| The word "designer" to the world of fashion is akin to | | | | commemorative phrase can be engraved. The links |
| the word "gourmet" in food. It speaks of quality and | | | | can also be interspersed with stones, or beads, or |
| value. Yet no matter who designed the bracelet, | | | | different metals. These bracelets can be chunky or |
| designer bracelets do have a limited number of forms: | | | | delicate, depending upon the taste of the wearer. You |
| The cuff style. | | | | may also incorporate a watch face on it, too. |
| These are the solid types of designer bracelets that | | | | The charm bracelet. |
| will remind one of handcuffs, commonly made of silver, | | | | This is a new fashion statement that says a lot about |
| gold, platinum, titanium, and pretty recently, tungsten | | | | the wearer in plain sight. These designer bracelets are |
| carbide. Designer bracelets of this type can have | | | | like the chain type bracelets, but with "charms" or small |
| engravings, or may be studded with precious or | | | | trinkets that hang from the chain that represent a part |
| semi-precious stones. | | | | of the wearer's character. Some examples are shoes |
| These types of bracelets are mostly made of metal | | | | for shoe lovers, the peace sign, or a dog. Anything that |
| and are engravable. However, they must be | | | | can be miniaturized can be made into a charm. Some |
| custom-fitted in most cases because these are hard | | | | charm bracelet makers give the option of choosing |
| to adjust, or not adjustable at all if these were made | | | | and adding "charms" as the wearer sees fit. |
| from titanium or tungsten carbide. This is because | | | | The bead bracelet. |
| titanium is cut from a block, and tungsten has a very, | | | | A series of beads make up this type of designer |
| very high melting point. Some cuff bracelets also have | | | | bracelets, and the beads can be made from |
| a lock that can only be opened by a key, as part of its | | | | semi-precious stones, soft stones, glass beads, or |
| design. | | | | crystal beads. These may be tied together by a plain |
| The chain style. | | | | elastic band, or linked together by a metal chain. This is |
| These are bracelets of connected or braided links, | | | | the most colorful of all the designer bracelets because |
| which are more adjustable. These are commonly | | | | the beads come in a whole range of colors. For |
| made of metals, too. Sometimes, designer bracelets of | | | | example, in the case of glass beads, one bead can |
| this type can have solid plates where a name or a | | | | have the whole rainbow in them. |