Today we'll gist about JEWELRY
Jewelry consists of small decorative items worn for personal decoration, such as brooches,rings,necklaces,earrings, and bracelets. Jewelery may be attached to the body or the clothes. For many centuries metal, often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewelery, but other materials such as shells and other plant materials may be used.Jewelery may be made from a wide range of materials,Gemstones and similar materials such as amberandcoral,precious metals,beads,and shells have been widely used,and enamel has often been important.
In most cultures jewelery can be understood as a status symbol, for its material properties,its patterns,or for meaningful symbols.Jewelery has been made to adorn nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings, and even genital jewelery.The patterns of wearing jewelery between the sexes,and by children and older people can vary greatly between cultures, but adult women have been the most consistent wearers of jewelery; The word jewelery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was gotten from the Old French"jouel".
Jewelry is indeed the little extra, the final touch to bring to an outfit for a 100% successful trendy look. In trade, the choice of accessories is so broad that the options to match jewelry and clothes are innumerable Most cultures at some point have had a practice of keeping large amounts of wealth stored in the form of jewelery
. Numerous cultures store wedding dowries in the form of jewelery or make jewelery as a means to store or display coins. Alternatively, jewelery has been used as a currency or trade good; an example being the use of slave beads.Many items of jewelery, such as brooches and buckles, originated as purely functional items, but evolved into decorative items as their functional requirement diminished.Jewelery can also symbolise group membership (as in the case, of the Christian crucifix or the JewishStar of David) or status (as in the case of chains of office, or the Western practice of married people wearing wedding rings).
Wearing of amulets and devotional medals to provide protection or ward off evil is common in somecultures. These may take the form of symbols, stones, plants and body parts beads are frequently used in jewelery.These may be made of glass, gemstones, metal,wood, shells, clay and polymer clay. Beaded jewelery commonly encompasses necklaces,bracelets,earrings,belts and rings.
Beads may be large or small; the smallest type of beads used are known as seed beads, these are the beads used for the "woven" style of beaded jewelery. Another use of seed beads is an embroidery technique where seed beads are sewn onto fabric backings to create broad collar neck pieces and beaded bracelets. Bead embroidery, a popular type of handwork is enjoying a renaissance in modern jewellery making. Beading, or beadwork, is also very popular in many African and indigenous North American cultJewelries can make or break your look.
When choosing fashion jewelries to match your outfit, consider the color,and style of the pieces, and keep the occasion in mind.
The scale of your fashion jewelries is important, too. When you're wearing patterns, simple jewelries are the best option. Jewelry that are too busy will make prints look tacky. The same goes for ruffled, sequined, embroidered or otherwise embellished garments: Wear understated jewelries to keep the emphasis on your outfit.
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