80's VTG ST JOHN 24k gold plated & Silver Earrings with Swarovski Crystals

Chic and Sophisticated 24K Gold Plated Vintage St. John Clip on earrings with a hammered gold finish. Accented by Swarovski crystals. Excellent condition!! These be converted into pieced earrings. St John, SJ costume jewelry, founded in 1962 by spouses Mary and Robert Gray, St. John (St. John Knits International Inc.) is a popular American luxury women’s knitwear brand. Based in Southern California, USA, the company began manufacturing costume jewelry in the early 1980s. First, “St. John” opened a jewelry workshop and created branded buttons with the famous monogram of the brand “SJ”. In addition, they started to produce jewelry – brooches, bracelets, necklaces, belts with charms, as well as the famous and always recognizable clips-buttons. Their line of jewelry, marked “St. John”, or SJ, as well as clothing, designed in the classical style, was mainly in black and white tones. Creating their jewelry, masters used high-quality matte and glossy metals, 24-carat gold plating, as well as rhodium plating, Austrian Swarovski crystals and artificial pearls.