History of Birthstones Through the Ages: From Biblical Breastplates to Marketing Genius
I used to think birthstones were invented by a marketing executive in a skyscraper somewhere. You know the image: a sharp-suited man in 1950s New York, standing before a whiteboard, drawing arrows between “January” and “Garnet,” calculating how to sell more gemstones to anxious husbands. It made sense to me. Birthstones feel modern—neat, commercial, a…