The history: In the 1930s, Duke Fulco di Verdura pioneered a new concept in precious jewelry with his bold and colorful, Byzantine-inspired Maltese cross brooches that he christened the ...

creating a whole new generation who covet the Maltese cross cuffs and pendant, the Y necklace, the curb link bracelet (Carolina Herrera wears two at a time), the ruby wrapped heart, the three ...

rich ornate pieces studded with jewel-toned glass (think of Chanel's Maltese Cross Cuffs with Verdura, for example) and when she wanted to recreate the effect in jewelry, she headed to the ...