| Why did costume jewelry come into being? Is it a new | | | | embellishments. These are also available in different |
| concept? It is definitely not anything new. It was | | | | colors to use them according to the mood. Fashion |
| always there but it just gained popularity as more and | | | | jewels help in enhancing the mood along with the |
| more designers have stepped in this industry and have | | | | appearance |
| introduced a large variety in this segment. | | | | It is not just enough to collect them, it is necessary to |
| Fashion jewelry has become a necessity. The | | | | take proper care. The costume jewels should never |
| traditional jewelry has become prohibitively expensive | | | | be allowed to come in contact with soap, water, oil, |
| and started getting treated as more of an investment | | | | perfumes or any other chemicals. Always keep the |
| than a fashion. The new kind of trinkets has increased | | | | jewels away before any kind of work. Keep it dry and |
| the opportunity to play around and experiment with | | | | store them away from moisture, heat and dust. For |
| new looks and styles. It does not leave a person | | | | cleaning them a soft brush and alcohol free cleanser is |
| bankrupt even after all the experimentation. One can | | | | to be used. All the pieces are to be stored wrapped in |
| easily let go of an old piece when it does not match | | | | a soft cloth and in separate containers to avoid |
| with the new look. Its affordability has turned people | | | | scratching. Check for any lose stone or link and mend |
| fashion conscious. Finding costume jewelry has | | | | it. When ever buffing is required use a ornaments cloth. |
| become easier; there are many designers who have | | | | Fashion jewelry mostly is made up of a base metal |
| developed fabulous units of fashion jewelry. | | | | and a layer of the precious metal such as gold or |
| Many variations of the same trend can be found | | | | silver is layered on it to resemble them by using |
| easily. It can some times be called as imitation of the | | | | various scientific methods. Some of them are |
| fine jewelry. This kind of collection can be carried while | | | | electroplating, layering, overlying There is also a method |
| travelling as the fear of loss is taken away. In the case | | | | called tone in which the base metals are made to |
| of traditional trinkets a displaced stone or a broken link | | | | resemble the original precious metal In all the other |
| in a chain can cause a lot of trouble. To get it fixed is a | | | | methods a certain amount of the precious metal is |
| headache. Any such accident occurs in case of | | | | present. The methods used to make the metal |
| costume jewelry a whole piece can be replaced by a | | | | resembling the precious are many. It is amazing to see |
| new one. | | | | that the costume ornament looks so close to the real |
| Any of the older outfit which was thought to be | | | | one at times. |
| outdated can be re used by adding a few | | | | |