Jewelry Market Blog

Fashion jewelry 2012 (part 2)

ZhukMax — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:13:30 +0000

Rings for 2012: a delight for the eye

The collections of trendy rings for 2012 include rather large articles of common and original forms. Wide and double rings which cover half of the finger will come into fashion. As becomes evident, the tendency for massive sizes has influenced this category of jewelry pieces as well. It becomes more and more common to wear several rings at a time, and never mind if each of them is large enough to almost hide your finger from the eyes of others.

Trendy bracelets

Bracelets have been in fashion for several seasons already, and this one is not an exception. Still some new models will be at the peak of popularity. For instance, bracelets made of polished metal were the most favorite ones among such designers as Alexander Wang, Etro, Hermes, Armani, and Fendi, who gave their preference to bracelets with massive natural stones. Numerous well-known brands offered ethno style bracelets to the public.

In the new season of 2012 fashion jewelry is represented by most extraordinary bracelets, which might be accomplished in any style, made from different materials, but the only obligatory requirement is that they should be massive. It might be romantic, ethnic, elegant or retro bracelet made of ore, leather, plastic, with decorations of small and large stones. It will be considered stylish to wear articles comprised of several chains which can be complemented with various pendants The reason for popularity of such articles lies in the opportunity to change the pendants in accordance with the image, outfit and even mood. It is acceptable to wear two large bracelets of different sizes but designed in the same style. The combinations of thin and wide bracelets also look nice.

Necklaces

Adornments for the neck should also be numerous! Beads, chains and other varieties of decorations should wind around your neck in several rows and be situated at several levels. The classic range includes beads of pearls wound around the neck several times, while new trends are represented by adornments with fringe of metal threads.

The top list of adornments for the neck includes choker necklace made of various materials. Fashionable collections of 2012 include leather and plastic, ore and fur choker necklaces decorated with stones, stresses, fabric elements, artificial flowers and many more original parts. The basic condition is that they should be quite massive and catchy.

Stylists recommend to highlight the neck with the help of sophisticated necklaces, wide choker necklaces and large chains.

Fashionable earrings

The earrings of the coming season are notable for their large size, extraordinary shapes, original design and variety of styles. Big but thin hanging adornments made of gold and silver predominate. The trendiest shapes of earrings are diamond, ring, semi-ring, flower, bud. Still the articles with long pendants remain on top, as well as earrings of different geometric forms.

Fashion jewelry 2012 (part 1)

ZhukMax — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:03:34 +0000

Women of fashion have long realized that jewelry will always be in fashion. Well-matched earrings, rings, beads and bracelets made of metals and stones will add elegancy to your outfit and highlight your individuality.

The main thing is to learn how to select jewelry in accordance with the clothes style and thus to create a harmonious image.

Tendencies of fashion jewelry for 2012

It seems that the designers and jewelers have created their new collections of adornments with one single aim: to attract as much attention to their future owners as possible. Although we are offered a great variety of fashionable accessories, practically all of them are notable for their brightness, relatively large size and expressiveness.

In spite of the fact that adornments of different collections for 2012 have their own individual style, the main feature that is common for all of them is massive size, and this is true for earrings, pendants, necklaces, rings and brooches. The adornments will be distinguished by their volume, multiple layers, unusual forms, catchiness and extravagancy. The new season will be dominated by irregular forms and asymmetry. The combination of earrings, pendants and bracelets is very trendy: it would be a good idea to wear a pendant attached to an earring or a bracelet.

Among jewelry adornments platinum and silver ones dominate, as well as items made of white gold. The combination of natural stones and metal is still relevant, but only if stones surround metal and not vice versa.

Each piece of fashion accessories for 2012 presents an expressive, daring, catchy solution and not a slightest touch of simplicity and boredom. Let’s look at them closer!

Brooches make a return

A brooch has always been considered an exquisite adornment that highlights the femininity and nobleness of its owner. In the recent years these elegant items have been neglected by the leading designers, but in the coming season they will be at the peak of fashion. Today it’s possible to wear them anywhere: on headwear, belts, trousers, bags, lapels, shoulders, in the corner of the V-shaped d?collet?, on beads or necklaces, and even on underwear! It can be shaped as a flower, twisted ribbon, butterfly or heart. Glamour and romance are the dominant motives of fashionable brooches’ design.

Choosing an Engagement Ring for a Man/Woman. Useful tips.

