1980s Robert Lee Morris Gold Brooch Pin

This is a large, formidable, dramatic brooch to adorn a jacket or winder coat. Or a sash, or scarf or head wrap. So Glamorous and bold, this is iconic Robert...

Created during the accessory frenzy of the mid 1980's, Robert Lee Morris was creating up a storm of gold plated brass and silver jewelry for his collaborations with Donna Karan. This...

This is a large brooch created by Robert Lee Morris from a wax impression of a mannequin face, and used as part of the jewelry collaboration with Donna Karan in the early 1990's. The...

Bold Gold was a huge trend in the late 1980's in part due to the enormous influence that Robert Lee Morris had in the fashion and jewelry industries in the USA. His collaborations with Donna Karan helped to propel his reputation across Europe and Asia, and such brooches as this became popular. This is a large, gold plated brass abstract brooch, called the Aardvark due to the long nose shape. The delightful coils of soft organic metal...

This is a listing for one single 8.25" gold plated brass Tusk pin. The photo shows two of them, for dramatic reasons, but these are sold separately. The Tusk pin became an iconic des...

This very large and bold brooch, (5"x3") is a life size face mask, created by molding warm wax onto a mannequin face and casting it in brass, and then plated in 24k gold. The pinback is a double pin to secure the substantial metal onto fabric safely. The Robert Lee Morris mask was taken from the mannequin fashioned after the famous model Sayoko Yamaguchi, so there is an unusual Asian feel to this piece. There are two rings that come off the sides of the mask if one wanted to wear this as a necklace using ribbon or cord. A very dramatic fashion accessory, this piece of jewelry is also a free standing sculpture, elegant lying on a coffee table or desk as art. This mask was created in 1982 when Robert was working with the fabulous Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto and Sayoko was his constant companion. The mask itself seems very relevant again as the trend in oversized high fashion gold accessories coming out of Paris these days is being influenced by Daniel Roseberry...