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That’s interesting, I never knew she had a nameplate. When I think of nameplates, I think of more urban origins. I’m from LA and nameplates and bamboo earrings were a hip hop staple in the 80’s and 90’s amongst the black and Latino communities. I think it was popular on the east coast as well amongst the same communities.
My LA Girl! Yes, I wore my nameplate and big bamboo earrings all during the 80’s/90’s. Good times…:smile:
 
I grew up in the 70's/80's as well (graduated HS in 1983) and I had a nameplate necklace that my parents gave me for my 16th birthday. It was gorgeous. It was solid 14K gold and it said "Suzy" (I don't wear it anymore because I started going by Suzanne once I hit 18). But I got one in WG and diamonds that says "Suzanne" about 5 years ago. It's really pretty. I'll post a pic if I think about it later on.
 
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I grew up in the 70's/80's as well (graduated HS in 1983) and I had a nameplate necklace that my parents gave me for my 16th birthday. It was gorgeous. It was solid 14K gold and it said "Suzy" (I don't wear it anymore because I started going by Suzanne once I hit 18). But I got one in WG and diamonds that says "Suzanne" about 5 years ago. It's really pretty. I'll post a pic if I think about it later on.
Would love to see it!
 
That’s interesting, I never knew she had a nameplate. When I think of nameplates, I think of more urban origins. I’m from LA and nameplates and bamboo earrings were a hip hop staple in the 80’s and 90’s amongst the black and Latino communities. I think it was popular on the east coast as well amongst the same communities.
Yes, Carrie's was iconic.
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I grew up in the 70's/80's as well (graduated HS in 1983) and I had a nameplate necklace that my parents gave me for my 16th birthday. It was gorgeous. It was solid 14K gold and it said "Suzy" (I don't wear it anymore because I started going by Suzanne once I hit 18). But I got one in WG and diamonds that says "Suzanne" about 5 years ago. It's really pretty. I'll post a pic if I think about it later on.
A lot of girls got these necklaces for their Bat Mitzvah's in the mid-70s in Toronto.
 
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A lot of girls got these necklaces for their Bat Mitzvah's in the mid-70s in Toronto.
I love that. I’m also Jewish and a boyfriend when I was 19 bought me a custom made nameplate necklace with my name in Hebrew (Shoshanna). I loved it and wore it all the time but it ended up breaking in half. It was really delicate. I was really disappointed.
 
I have a name necklace in Arabic calligraphy. It was custom made for me by the jeweler who made several calligraphy designs of my name and yet I couldn’t choose for awhile. I wanted something very artistic and hard to read which is typical for Arabic calligraphy in general.

It’s in white gold and diamonds.

To Arab speaker it looks like calligraphy and to non Arab it looks like just a beautiful diamond piece.
 
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I love that. I’m also Jewish and a boyfriend when I was 19 bought me a custom made nameplate necklace with my name in Hebrew (Shoshanna). I loved it and wore it all the time but it ended up breaking in half. It was really delicate. I was really disappointed.
I am so sorry to hear that it broke. Maybe get a replacement one day?
 
I have a name necklace in Arabic calligraphy. It was custom made for me by the jeweler who made several calligraphy designs of my name and yet I couldn’t choose for awhile. I wanted something very artistic and hard to read which is typical for Arabic calligraphy in general.

It’s in white gold and diamonds.

To Arab speaker it looks like calligraphy and to non Arab it looks like just a beautiful diamond piece.
Sounds beautiful!
 
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