Monday morning. Though I've been awake for nearly three hours (courtesy of spin class), I could still use a bit of motivation. You? I think this item doesn't quite make inspiration but does fall in the realm of interesting party conversation and perhaps a water cooler mention. After all, I do like shiny.
From Encyclopedia of the Exquisite by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins, the origin of sequin came from the French interpretation of zecchino (Venetian), a gold coin hailing from 1284. For those following the fashion trends, coins were some of the earliest accessories from about 200 AD. [Shiny happy people holding hands.] Of course when times grew tight and wars aplenty, coins turned to fake coins, which eventually made their way to thinly stamped sheets of gold and silver (if your name had a roman numeral following such as Henry VIII or Queen Elizabeth I). The rest of the crowd likely donned brass (if any). Jump a few eras, another war or few, and various innovation to the 1920s. This age of flapper marked the beginning of the modern sequin. The event which secured its place among thousands of Southerners through (likely) perpetuity? According to our author, it was the extremely notable 1939 ruby red slippers.
So there you have it. The sequin sequence.
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