The history of the Luzier brand, which specializes in costume jewelry, began in 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri. However, Luzier Inc. has a longer history, dating back to the nineteenth century.
The founder of the brand was Thomas Luzier (1872-1947), who showed an interest in chemistry and natural sciences from his youth, and received a corresponding education. At the age of 22, he became the head chemist at the Diamond Development Company, located in Wyoming.
In 1897, Luzier moved to Kansas City, where he met the famous cosmetologist Patty Park Funk (Madame Patty). Thomas soon married her and joined her cosmetics business. In 1898, they founded Luzier’s Special Formula Laboratories, where they successfully collaborated for two and a half decades.
In 1923, due to the growing success of the common business, disagreements arose between Patti and Thomas, which led to their divorce and separate business.
In 1928, Luzier changed the name of the company to Luzier’s Incorporated.
In 1954, Luzier’s Incorporated became part of Bristol-Meyers Inc. After that, the company began an active advertising campaign for its products, which included Luzier’s signature jewelry. As a rule, these were brooches, pendants, rings, perfume lockets, cosmetic sets and other accessories designed to promote Luzier cosmetics.
In 1977, Luzier was acquired by a group of investors led by Keith Craven. The new management reorganized, reducing the number of employees from 210 to 30 people and moving the main production from the historic building.