ZhukMax — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:12:14 +0000

The life of every person if full of wonderful moments. Perhaps, an engagement ceremony is the most memorable one. All friends and relatives of both bride and groom watch every movement of newlyweds and every detail of the ceremony. That’s why the choice of engagement rings becomes so important nowadays. Here are some advices that help to choose appropriate and fashionable rings which will satisfy everyone’s taste.

First of all, let’s consider what a groom should keep in mind while chosing a beautiful engagement ring for hisbride. It’s obvious that it should appeal to wife’s-to-be taste. Most women appreciate diamonds – the best and sometimes the only friends of theirs. That’s why choosing a diamond engagement ring you’ll be able to breakdown your future wife with tears of joy. Another factor to consider is the color of the engagement ring. Not every color will suit to some precious stones. For diamonds, for example, it’s better to choose the golden frame that will make the main accent on stones rather than on the material of the ring. It’s also better to pay attention to the ring’s design and shape. It depends on your partner’s preferences whether to buy a strict classical round ring or to choose more stylish and modern oval shape. Still certain uniqueness, especially in an engagement ring for the bride, should exist in order not to make it ordinary or unremarkable. You will also waste your time and spoil the engagement ceremony in the case when the size of the ring won’t fit to your second half. To avoid such a failure you must know the size of the engagement finger and the right measurements (mainly the ring’s diameter) should be made by a jeweler. You may also order some inscriptions on the ring that’ll show your bride how much you appreciate her. One more thing to add: don’t try to purchase the most expensive ring you’ve found meaning it will be the best and will express the deepness of your emotions. As it has been proven in practice, cheaper rings but with the quality polishing and original style impress the partner even more than expensive ones.

Still we live in modern times, that’s why there’s no surprise that a women proposes to a man to be her future husband. Recently some engagement ceremonies have been successfully held where the leading role in proposal belonged to a bride rather than to a groom. In this case choosing an engagement ring for a groom may seem to be a much easier task than for a bride. But it isn’t so. First of all, the choice of men’s engagement rings is rather poor comparing with women’s engagement ones. That’s why it a hard task to find exactly the right one that will express your emotions to a fianc?e. A simplistic style of most such rings may be diluted by an unusual shape. You can also make a ring extravagant by combining two different materials, for example, gold and platinum (the so-called two-toned ring). In some cases rings made from nontraditional materials such as titanium also look pretty good. You should also remember that most men’s engagement rings should have no large precious stones such as diamonds, rubies or sapphires. Otherwise it will look too feminine.

Still, as most surveys show, the majority of grooms would like to have a strict and simple engagement and wedding rings rather than stylish or extravagant ones. It’s always better for them to have a simple round golden ring than the one with unusual shape and colorful stones. But of course it’s always better to know about your partner’s preferences than to guess about them.

Now some words about the price. Nowadays not very person can afford an expensive engagement ring. As it has already been said, it is the common delusion that all the rings purchased at a high price are of good quality and will suit to your partner or make all the friends and relatives envious about your generosity. Sometimes in certain context an expensive engagement ring may look even absurdly spoiling the whole ceremony. That’s why a glamorous ring is not always the way out. It’s better to buy a simple budget one, but to refine it with special writings such as wedding swears or love words. This will be original, stylish and touching, making all the guests together with your future spouse cry with tears of joy.

In case if a person can’t afford both an engagement and a wedding ring he may substitute a wedding one with an engagement. Most practical people simply do so, saving their money. The majority of guests won’t notice such a trick.

It is common knowledge that an engagement ceremony shows the deepness of bride’s and grooms’ emotions to each other. And one of the perfect means to express the truthful love to your future spouse is a beautiful engagement ring. That’s why the appropriate choice of this important jewel will help any ceremony to become remarkable and touching.

A Horseshoes for Wedding

ZhukMax — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:32:30 +0000

Wedding is a very special day for every couple. The newlyweds, their relatives, friend and mates are waiting for it so much. Of course everything should be perfect and all details even the tiny ones have to be thoroughly thought over.

Planning the wedding day a couple is looking forward to is considered to be one of the most joyful and exciting parts of the preparation. We’re sure that the wedding jewelry selection is of this kind.

The range is endless. So many shop and internet sites offer a great variety of designer, unique and elaborated bridal jewelry, jewelry sets for bridesmaid and different wedding hair accessories. Usually all of them are created using the finest materials such as 14K gold fill, sterling silver, Swarovski pearls and Swarovski crystals.

Wedding jewelry sets, as the most important ones, should be personally designed and carefully handcrafted. All in all there are over 700 individual styles where a great attention is paid to every detail.

