Gold chains continue to lead the ranking of the most popular jewelry for women and men. Jewelry fashion is fickle, and new types of jewelry appear on the market, but gold chains are an unshakable classic that is always in trend and on the crest of a wave of relevance. The most popular new gold chains from the country's leading jewelry houses are available on the website https://www.585zolotoy.ru/catalog/gold-chains/, where only the best original jewelry made of the highest standard gold is presented at affordable prices.
Choosing a gold chain weave
The only thing that is responsible for the beauty of the chain is its weaving. Patterns of extraordinary beauty are created from jewelry metal wire. They can be simple, multi-layered, or intricate. All types of weaving have a long history with meaningful names. For example, “anchor”, which indicates the maximum similarity of the connections of the links, like the chain of a ship’s anchor.
There are also fantasy types of weaving jewelry threads. They are so unusual that they cannot be classified under existing names.
Of course, if you look closely, you can guess a hint of some famous weaving. However, each link can be made in an unusual way. Then it is no longer the pattern of weaving jewelry wire that serves as decoration for the chain, but the links themselves, which appear to be works of art.
There are a huge number of types of weaving. And it’s easy to choose to your liking. However, if you want to be in trend, then you should also take into account the recommendations of world jewelry houses.
But everything is not as scary as it might seem at first. The fashion of the new season will include the usual types of weaving that everyone without exception likes.
Trendy chain weaving 2022
The recent fashion shows were distinguished by the huge number of jewelry presented. Designers have proposed such fashionable chains for 2022, the weaving of which can be easily found in the Golden Sphinx online store.
As it turns out, there are not many options for connecting links in the trend: anchor, diamond, rings. And also all the options that resemble them. That is, to put it briefly, fashionable chains are those that are very simple in appearance.
For example, a product with a “Double Ring” weave fully meets the 2022 trends. However, it is still slightly different from the simple version.
The same applies to the Double Diamond model. It seems to be a simple option, but at the same time it looks more interesting than the monosyllabic connection of the links of a regular rhombus.
Classic chain weaving
Classic types of chains were also not ignored on the catwalks. Traditional weaving will always be in trend and there is a simple explanation for this - genetic memory.
In every family, the concept of beauty has been passed down from generation to generation. There is no person who has not heard of “Bismarck” or “Singapore” weaving, also known as “Triple Cord”.
A variety of variations on the theme of such weaving allows you to stand out, but remain in trend. For example, you can buy a fashion chain 2022 not just “Bismarck”, but “Arab Bismarck”.
The interesting thing is that in 2022, “Anchor” weaving is trending, as we talk about above. However, it also belongs to the classics. And if you are not interested in its simple execution, then it is quite possible to choose something with unusual links. For example, the gold chain “Blade” combines “Anchor” weaving and an unusual design of the links themselves.
Brooches: reimagined for the new season
The brooch is one of the most ancient, but undervalued, jewelry. At the same time, one of the most controversial accessories. Brooches appeared back in the Bronze Age and in the history of mankind they were either at the peak of popularity or completely forgotten. Previously, the accessory was associated with grandeur, sophistication, aristocracy, and nobility. The 2020-2021 jewelry season offers a brooch as a decoration for an evening look or as a daily accessory. The only question is which brooch to choose and how to combine it.
The return of the brooch as a fashionable jewelry item in 2022 became evident at the shows of designer houses. The collections of Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Gucci, R13, Dorothee Schumacher and other iconic fashion houses paid their attention to the underrated accessory. Most of the decoration is made in retro style, which is why the relevance of the brooch is undeniable. However, which brooch should you choose for 2021? It is best to rely on the same impressions. Retro style can have different incarnations, so design ideas can be a great hint for you:
- Gucci offers butterfly-shaped brooches. It can be a cameo, a badge, or a classic butterfly cap needle. If the brooch is decorated with precious stones or small synthetic crystals, this will add lightness and sophistication to your outfit.
- Chanel in the new collection praises classicism, which is felt both in clothes and jewelry. If you like the classics, a pearl brooch may become your favorite accessory for this season. Pearls can be natural or artificial, large or small, white or black. The main thing is the balance of color and shape.
- Dorothee Schumacher chose brooches in a geometric style as an accent for her collection. This is not necessarily a classic rhombus; moreover, the most fashionable jewelry of 2022 are non-standard shapes. For decoration, the design house proposed large natural minerals.
The location of the accessory also plays an important role. Designers suggest wearing jewelry on your headdress and dress in 2021. For men - on the breast pocket of a jacket or shirt. Another option for wearing fashionable jewelry in 2022 could be a belt and a neckerchief. Designers have suggested several interesting ways to pin a brooch on, which will inspire you to experiment with your style.
Are pendants needed on chains?
Once you have figured out what kind of weaving you like, study what famous jewelers offer to complement chains. Let's say right away that in 2022 some will have to give up their favorite pendants and look for something new.
What should you forget? All pendants with plant and animal themes will become anti-trends in the new season. Therefore, if you like to follow fashion, then you will have to remove jewelry dogs and cats, butterflies and birds from your neck. It is also better to temporarily put leaves, flowers and trees in the box.
