David Webb was alive and designing predominantly in the 1960s and 70s in New York City, when sharing one’s identity publicly wasn’t the status quo. He was a tall southern gentleman, charming and kind, and idolized by his clients, catering to the likes of Jackie Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, and Diane Von Furstenberg. Fashion editorials and society pages knowingly referred to men of his inclination as “confirmed bachelors,” thus allowing couturiers and designers of all sorts to remain close to their female muses and best clients by maintaining a non-threatening yet symbiotic relationship. The Monkey Brooch very closely aligns with the push and pull of the era of fashion in which it was created, the fabulous theatricality and cheekiness David Webb has come to be known and loved for, and the careful negotiation of revealing just enough about one’s most true inner self. - Levi Higgs, Head of Archives and Brand Heritage at David Webb.
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See Webb’s piece now on view in Out of the Jewelry Box.
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