| The art of choosing beaded jewelry or any other kinds | | | | had strong influences from ethnic origins, from India, |
| of jewelry is to remember that your jewelry arrives | | | | Africa, and South America, and one of the style |
| visually before you do. When you put something on, | | | | imports was beaded jewelry - beads, strand upon |
| check the whole body view, as someone else would | | | | strand of them. The 1960s was in fact the first time |
| see you. It may be a lovely piece, but if it is not right | | | | that beads had been used on this scale since |
| foe you, or if it does not substantially add to the overall | | | | Edwardian times. |
| effect, leave it at home. Graduated pearls or beaded | | | | Almost every major manufacturer produced line after |
| jewelry are not the best choice for narrow shoulders | | | | line of beaded jewelry. But where the United States |
| or a full bust line because they draw the eye to the | | | | had taken the lead in jewelry design since the 1930s, |
| center. Bigger-scale beads of uniform size are the | | | | this was once again the forte of European designers, |
| best choice. | | | | especially the Italians. In the creative hands if such |
| In the 60s Courreges shocked and bemused the | | | | designers, beaded jewelry flourished: the adorned the |
| fashion world with helmets, plastic disc chain mail, and | | | | front of the neck and also the back, becoming |
| PVC tunics. This was the avant-garde side of the | | | | something more than just a neck adornment. Beaded |
| swinging generation, but their mothers were meanwhile | | | | jewelry became far more than just a bauble: it began |
| carving out their own fashion agenda. These were | | | | to have a life of its own, and in the plural they became |
| ladies decked in colorful Pucci and covered in Ken | | | | sculpture. |
| Lane's latest creations. Much of this type of jewelry | | | | |