Scaasi Multicolored Rhinestone Gold Metal Necklace

Hammered style gold metal ovals set with multicolored and clear rhinestones connected by clear rhinestone-set links with lobster clasp. Signed Scaasi on obverse of hang tag and CN on reverse.

Materials:
metal/rhinestones

Size:
22.5” long x 1.5” wide

Color/Finish:
gold/clear/red/green/purple

Condition:
excellent

Arnold Isaacs was a Canadian born in 1930 who studied fashion in Montreal before moving to Paris in the 1950s. After being told to change his last name to stand out, he reversed the spelling to ‘Scaasi’. He then moved to New York where he worked for the couturier Charles James. He formed his own line in 1955 and his red dress was featured on the Christmas cover of Vogue Magazine. He designed the scandalous see-through rhinestone pantsuit worn by Barbara Streisand when she won the 1969 Oscar for Funny Girl, and the blue velvet dress worn by the new first lady, Barbara Bush to the 1989 Presidential Inaugural Ball. Scaasi was also known for his bold jewelry and made use of materials like gold and silver plating, pearls, and Swarovski rhinestones. He eventually sold his jewelry factory to Kenneth Jay Lane and died suddenly of a heart attack in 2015.