Speaking about wedding jewelry it’s impossible but mention wedding horseshoes. They’re considered to be the gift that surely brings good luck for the new-married couple. The bride receives it on or just before her wedding day. She should carry it with her this day. It is believed that the more beautifully a horseshoe is decorated the more happiness and luck it will bring.

The tradition of wearing and presenting a horseshoe as a wedding gift’s used to be the most common in United Kingdom. According to the tradition all guests used to see a bride who was carrying or wearing the horseshoe as she was walking to the marriage ceremony.

However, nowadays this traditional gift’s becoming more and more popular in other countries, especially in the USA and Australia.

The wedding horseshoes’re often:

• Ornamental rather than plain. They are reflecting the wedding festive nature.

• Decorated rich rather than left bare, because the elaborate design of the horseshoe reflects the marriage purity and sacredness, as well as the bride purity.

Why is it exactly a horseshoe?

Returning back into the mythology we could find out all necessary information telling us why this jewelry is used like a symbol of fortune, good luck and strength for the future of the two loving hearts marriage. Some different legends provide us with a great number of different variants explaining the origin and the reason of this tradition

1. The first one mentions that usually all horseshoes were used to be made of iron which’s considered to be a special material able to bring happiness, because its strength was thought to protect from evil. And still today the small jewelry horseshoes are thought to bring good luck and that is why so many brides carry silver or gold ones at their wedding day. The position of the horseshoe’s also very important. Though both position are possible.

It must point upwards resembling a cup so that the luck can’t fall out. In this case it is meant like a sign of prosperity. But another theory contradicts. It is trying to convince that the edges pointing downwards will catch the luck and don’t let it run away. You see that it doesn’t matter which sign you will choose, the horseshoe will at any case bring you happiness, luck, fortune and prosperity.

2. Some people say that witches were terribly afraid of horses because these animals represented goodness, truth, and loyalty. And this is the reason why in legends they are always used to ride broomsticks instead of riding the horses. Taking into account all mentioned above we are able to understand that a horseshoe is not only a charming jewelry as well as a reliable protection from witches and evil spirits.

3. And the last story tells us about St Dunstan who was a blacksmith. Men from the same village said that the devil was going to arrive at this person’s door. It was true, because one day the devil turned into a horse and wanted to be shoed. St Dunstan recognized the devil, tied him up and then hurt him much during the shoeing process. The devil was begging for mercy and St Dunstan let him go only after his promise not to enter any houses wherein there was a horseshoe nailed above their house doors.

Those were the legends. It is your choice to believe or to ignore. No matter what the reason is, this site is able to offer you a beautiful range of decorated wedding horseshoes. Be sure that this designed jewelry as well as the softly decorated hearts will be a real keepsake for you if you’re going to get married as well for your friends or relatives if you want to make them a memorable gift.

Looking for a perfect jewelry for your girlfriend

ZhukMax — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:29:52 +0000

For centuries jewelry was accessible only for nobility. As time passed, more and more people could afford to have it. Even today it is thought that wearing jewelry (such as rings, earrings, bracelets, or necklaces) gives confidence to the wearer, lessen depression and anxiety and balance a person’s mood.

Jewelry can be made of different materials, but precious metals and gemstones are most popular. Nowadays you can find jewelry to wear on any part of body, from your neck to your toe. Modern jewelry is usually made of white gold, yellow gold, silver or platinum. Other materials include glass, enamel, wood, shells, bones, ivory clay, polymer clay and plastic. Most American and European jewelry is made of gold, the purity of which is stated in carats. American gold jewelry must be of at least 10 karats.

Speaking about stones, it is possible to say that the most precious stone is a diamond; it can be often seen in engagement rings. There are many other stones that can be used in producing jewelry, such as amber, onyx, amethyst, emerald, quarts, ruby, and sapphire.

There are many techniques that are used to create finishes for jewelry. The most popular are high-polishing and hammering. High-polishing gives the metal a highly reflective and shiny look

Nowadays there are huge variation of jewelry, they can be: foot, designers, children’s, gemstone, leather, religious, platinum, titanium, wood, initial, family, gothic, silver, etc. You can choose bracelets, chains, earrings, pins, brooches, rings and pendant.

So jewelry is a sign of special admiration of the woman, a sign that you really care about her. If you want to give a really good gift to your beloved, you have to remember that jewelry will never go out of fashion. And of course, the most desirable and beautiful stone is a diamond.

But if a girl will not like your gift, then even its impressive cost would not save the situation. Serious miss with style of decoration, its color, size – and the girl already thinks that you are not enough attentive to her, badly know her and in general you have obvious problem with taste. In that case, there is a big chance that she will come to the conclusion about your complete incompatibility. We hope that our advices will help you to pass a test with such a gift as jewels.

