Elsa Peretti's Bone cuff for Tiffany: a childhood of visits to a 17th-century Capuchin crypt, bones taken and returned on her mother's orders, Gaudí's Casa Milà, around 1970, Tiffany from 1974
At their peak, Peretti's designs made up as much as 10% of Tiffany's sales.
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01ELSA PERETTI'S BONE CUFF STARTED IN A CHURCH CRYPT.
02AS A CHILD SHE KEPT VISITING THE CRYPT OF A 17TH-CENTURY CAPUCHIN CHURCH WITH HER NANNY.
03SHE TOOK BONES. HER MOTHER KEPT SENDING HER BACK TO RETURN THEM.
04THE OTHER INFLUENCE WAS GAUDÍ'S CASA MILÀ IN BARCELONA.
05THE CUFF CAME OUT AROUND 1970. SHE SIGNED WITH TIFFANY IN 1974.