543 Vintage Hattie Carnegie enamel angel brooch

543 Vintage Hattie Carnegie enamel angel brooch Vintage Hattie Carnegie enamel angel brooch / pin. When Henrietta Kanengeiser immigrated to the United Stated around 1900 as a teenager, she asked who the richest man in the US was - Andrew Carnegie, a name she would later take for her own. From her home in the Austrian ghetto in New York’s Lower East Side, Hattie built a fashion empire. Starting at Macy’s in the hat department, Hattie opened her first shop, Carnegie-Ladies Hatter in her early 20s, in 1909. In 1918, she found her clothing line Hattie Carnegie, Inc. In, 1939 Carnegie thrived in the “cocktail jewelry” movement (1935-1960), compared to Chanel and Schiaparelli, influencing American celebrities and fashion icons, epitomizing the little black dress, and adding elegance and subtle flair to American conservative style. Gold tone metal and enamel marked Hattie Carnegie RHF543