It is also a large risk to ruin everything, if wishing to do it right, you will ask your girlfriend directly. Such rational approach is appropriate after the certain amount of years spent together. But now it is a time of romanticism and surprises. So in the choice of jewelers it is necessary to show your ingenuity.

A good idea is to walk with her by shops among which a couple of jewelers will appear “ by chance”. You have to be very attentive to what decorations your girlfriend shows obvious interest.

Jewelry goods, as well as clothes, are called not only to decorate, but also to show the internal world of a person. So it is very important to keep in mind a few factors – age, features of character, life style.

So if you are thinking about jewelry gift to a young girl, you have to know that rings are welcomed with a simple design. If it is decorated with a stone, it has to be one – small and elegant.

Large stones, especially diamonds, are not recommended to a young lady – the same as large earrings. For the youngest one it is possible to purchase pearls or thin gold necklace with a little pendant.

Now it is a time to take a look what you girlfriend likes to wear in different situation. You also have to pay attention to her present jewelry, it will help you to understand her taste and if she has a ring with sapphire, earrings with the same stone will be the right choice. And of course do not make a mistake giving to your girl a golden thing if she prefers to wear silver. If the girl prefers classical style – jewelry must consist of a minimum of components and preferably single stone, such as onyx. If the girl leads active life style, it is better to buy something unordinary and modern. Jewelry done in a shape of hearts, bouquets, and butterflies must be liked by romantic girls. Such gift is really great on the eve of romantic event.

It is accepted to consider that girls with fair hair, pale skin and blue eyes have to look great wearing white metal, simple designed with pearls. For brown-headed and red-headed girls the most successful choice is from red gold with malachite or amethyst, and with a dark- red, lilac or olive stone.

Decorations made of gold are good for all women. It is considered that white and pink gold suits better to a dark-headed girls. And black or red to the girls with a pale skin.

It is not an easy task to buy jewelry for your girlfriend, but when you find a perfect one and see her face lighted up with a grateful smile, you will understand, that you are ready to pass through this task over and over again, to put all the treasures of the world to her feet.

Choosing Jewelry That Suits You Best

ZhukMax — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:26:33 +0000

It’s not a secret that modern trends of women’s fashion are very changeable, but still there are things that always remain the same. What is meant by that is that fashion accessories, as well as jewelry, have for a long time played the determining role in creating the image of an elegant independent lady. In fact, designers recommend to choose clothes that match certain pieces of jewelry, and not vice versa. Earrings, rings, necklaces, brooches, bracelets, beads and other accessories are able to decorate, complement and even change the look of even the most creative and extraordinary clothes.

It is, of course, essential that all the worn jewelry articles harmonize with each other in shape, style and design. For instance, thin elegant adornments won’t look stylish if combined with massive ones. This rule refers to all types of decorations. You can wear several rings on one hand, but only one of them should be embedded with a stone. Fashion experts recommend not to wear more than three rings on one hand. There is an opinion that it’s bad taste to wear adornments made of different metals on one hand. However, this is not true, such combination is acceptable and, on the contrary, very much welcome. White and yellow metals look good if mixed in one article, for instance, a ring or a bracelet. Platinum and gold are often combined, as well as white and yellow gold. Nevertheless, if you wear a golden watch and a silver ring on one hand or vice versa, such a combination would look out of place. If you are selecting a jewelry set in a store, it is advisable to choose earrings first and then proceed to necklace, ring and bracelet.

Let your jewelry harmonize with your wardrobe

Adornments should be chosen according to the color of your dress or vice versa, the jewelry items should contrast with pieces of clothing. Thus, turquoise should not be worn with a blue or green dress, amethysts will not be suitable for blue and dark-blue clothes, and rubies will fade against a red dress. Still, there are some exceptions: gold, diamonds and pearls will suit any dress.

It is better to wear large and wide bracelets with clothes made of smooth fabric, with outfits containing elements of national and ethnic design.

In winter it is not recommended to wear stones of bright colors, as the beauty of precious stones is fully revealed only in the summer sun. A string of non-transparent precious or semi-precious stones or white stones will go perfectly with a daily summer dress.

Beads with light-blue stones will look well with green-and-blue and black dresses. Cold, gray-and-blue stones, as well as yellow-and-green ones combine well with brown dresses with shades of orange and beige. Stones of violet shades perfectly match yellow dresses, while wine-yellow ones are good to wear with gray-and-blue dresses. Gray costumes are usually worn with beads of dark red and green colors. It will be a good idea to complement a black costume with white pearls or amber. The beat adornment for a sweater or a smooth single-colour knitted wear is a small pendant on a thin golden or silver chain.

