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Fashion and Jewellery
Author: Alex S Smith
Fashion is a
term that relates to appearance. It can be clothing, costumes,
cosmetics, hair styles and accessories like watches, shoes, and
jewellery. People tend to be fashionable, that means they want to be
with current popular mode of fashion.
Jewellery is
the most important fashion accessories for both men and women. Some
accessories like watches, tie pins, bracelets, hair pins, and
exclusive buttons are no longer accessories items only. They now
became jewellery items. Fashion affected jewellery and jewellery
designs vigorously. In order to follow current fashion, people want
matching jewellery and accessories.
Modern women
are not satisfied with one necklace, rings, ear rings or bracelets.
They want matching pieces with almost every favourite costume. Such
tendency encouraged jewellers to design jewellery with matching
fashion trends and colours. Jewellers are following different methods
to fulfill desire of their customers. These days designer jewellery
is in great demand.
Jewellery Types
According to
current trends we can categorize jewellery into:
• Premium
Jewellery – Premium jewellery includes costly jewellery items
made with gemstones (diamond, sapphire, ruby, and pearls) and
precious metals (gold, platinum, nickel, cadmium, and silver).
• Art
Jewellery - Art jewellery is created with a variety of materials not
just precious metals and gems. There is also a growing demand for Art
jewellery where design and creativity is prized above material value.
In addition with precious metals and gemstones, glass, wood, plastics
and clay are also used in making Art Jewellery.
• Costume
Jewellery – Costume jewellery
is generally less-costly, made from less-valuable materials. Its
variations includes wire sculpture (wrap) jewellery, using anything
from base metal wire with rock tumbled stone to precious metals and
precious gemstones. |
