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recalled. Instead, the work-
ers got a vacation day after
Christmas.
Feldman began making her
fine jewelry in 1971, when
gold cost $35 an ounce.
With Michael, her attorney
husband by her side, they
spent the next 20 years selling
Marcy’s jewelry to national
retailers, including Saks Fifth
Avenue. They exhibited at
wholesale shows for buyers,
such as at the Javits Center in
New York City, and traveled
the national art fair circuit for
30 years.
Heartwear Designs, the
company they established in
February 1982, was also the
name of their boutique fine
jewelry store in Birmingham
for 10 years, near the
Birmingham 8 theater.
In 2004, Heartwear Designs
took the form of an online
gallery to showcase Marcy’s
distinctive clean, classic

and contemporary jewelry
designs. In her workshop,
she works with sterling silver,
14K and 18K gold, platinum
and gemstones to create
one-of-a-kind pieces. She
talks about jewelry in the
lighthearted live show she
broadcasts most Sunday after-
noons on her Marcy Feldman
Facebook page.

HOT ITEM
Did Lipstadt’s endorsement
increase sales for Heartwear
Designs?
“Oh, my!” Feldman
exclaimed. “People want-
ing the same necklace that
Deborah wore on TV bought
21 of the 26 Star of David
necklaces we’ve sold in 2021,”
she said. “I custom-make each
one. They’re in sterling silver,
14K gold — rose gold and yel-
low gold — and the stars can
be thicker or thinner.”
With free gift wrapping and
U.S. shipping (worldwide is
available), Feldman’s Judaica
designs also include chai-
shaped jewelry and
hamsa hands. She
fashions them in
14K gold and ster-
ling silver. Prices
for the latter mate-
rial start at $75.
Feldman also
carries creations

from other artists includ-
ing jewelry from an Israeli
designer that incorporates
2,000-year-old Roman glass
from Israel. These cost $45
and up.
“My pretzel and hoop ear-
rings are great gifts, as are my
gold-filled Endless Love rings
at $115,” Feldman added.
“They are selling like hot-
cakes!”

Professor Deborah Lipstadt
wearing the Marcy Feldman
necklace she helped popularize.

COURTESY DEBORAH LIPSTADT

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