| on jewelry is not a concept that was born in modern | | | | looked like gold with glass stones. This was fashion |
| times contrary to what a lot of people might think. It | | | | jewelry that was affordable to everybody. |
| existed way back, dating as far back to the | | | | The 1900’s – stylish make believes |
| 1700’s. In those days it used to be referred to | | | | In the 1900s fashion jewelry went through distinct |
| as costume jewelry. Costume and fashion jewelry are | | | | phases and it is because of this that it is fairly easy to |
| essentially the same thing. They were used to | | | | distinguish the era from which a particular piece came |
| accessorize certain outfits and were not meant to last | | | | from. Between 1910 and 1930 silver was the in color |
| long periods of times. Here a peek at what fashion | | | | for metal. Most of the jewelry from this period was |
| jewelry looked like over the last couple of centuries. | | | | set in base metals that were colored to look silver. In |
| The 1700s – duplications of the fine jewelry of | | | | the 1930s rhinestones became a popular material that |
| the rich | | | | was being used in fashion jewelry in Europe. These |
| The fashion jewelry that was perhaps the most | | | | stones however were not freely available in America |
| common in the 1700s was duplicates of the fine | | | | till the 1940s and therefore the rhinestone jewelry that |
| jewelry that the rich possessed. The rich duplicated | | | | was found in America prior to the 1940s was made up |
| their fine jewelry for a number of reasons. These | | | | of small clusters of stones rather that a big single |
| fashion jewelry items and were often made out of | | | | piece. |
| cheap metal with glass stones that were pasted on it. | | | | The present times – modern and trendy? |
| The 1800s – inventive middle class jewelry | | | | The fashion jewelry available today is not very |
| By the middle of the 1800s, the middle class had grown | | | | different from what was used in the years that have |
| in substantial numbers and jewelry began to be | | | | gone by. The concept is still the same – |
| manufactured at different levels to cater to all | | | | inexpensive fun jewelry to accessorize an outfit. In |
| strata’s of society. While fine jewelry from | | | | fact while fashion jewelry today is modern, trendy |
| precious metal and stone was still being made, fashion | | | | & stylish, there is also a segment that is reverting |
| jewelry was also being made. This jewelry was | | | | to antique and vintage styles. These pieces may not |
| generally made of an inexpensive base metal and then | | | | be as heavy as their original counter part, but if they |
| covered with a layer of rolled gold. Semi precious | | | | are worn right they make excellent fashion statements |
| stones like corals, pearls, amethysts etc would be | | | | and are most definitely conversation starters! So go |
| used. These brought down the cost of the jewelry | | | | ahead, have fun accessorizing with fashion jewelry |
| considerably yet kept it looking classy. There was also | | | | and dress to turn heads. |
| the even cheaper variety which was base metal that | | | | |