Tiffany is a prominent US jewelry company. In 1837 it was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany. Originally, they were selling stationery items and only since 1853 turned their direction towards jewelry.
At the corner of the 5th Avenue and 57th Street (Manhattan, in New York City) is situated a main store of Tiffany. This store is famous worldwide, because of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with Audrey Hepburn, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” with Marilyn Monroe and “Sweet Home Alabama”.
In 1845 was published the 1st Tiffany catalog, named “Blue Book” (it is still published nowadays). In 1862 this company supplied the Union Army with flags and swords. Not so far (in September 2007), the company opened its 2nd store, I mean its 2nd store in Kuala Lumpur, also, at London’s Heathrow airport in Terminal 5 by the end of March 2008 will be opened one more Tiffany store. Currently, there are approximately 64 Tiffany’s stores in the USA.
Tiffany & Co.’s produces not only jewelry items but custom trophies as well, for example: the Nextel Cup Trophy (for NASCAR), the FedEx Cup (for PGA Tour) etc. Do you remember a popular song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”? Tiffany is mentioned in it. “Sex and the City” declared Tiffany to be the best store to find a beautiful ring. Jewelry from Tiffany were worn by the Vanderbilts, the Morgans and the Astors. Celebrities, popular movie stars and athletes adore wearing this jewelry.
Nowadays, a great number of talented and outstanding jewelry designers are working for Tiffany & Co. For example, Paloma Picasso, a famous fashion designer. The next jewelry designers work for Tiffany: is Elsa Peretti, forms of her creations are sensual and eye-pleasing; Frank Gehry, his jewelry is glam and chic. Simply enjoy Tiffany jewelry.
