Fashion Jewels Smile with Gorgeous Dreams October 18, 2007

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Here today, gone tomorrow! Trends of fashion jewelry are subject to switch just like the moods of women. Farewell to the dull days of “less is more” or minimalism, fashion jewelry is poised for fruitful hay days. Conventionally, jewelry is bought for engagements and weddings as well as gift-giving purpose. However, a rise in the self-purchase of items somewhat changes the buying habits. Color remains a crucial fixture. Pink stole the show, yet green also come on surprisingly strong. Gems, either precious or semi-precious, glamour with their natural beauty, the strength, the long-lasting quality and the rarity, whispering cycling tales of innocent, fun, romantic, exotic, sparkling, eternal, sophisticated and much more. Wearing jewelry set in precious and semiprecious stones is an ancient tradition. Ethnic look embedded in oriental elements arises romantic sensation. Recently, ethnic inspired jewelry in exotic colors is a big hit. In 2006, popular will be oriental gems mostly of Chinese and Japanese images, and in materials like green and lavender jade with carving. Not so expensive in comparison with precious stones and metals, semiprecious stones as bridges in costume jewelry are in great demand. Small and simple costume jewelry used to be in vogue; yet, big and flashy pieces are now fashionable. Some semi-precious stones like quartz, blue lace agate and citrine are popular as deemed to have healing or sentimental properties. Colored stones, such as amethyst, peridot, garnet, citrine and blue topaz, has also regained its glamour for fashion-conscious consumers. Garnets that come in a variety of reds have come back in fashion, looking lustrous and luxurious and matching ruby colors yet not so pricy. Blue sapphires craze jewelry lovers with lighter color sapphires from Africa proving to be a popular alternative to the traditionally richer blue sapphire hues. Nature-inspired designs surely win the hearts of consumers with many lines featuring classic flowers, leaves, fruit, vegetable, butterflies, snakes, animal prints, ants, feathers, pebbles and other organic shapes, also abstracted in many lines. EARRINGS In spite that the chandelier trend lasts, earrings switch to more linear looks, along with orbital hoops and embellished hoops that have been a mainstay of women’s earrings for years, and currently large hoops are in fashion, but the newest trend is long, dangling earrings in metals or stones. Earrings are set with pink, orange and green gems with lily accents and removable feather drops. Dangle earrings take the place of the once-dominant chandeliers as the most popular jewelry on the red carpet. Earrings with natural look celebrate a prosperous future. They are made in simplest layout, featuring turquoise, red coral and amber. For younger women, the designs are magic symbols, insects, animals and flowers. BROOCHES Brooches outperform than expected in 2005. Brooches are commonly made as sideline to that of other costume jewelry such as necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets. Trendy designs of pendants focuses on carved variety in Asian-inspired styles and spiritual icons to meet bohemian trend. Flag brooches with red, white and blue gemstones continue to be seen. Elegant and sophisticated brooches in the style of the 1940’s are quite popular. NECKLACES Long necklaces become mainstay of fashion. The layered or multi-strand necklace with a single clasp offers the outlook of multiple layers. Long length of loosely looped chains usually attached to a necklace with an enhancer. Waterfall styles, multiple-wire necklaces that looked like swirling hurricanes and space orbits were also popular. Today, women prefer to wear two or three necklaces together wrapped and twisted together. For instance, a strand of pearls wrapped with round freshwater pearls and seed pearls then decorated with rough, engraved natural chip or fine cut crystals or semi precious stones all set against diversified shaped pearls like flat square quad pearls.

PENDANTS

Pendants are presented in a row of materials like precious and semiprecious stones and metals, bone, wood and glass. Popular looks include midsize single-stone pendants on interesting chains and beads that fit the neck. Here is the return of the pendants particular in briolette cut pear drops, sometimes called a teardrop. Chic design of pendants spotlights on carved variety in Asian-inspired styles and spiritual icons to meet bohemian trend. RINGS Bold rings with hefty colored gemstones do steal hearts. Bamboo-style rings, with its rows of horizontal bands, have geometric designs, squared shapes and bypasses. Selling well are cocktail, stackable and interchangeable rings. Cocktail rings are important looks often with colors like pastel blues, pinks and greens. BRACELETS Personalization is still the mainstay in designs of bracelets. Consumers love bracelets because they are easily seen on wrists. Medium-sized bracelets for day or evening use are the most popular, particular great as gifts since the standard length fits most wrists. Wrist-wrapping bracelets such as bangles, cuffs and coils are somewhat hot as are bold, gold cuffs scattered with colored gems or enamel.