60s hattie carnegie faux pearl ladybug brooch classic top modern production• designer/brand: bead is

modern production• designer/brand: bead is unknown

with a red border on two sides and navy on the other two

and crisp leather trim reflect a moment when accessories became expressions of optimism and individuality

golden bamboo stalks scatter across a black ground on the diagonal

design: printed calf hair with metal clasp closure (unstamped)

60s hattie carnegie faux pearl ladybug brooch classic top modern production• designer/brand: bead isa plump little ladybug brooch from hattie carnegie, one of mid century america's most collected costume houses. the domed wings are paved edge to edge in tiny faux seed pearls and flecked with red spots, opening over a glossy orange faux coral belly, while a fat pearl head, green rhinestone eyes and textured gold legs finish the bug with real character. hattie carnegie's figural critters were made to be a little witty and a little luxe at once, and