Bracelet
Wrist jewelry. They are divided into monolithic and wicker. In the first case, the bracelet is threaded through the wrist, in the second, it is fastened. Bracelets can be worn as an independent decoration, or they can be complemented with several, creating layers. In the photo - a bracelet from Cartier, a very interesting piece of jewelry: The history of a legendary item: the most coveted bracelet in the world - Juste un Clou Cartier
How to choose jewelry
First of all, you need to pay attention to the cost of the accessory. Under no circumstances should you purchase cheap options . The fact is that such specimens often cause allergies . In addition, cheap models are of low quality. A few days after wearing, they may lose their original appearance.
It is also worth considering your own clothing style. For example, it is best to choose sophisticated and neat products for feminine outfits But if you can’t waste time searching, then you can stick to universal options . As a rule, this is jewelry with a discreet design.
Ring
Finger decoration made of precious metals, sometimes with the addition of stones. Worn as decoration or a symbol of marriage. There is also a cocktail ring, you can read about it here: When you want a holiday: cocktail rings are the main jewelry trend of the season
One of the most iconic rings: A thing out of time: why the Trinity Cartier ring contains the secret to a happy marriage
Art Deco style
Art Deco style ring with diamonds and emeralds.
Photo: romanovrussia.com Masters of the early 20th century were moving away from modernism, making their creations simpler, clearer, and geometric. After the First World War, people needed a holiday, and jewelers reflected it in their creations: Art Deco jewelry acquired brightness and shine, and stone came first.
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In the 20s, the style from France came to the USA and many European countries. Fashionistas fell in love with new models of jewelry in the Art Deco style: “tassel brooches,” long earrings, massive bracelets, brooches with a clip lock. The products had clear geometric lines, large elements, a minimum of curls and small decor, large precious or ornamental stones.
A luxurious kaleidoscope of such decorations can be admired in the popular film “The Great Gatsby”. The official “supplier” of jewelry for the painting was the Tiffany & Co. brand. However, the Art Deco style remains in honor of many famous brands. Harry Winston also produced a collection dedicated to the brilliance of the 20s. Sabine G expressed her love for this style. And how can we not mention the flawless Acte V from Louis Vuitton with its shining diamonds and mirror-polished onyx.
Earrings
Ear jewelry that comes in many varieties. Also popular with men, especially as a mono earring.
Popular types:
Studs are small minimalistic earrings with a head decorated with a stone. Carnations are placed when ears are pierced.
Mono is a trendy subtype, with only one accent earring in the look, most often a large one.
Rings (hupas) are thin, round earrings that come in different sizes: both very miniature and large, into which you can thread your hand.
Studs - many do not see the difference between studs and studs. The brightest model of studs is with two balls: a small ball is attached behind the earlobe, and a larger ball is attached in front of the earlobe.
And here are some cool drop earrings: the Chopard earrings that made diamonds dance
Jewelry from A to Z
THE ABC'S OF COSTUME JEWELRY
AGRAF - (agrafe - from French - clip, hook, buckle), which is a piece of jewelry in the form of a clasp or buckle that decorates various types of clothing.
Aurora boealis (northern lights) are microscopic layers of pressed glass that are applied to cabochons to add shine and brightness.
BAZANITE is a type of black jasper. Easy to process - grinding and polishing. Inserts for jewelry (pendants, brooches, rings) are made from it.
COSTUME JEWELRY is jewelry made from non-precious materials. It is made from various metal alloys using plastic, colored glass and ceramics.
BEADS - women's jewelry made of various materials, made of beads of various shapes and sizes, strung on a thread and worn around the neck. The beads can be fastened with a clasp or have the form of an unbroken flexible ring that is worn over the head and can be placed in one or several turns around the neck.
BRACELET is a piece of jewelry that is worn on the hand, common among many peoples of the world.
BROOCH - a piece of jewelry that is made from precious or costume jewelry alloys and pinned to clothing as a clasp or, more often, as decoration.
“BLACK DIAMOND” - (black diamond) smoky gray stones. The term was introduced.