Fashionable women's chains 2022 should complement geometric pendants. The trend is rings and circles, rhombuses, etc.
They can be either flat or voluminous. For example, you can buy one or several balls or barrels from the “Charms” group to go with the chain.
Neck decorations with abstract elements will also look interesting. They can follow the shape of a natural stone without cutting or any object. And if you don’t find a suitable option in the store, then such a pendant can be ordered. The Golden Sphinx online store accepts your sketches. After discussing the product, we will produce it exactly with the approved layout. And then your chain will definitely be supplemented with an exclusive element, which will make it unique.
Chain size: length and thickness
When consulting our customers, we have always said that it is necessary to choose a chain model depending on their body type. That is, on a girl’s thin neck there cannot be a wide weave, and on a man’s massive neck there cannot be a thin chain-thread.
However, trends in jewelry 2022 have changed everything. And in preparation for the new season, you need to reconsider your usual views.
Thus, world-famous jewelers tell us that wide chains will be in fashion. Of course, everything is relative. And a thin model on one neck may look thick on another neck. Therefore, you can determine the appropriate option for yourself in another way: see if the links are easily recognizable. It is their shape that gives massiveness to the entire decoration.
A chain with a width of 2-3 mm will be quite noticeable if its links can be easily seen. And this requirement just echoes the fashionable weaves described above. Because it is with simple options such as “Anchor” or “Rhombus” that it is easy to see every detail.
If you want to decorate your neck with a more noticeable piece of jewelry, then you should choose a gold chain from 5 mm in width. However, the wider it is, the shorter it should be. Otherwise, you risk turning your face into a ship from which you lowered the anchor.
The 10mm thick chain should literally go around the neck. Well, maybe just lie on your collarbones.
It is better not to string any additional jewelry or pendants onto such a chain. This is a self-sufficient product that can already be classified as a necklace.
Several accessories
Jewelry sets are popular due to their versatility. You can literally have several bracelets in the same style and you will always have an interesting accessory for an evening event. Fashionable jewelry in 2022 in most cases involves sets, although not in the classical sense. Stylists suggested wearing several bracelets on one hand in the coming season, and the number can be any: at least three, at least six. It is also not necessary to adhere to a single style, but it is better to wear thin accessories so as not to overload the look.
Fashionable combinations of chains and their colors
One of the main trends of the coming 2022 is multi-layering. We said above that wide chains cannot be decorated with pendants. However, they can be supplemented with several thinner and longer ones.
The same applies to chains of standard width, that is, up to 5 mm. The widest one should be short, and below, row after row, thinner specimens can hang down.
An interesting trend for 2022 will be that this layering allows you to string pendants. And if the chain around the neck is without a pendant, then each next one, even if there are more than three, may well have a pendant.
If this is an option for you, then do not forget what we said about the fashion for pendants. In 2022, trend chains should be complemented by geometric and abstract elements, and not models of flora and fauna.
As for the color scheme, fashionable gold chains 2022 can be of any shade. And as we all know, gold metal can be white and yellow, red and pink, green and black. So, any combination will be in fashion in the new season.
Wanting to be the first fashionista in your team, you can easily buy a gold chain, the weave of which immediately contains links of different colors. Or you can put together a set in which each chain will be a different color.
Gold and silver - what designers say
Another option for combining in one composition is a gold and silver chain. Already in 2022, there was a trend that it was possible to combine two completely different jewelry metals in one bow. However, traditions are strong and not many people risked decorating themselves with such a combination. Nevertheless, jewelers insist that in 2022, gold and silver should be together.
If this combination is alien to you, but you still want to experiment, we suggest starting small. You can buy a silver multi-layer chain in which each layer has a different color. The shades are made by applying gilding of different colors.
If you want a model with noticeable links, and even multi-tiered, and so that the thickness is suitable for pendants, choose a chain made of gold and silver in the same weave.
Both options are made with “Gurmet” weaving, also called “Armor”. This is an anchor variation, only all the links are turned into one plane and have a polished wide edge.
If you are used to experimenting, then you should not limit yourself to one weave and a small number of jewelry chains. Fashionable silver chains of 2022 will go perfectly with trendy gold pieces.
Production technologies
Jewelry factories use three methods of producing chains: hand weaving, machine knitting and stamping.
The first technology is used to create exclusive jewelry with complex weaving. Chain makers have outstanding metalworking skills. Craftsmen independently produce wire from gold or silver. The workpiece is wound onto a base and cut. The resulting rings serve as the basis for the links from which the chain pattern is formed. Soldering of each element is done manually. The final stage of the work is rolling the jewelry through special shafts that make each link flat.
Machine weaving is performed on automated lines, which are equipped with high-precision equipment. Programmable machines are capable of creating miniature elements whose thickness does not exceed 0.2 mm.
Stamping allows you to produce chains from ready-made links, called dies. The technology makes it possible to do without soldering: the individual components are threaded into each other.
