Saturday, 28. November 2009
The Designer Jewellery – Adrian Buckley Collection has been unnoticed for accessories for far to long. They offer some of the best costume pieces you can buy today, and make these affordable to everyone. The collection has pieces that will appeal to everyone, and being based in the U. K. Offers the latest fashions from Europe.
The collections are offered through three parent categories, which can give you a starting point to begin with, although you will want to make sure you look at everything. These mix modern sleekness with traditional frills giving you a splendid blend of bracelets, rings, necklaces and ear adornments.
For those that like pieces that can be worn year after year, the Classic collection may be the thing for you. “Steal the Limelight” has sliver plated or rhodium pieces with brilliant, clear crystals, making the pieces look expensive and showy. For the gold lovers, the “Golden Wave” offers pieces in gold and is one of their best selling collections. If you like a warm stone with your gold, the “Technicolor Dream” has gold plated pieces with topaz and warm stones for a subtle richness. Read more... (558 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Trevor Weir -
Saturday, 14. November 2009
Halloween is now over and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. No sooner then you can say “Pumpkin Pie” thanksgiving will be behind us and we will be launching deep into the holiday season. For some people this may seem like a impossible task, to find great gifts for all of their friends and family. One great option for a holiday gift that they will not soon forget is Cubic Zirconia Rings.
Amorphous Diamonds, or CZ as they are more widely known make excellent gifts for every holiday. A beautiful and ultra low cost gem they are. They are available from many major retailers around the globe and also from lots of shops on the world wide web. The choices of styles vary and can range from replica rings to celebrity rings and wedding rings.
Imagine the look on the face of a loved one as they open a gift this holiday season to see they now have a ring that matches their favorite celebrity or perhaps a famous piece of jewelry that would be otherwise impossible to possess! The possibilities are pretty much endless. Make it easy, buy cubic zirconia rings for every fashion conscious person on your list this year! Read more... (389 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Abigail Sweet -
Friday, 18. September 2009
Costume jewelry or dress jewelry is meant to decorate and adorn the clothes you wear, especially the stylish, fashionable ones without really excluding your daily wear. It has been the subject of derision ever since it first appeared on the scene over a century ago, only because it is so cheap. Its cheapness is seen as a personal devaluation of the wearer, a completely illogical conclusion. Costume jewelry is very popular the world over with people of all ages.
The best designed apparel can still look incomplete without appropriate jewelry to highlight its features. Costume jewelry adds a certain pizazz that brings out the best in your outfit. Choice of jewelry is an art, and you must use a lot of discretion in selecting the costume jewelry which best complements your outfit.
Towards the end of the 1800s, costume jewelry made its first appearance. It was made of general material, nothing valuable. It imitated the style of the fine jewelry then in vogue. Though the material was cheap, the time and effort that went into its making was enormous. Read more... (499 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Ned Dagostino -
Tuesday, 28. July 2009
by John Maltakiso
Imitation jewelry, commonly known as costume jewelry, is a low-cost alternative to real jewelry, which can be extremely expensive. Every woman wants a fine selection of bracelets, necklaces, pendants and ear-rings, and a lot have some fine pieces of genuine jewelry, however a wide collection of real gold and precious stones is not affordable for most.
This is where imitation, or costume, jewelry comes in. It’s true that, at the bottom end of the market, some imitation jewelry is of poor quality and is rightly called ‘junk jewelry’, it is also possible to get some excellent imitation jewelry that is virtually impossible to tell apart from the real thing. These imitation pieces may not be solid gold, but will be gold plated, and will be far less expensive than genuine jewelry.
Imitation jewelry first became popular in the ’30s when it was used as an affordable fashion accessory for certain outfits. The idea was that the costume jewelry would quickly go out of fashion and would be replaced to match the next style that came along. Imitation jewelry was an instant hit and has been massively popular ever since. Read more... (566 words)
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