VINTAGE is a trend in fashion and design that emerged in the 20th century, focused on the style of previous generations. A vintage item must certainly reflect the fashion trends of the corresponding time and era.
CARNIVAL GLASS - pressed iridescent colored glass, imitation rhinestones.
CITRINE - citrine, false topaz, golden topaz. Type of quartz from yellow to golden hue, imitation of rhinestones.
COSTUME JEWERLY - jewelry made from various materials, except precious metals and precious stones.
CRACKLE GLASS - crackled glass or crackle glass. Not smooth, lumpy fused glass.
DAMASCINE is the art of decorating base metals with gold. Originated in Damascus (Syria) in the Middle Ages. This craft was borrowed by the Arabs and brought to Spain, where, thanks to its successful development, it has survived to this day. The technique itself involves the use of Arabic, geometric, and Renaissance patterns. The reverse side of the jewelry is coated with a thin layer of gold.
TIADE - a piece of jewelry placed on the head in the form of a wreath, which often does not close into a ring, but remains open. A tiara is an ornament covered with precious or semi-precious stones and worn on stage or on special occasions. Other types of head decorations are the crown and tiara, which are worn only on special occasions.
DIAMENTE - imitation diamond. Very clean rhinestone.
DEMI-PARURE - two products of the same design, set.
DENTELLES - glass, imitation rhinestones, was popular in 1930-1950. last century.
LOCKET (pendant) is a decoration that consists of two halves that open when you press a special spring button. Such vintage medallions were very common in the 20th century; they usually included photos of loved ones, parents, or your own.
CUFFLINKS - a piece of jewelry that is a clasp that is threaded into the cuff loops of a man's shirt or blazer.
CAMEO is a piece of jewelry or decoration made using the bas-relief technique on precious or semi-precious stones, or less often on a sea shell. Various materials are used to make cameos. Usually, darker material is taken for the lower layers (background) and images from a lighter material are superimposed on the dark background, this achieves a more contrasting highlight of the image. Agate, which has layers of different colors, is often used to make cameos. Sometimes paints are used to increase the contrast of colors. Cameos were rarely labeled.
CABOCHON is a smoothly honed precious or semi-precious stone with a rounded top. If the base of the stone is flat, then it is a simple cabochon. If the stone is shaped like a sphere or plum, it is a double cabochon. Cabochons are divided into low, medium and high, depending on the degree of convexity of the central part of the stone.
RING – a circle-shaped decoration with an empty space along the rim line and is intended to be worn on a finger.
A COCKTELL RING is a bright, catchy, massive decoration, often distinguished by an elaborate design and an abundance of decor made of precious stones or various rhinestones.
NECKLACE is a woman's jewelry worn around the neck; its distinctive feature is a wider central part, which is decorated in various ways. Usually the central part of the necklace is decorated with various stones or large rhinestones, but there are products originally made only from metal and decorated, for example, with enamel. There are several types of necklaces:
A COLLAR is the shortest necklace, its length ranges from 30 cm to 32 cm. A collar sits tightly on the neck and, as a rule, consists of several rows of beads or pearls.
CHOKERS are single- or multi-row necklaces that cover the neck quite tightly. Multi-row chokers usually look stylish on their own; single-row ones can be complemented with a pendant.
PRINCESS - a necklace 42-47 cm long. It lies on the collarbones, without going low to the chest.
OPERA is a necklace measuring 70-85 cm. It can be worn either in one “layer”, and then it will go down below the chest, slightly short of the belt, or in two “rows”. In this case, the opera necklace turns into an exquisite choker.
ROPE - necklace, approximately 112 cm long. The peculiarity of the rope necklace is that it has numerous secret locks so that, according to the hostess’s mood, it can be transformed into several short necklaces or bracelets.
SET (or Set) - a set of vintage jewelry, selected according to material, color, design, which perfectly combine with each other and (or) released as a set (set), this can be earrings and a bracelet or a brooch and a necklace, as well as other options combinations of different types of jewelry. PARURA is a set of vintage jewelry, matched with both in material, color and design, respectively, perfectly combined with each other.
