02/28/2026
Finding out that CORO- as in iconic mid-century purveyors of cutesy bows, Deco duettes and inoffensive florals Coro!- made THIS startlingly surreal posy of freaky flower faces is a bit like finding out that The Osmonds actually released a decently hard rocking song* (AKA the type of revelation that makes you question everything you THOUGHT you knew about the nature of existence. šµāš«)
Sad to say that I cannot find ANY information about this bizarre deviation from Coroās standard fare other than the fact that they were known as āFlower Faceā figurals, theyāre rare as HENāS TEETH and they were produced between the years 1939 and 1941.
Perhaps this was a desperate attempt from Coro designer Gene Verri to inject a bit of absurdist humor into the proceedings? That, or they COULD just be a wearable tribute to āThe Garden of Live Flowersā from Lewis Carrolās Through the Looking Glassā¦ š¤
Either way; this discovery has sent me down a wild rabbit hole of trying to find OTHER pieces of jewellery featuring anthropomorphic flowers (since I donāt think Iāll be able to get my hands on this one any time soon!)
*Traffic In My Mind. Only thing worth listening to other than Crazy Horses. (But DONāT tell my mother-in-law I said that!)
P.S- I want it on the record that I am NOT bagging on Coro. If I stumble across one of their rhinestone posies in a charity shop, you can bet your BEHIND Iām buying it! š
