Designer Mimi di Niscemi was born in Palermo (Sicily). Wanting to become one of the best designers in the world, Mimi moved to America.
In 1950, Mimi worked in partnership with Arnold Scassi, creating jewelry for the Scassi jewelry house.
In 1959, Mimi worked and collaborated with such high fashion houses as Robert DeMario and Brania. Mimi was endowed with talent, so the marking “Brania / Mimi di N” appeared on jewelry. Having gained sufficient experience, in 1960 in New York, Mimi opened her own company for the production of jewelry and accessories.
Some of her jewelry is impressive in size, many are made in the Byzantine style using rhinestones, cabochons and artificial pearls, enamel, gilding and silver. A cult brand in jewelry, Mimi’s designs repeatedly appeared on the covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar in the 1960s and 70s.
And, of course, the quality of Mimi’s jewelry speaks for itself by the fact that at one time both Jacqueline Kennedy and the Duchess of Windsor, as they say, had their eye on some of her things. Several markings were used in Mimi Jewelry: “Mimi Di N”, “Mimi DiN”, and “Mimi DiN Design”. However, you should know that initially the jewelry did not have an indication of the year of manufacture. The company Mimi di Niscemi, – (Princess Mimi di Niscemi) existed from 1960 to 1990. Jewelry from the Mimi Di N brand is in demand today not only for its top quality and beauty, but also because, alas, there are few offers on the market.
The products had different types of markings: “Mimi Di N”, “Mimi DiN”, “Mimi Di N Design”, “Mimi DiN Design”; in the first years, the year of manufacture was not indicated in the product labeling.
Large, symmetrical buckles from #MimiDiN for belts with an animalistic theme are very popular. The company still exists today, but produces exclusively belts and belt buckles.
