Fashion Jewelry & Historical Social & Economic Factors

It is not uncommon for people around the world toFew months later, there was a surprising interest
vary the pricing of the fashion jewelry items accordingamongst the consumers to purchase fashion jewelry
to the variations of gas and fuel prices in a givenwhich was unprecedented in that region. Women in
market. Most retailers and wholesalers of fashionparticular were very active and would frequently visit
jewelry firmly believe that such rising prices have ajewelry shops to purchase items of jewelry that would
negative bearing on their business which obliges themsuit their need, liking (particularly in respect of colors
to increase the pricing of their jewelry items, whichand textures) and budget. The surprising element was
does not go too well with the consumers.that this all followed immediately the recession period
During the revolution period in Iran in the early 80s, theand not much was anticipated for expected by the
oil production was varied leading to the fluctuation offashion jewelry wholesales and retailers that there
gas prices throughout the western world who werewould be such an interest amongst the consumers
dependent on oil from Iran. Amongst other states, thiswho will be willing to do the spending.
led to a recession in South Louisiana as well leading toFrom this instance onwards, there was a growing
unemployment and other factors which had a directincrease in the selling and purchasing of fashion
bearing on the production and selling of jewelry in thatjewelry and it has continued ever since until this point
region.onwards.