In the words from the illustrious designer Coco Chanel, girl should be a couple of things: classy and fabulous?
One
way to become classy and fabulous is by wearing lassy and fabulous jewels?
The traditional Egyptians were the first to
experiment with gold in 3000 BC. Gold was rare, didn't tarnish and may be easily converted to many forms. They made
metalizing jewelry, handcrafted unique jewelry, handmade wood jewelry, custom handcrafted jewelry, handcrafted beaded
jewelry for applications for example collars, bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, head ornaments and pectoral
ornaments of gold. When King Tutankhamen tomb is discovered in 1922, it contained many gold artifacts such as the King
gold funeral mask.
History shows the Greeks were the first to incorporate gems in jewelry as early as 1400 BC. The
Greeks were leaders in producing beads by joining two flat bits of gold and filling all of them with sand.
Within the
Tuscany region, the Italians attempted gold as early as the eighth century BC. Along with coins, one of their
innovations was making pendants which were hollow and may be filled with perfume. They also incorporated gems in their
works.
As a natural progression, nobility did not want common folk who were able to enjoy real jewelry to compete with
them, and faux jewelry has been around since. Real gemstones and pearls originated from the east and were primarily
purchased by the Italians. The Venetians and people from Murano made imitation gems and pearls from glass. These faux
items were distributed around the world.
In the 1700, Paris had become the main producer of fake pearls. Most fake
jewelry originated from Paris after 1734 due to the works of Georges Strass who discovered a compound of glass, lead
oxide and potash. After 1760, the honor proceeded to England where steel was used for gem settings. Cameos were also
produced by using glass and Wedgwood porcelain paste.
When Napoleon became Emperor of France in 1804, the revival of
ostentatious display of jewels and elevated style evolved. Thus began the era of neo-classical style. Napoleon family
had all of the royal family gems reset in this design. He also created the interest in cameos after he'd his coronation
crown set together.
In 1837 when Queen Victoria found the throne, jewelry was most romantic. Until that point, most
jewelry is made in Europe but began to be produced in the usa and Australia. It was also the era when Tiffany began to
manufacturer jewelry in American and opened shops in important European cities.
There has been many phases of jewellery
out of the box noted above. Some that follow are Crafts and arts and the Art Nouveau styles.
One item that never goes
out of style may be the pearl. Pearls can worn by any age, with all modes of dress and enhance any complexion. They may
be fake, real freshwater or cultured and therefore are very affordable.
Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli influenced
what is known as cocktail jewelry within the 1920. They advocated the wearing of costume or cocktail jewelry combined
with genuine gem pieces.
Movies and tv have done much to influence fashion. Women want to copy the outfits worn through
the actors. The glamour of the two mediums has done much to revive the use and quality of costume jewelry.
All who wish
to be classy and fabulous should have an adequate wardrobe of proper jewelry together with faux that need considering
well groomed in addition to adding a dash of panache to one personality.
