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Miriam Haskell has been synonymous with impeccable style and beautiful jewelry since the 1920’s. Haskell Jewels, headquartered in New York City, is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of costume jewelry. Founded in 1926 by Miriam Haskell, she established her brand name as one that represented, and continues to represent, the utmost in style and quality by creating hand crafted jewelry with keen attention to detail.
On July 30, 1926, a business permit was issued to Miriam Haskell for a gift shop in the The McAlpin Hotel, 103 Sixteenth Street, New York City. This event launched decades of sales of the finest handmade fashion jewelry ever created. From that moment to the present, celebrities as well as ordinary people from all walks of life have sought this dazzling jewelry to treasure and wear.
Shortly after the opening of the Miriam Haskell Gift Shop, Frank Hess, a young window dresser from Macy's, joined the business as the jewelry designer. The team proved to be a perfect combination of business skills and artistic taste. Throughout the ensuing years, the story of this woman with the great business sense and this man evolved, his art carrying out a clear vision of what this jewelry would be about and who would appreciate it.