A necklace or a pendant with bright shining stones will be suitable for solemn occasions, and are usually worn with a d?collet? dress.

Practical advice on wearing jewelry

Nowadays the choice of accessories and jewelry in particular is great: you can choose adornments in the oriental style (massive, long eardrops), made of leather and wood, plastic, thick felt, with bright stresses, stones and ribbons. Still each type of decorations corresponds only to a certain occasion, and can be combined only with clothes of similar style. After all, it would be a mistake to wear a wooden bracelet, massive eardrops and a wide belt sparkling with stresses, a couple of necklaces embedded with stones, for a business meeting. But if you’d like to be in the center of attention at a Halloween party and create the image of a pretty witch – you’re welcome to wear all of them.

So, to begin with, you shouldn’t abuse wearing jewelry. This is the main rule – not to overdo it. The best option is to keep to the classic “three” rule: not to wear more than three adornments at a time. So, you should put on a bracelet, a ring and a chain, or a chain and earrings (other combinations are also possible). A watch is also considered an adornment. Still nowadays this rule is not so relevant. If you prefer unshowy fashion jewelry, it wouldn’t be an abuse if you wear a bracelet, earrings and a couple of rings simultaneously. But if you are a fan of bright and massive accessories, there is a danger of overdoing it, so it’s better to carefully select the articles you’d like to wear.

Another rule is to choose decorations that harmonize with your style: if you are used to wearing catchy clothes made of rustling and glittering fabric, low-necked and rather tight-fitting, you can safely choose massive oriental decorations which will complement your image.

But if your style is more modest, then the adornments should also be discreet, quiet and unshowy: small earrings, thin chains and bracelets. The “kitsch” style presupposes bright accessories that strike the eye: massive bracelets and earrings, necklaces of large bright stones, combination of contrasting colors and abundance of glitter.

What is more, the adornments you choose should be in line with your height and proportions. A small slender girl wearing large stones won’t look stylish, and at the same time it’s not a good idea for a plump woman to wear thin elegant adornments. Those who are lucky to have a thin long neck can safely choose short necklaces with round delicate gemstones. They shouldn’t wear V-shaped adornments, as they make the neck look longer. Those who have a short neck should give preference to chains and necklaces that are at least 5 centimeters longer than the collar bone. Thus the neck will seem longer. Girls with a plump neck are advised to wear big chains and necklaces not shorter than 46 centimeters. They should avoid wearing short and particularly round adornments for the neck.

Last but not least, wearing jewelry at work, one should not forget that only pieces of achromatic colors (gray tones that are different in brightness and closeness to white or black) or of quiet, soft colors are acceptable. The adornments should not strike the eye, but rather highlight your beauty and style.

But if it is a party, date and so on, it would be appropriate to wear bright, catchy accessories. Then you are sure to be in the center of attention! Your image will be vivid and stylish, and you’ll catch admiring glances.

So, even if you know that today is going to be a common working day, put on a couple of stylish accessories and they will cheer you up, give you the energy and self-confidence, and the new day is sure to bring you luck and positive emotions.

In the fashion in autumn of 2011

ZhukMax — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:16:30 +0000

Massive jewelry as well as a combination of several items is in the fashion in 2011. Boldly wear three or four chains and even more! Earrings, rings, bracelets, brooches can be flashy and massive.
Speaking of chains, all kinds of chains in 2011 are as valid, as in the past. Wear jewelry and be dazzling!

In 2011-2012, stylized antique and age-old jewelry is in the fashion, as well as national ornaments – African, Egyptian, Indian, Old Slavic. On the podium here and there you could see chains and earrings in ethnic style, made using both precious and other metals and undoubtedly stones such as gold, diamonds, topazes, rubies, and even leather, animal bones, textiles and wood. In this season the jewelry designers are inspired by the most beautiful creatures of nature – butterflies, flowers, leaves, but also beetles.

Gold glitter this autumn will be as relevant as ever. The gold is in fashion. But this season it is better to combine this metal with the stones. For example, topazes rubies and diamonds of course are suitable for this purpose. However if such wealth is not affordable do not worry. Because artificial stones are in fashion equally with precious and semi precious. The main is their size. Stones should be large. Not-treated stones are also one of the trends. Treatment should be minimal. It is very significant to preserve natural contours of precious stones.