibility and Italian roots stayed with him and his design aesthetic throughout his career.