PENDANT - a pendant that has a hole in its upper part for threading a chain or dense thread into it.
RETRO STYLE - comes from the word retro, which means “back” in Latin.
EARRINGS are an ornament that is considered predominantly female and is worn in the ears, for which holes are pierced in them for this purpose, but there are also male versions of earrings. The types of earrings are different, for example, there are screw earrings for which piercings in the ears are not required, and derivatives of earrings are clip-on earrings, which are also put on the ears, and are fastened with a special clip.
CHATELEIN - an object in the form of a large chain or several chains on which a wide variety of accessories, jewelry, watches, etc. are attached.
CHAIN – a piece of jewelry that is a strand formed by connecting links together. The types of chain weaving differ from the type of links, which can be anchor, twisted, armored, ribbon and others.
JEWELERY - a trend in the fashion industry, characterized by such accurate copying of jewelry that it is possible to distinguish them from the original jewelry only upon close examination, thus, exclusive jewelry is designed to create the illusion of real jewelry.
BLACK AMBER – thermally modified amber, used for making beads and decorative haberdashery. Jet is also incorrectly called black amber.
Swiss jewelry brands
7. Chopard
Year founded: 1860
The company was originally engaged in the production of watches. But during the existence of the brand, the masters have made collections in almost all possible styles: from retro to ultra-modern motifs, from minimalism to shocking animalistic images. This is the main trump card and advantage of Chopard, which is loved for its diversity. Happy Diamonds is one of the most successful recent collections, where precious stones move freely under glass.
The company has tried its hand in all possible styles
6. de Grisogono
Year founded: 1993
The founder of one of the most shocking companies in the jewelry world, Fawaz Gruosi, has a passion for colored stones, and in particular for black diamonds. Interestingly, Gruosi spent his childhood in Florence, where he received his jewelry education. He was a representative for Harry Winston and Bvlgary, and by the age of 40 he decided to create his own company.
You can recognize the jewelry by cocktail motifs in rings with large gems, avant-garde shapes, pomp and futuristic ideas. In de Grisogono, maximalism and luxury are glorified. The accessories include dozens of carats, clusters of precious stones and a lot of color. They are created for women who “are not afraid to take risks, not afraid to wear what no one else is wearing, not afraid to be the first.”
Fawaz Gruosi was one of the first to rely on black diamonds in jewelry
Avant-garde style
Licoroso necklace by Sarah Angold
In the second half of the 20th century, a new style appeared - the avant-garde. The main characteristics of jewelry: flexible designs, unusual combinations of materials and color mixing, graphism, non-standard cutting. Now jewelry of the most unexpected shapes and colors became popular, and the more striking they were, the better. Leather and gold, metal and diamonds - all this can be found in one product in the avant-garde style.
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The style has not lost its relevance today: leather bracelets decorated with gold and stones, multi-tiered necklaces, and decor made of clay and enamel are in demand. This style gives complete freedom to the jeweler - he can use any colors, materials, designs, shapes in one piece of jewelry without the risk of seeming unfashionable.
Necklace
Chokers and necklaces take the same shape when worn around the neck, but their design is different.
The necklace consists of a chain studded with pendants. A necklace is a more complex piece of jewelry. Its basis is a chain or flexible hoop with castes for inlaying stones. Along the entire length of the base there are parts of different shapes that are intricately intertwined with each other.
High-tech style
Etienne Perret ceramic rings with an outer layer of gold, cobalt and chrome.
The modern high-tech style was born in the second half of the 20th century on the basis of global changes that have occurred to humanity: the acceleration of the rhythm of life, the emergence of new technologies. The form comes first in jewelry, not the material of manufacture and decor. Simple, clear lines, no frills, are becoming popular. Here the incompatible is combined: leather and diamonds of different cut shapes, plastic and silk, plexiglass and gold of different colors.
Despite its brevity, high-tech jewelry can be so original and unexpected that not everyone will dare to wear it.
