Fashion Network - Françoise Montague, a brand founded in 1945 and specializing in very high-end 1950s jewelry, takes a nostalgic view of costume jewelry: “the 1950s were truly the most prosperous period for design. Fashion is an eternal cycle…” 

Les Paruriers - In an interview, Françoise Montague recounts that she discovered costume jewelry through her passion for “devoting herself to beautifying [ses] sisters... at little cost”! After spending a year at the École des Arts décoratifs and gaining experience in pattern making, she took over the workshop founded by her mother in 1945.