Story Bracelet
The use of wearing bracelets dates back thousands of years, and all materials and design of them is changed, the concept has never gone out of fashion.
This form of jewelry was originally had a religious function and go back to prehistory. According to Elizabeth Florence, President of the Jewelry Information Center, "The first bracelets were probably worn by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians and Hittites, 500-400 BC These pendants were made of lapis lazuli, rock crystal and other gems and are written with a design that small figures of gods, humans and animals. They were immediately associated with special powers. "
Over time, lost their charm spiritual protection functions and fashion jewelry. 1890 is a revival of the charm, especially in Victorian England, where the vast and complex jewelry was in vogue. Queen Victoria helped popularize the trend wearing a charmBracelets> small cabinets holding family portraits.
WW II caused a revival of bracelets in America in 1940 and 1950, when soldiers stationed abroad as a souvenir charm of European cities and had visited their home for women and girls. The fashion trend continued in peacetime.
Charms still a popular item of jewelry as personal memories in an increasingly mass-produced jewelry. Popular topics includehoroscope signs, birthstone charms, travel souvenirs and mementos of the family. Many women start collecting charms when they are children, and bracelets are growing with them, reflecting hobbies and personal experiences. A charm bracelet can hold a small copy of a graduation Cap, wedding bells, or a lock with images of children.
Charms are also a popular gift because of their affordable price. An intricate silver charms are available for less than ten dollars,although you can spend hundreds of dollars on a charm made of 18K gold and stones.
Italian charm, a genre in itself and not from a chain swinging like a traditional charm. Instead they are welded to a flat link bracelets snap prolonged. They are decorated with letters, symbols, pictures or stones or enamel painted on their photos. Charms can be broken modular bracelets to go to the link to create new configurationsdifferent moods and outfits. They are generally made of stainless steel or 18K gold. Charm Italian are the same size standards and subsequent bracelet can be adjusted to fit any size small 17th or less connections, half of 18, 19 and a large or more.
There are several companies which produce Italian charms, but all that can be exchanged at the same bracelet. Base bracelet starter "links in white costs about fivedollar, and the charm cost up to fifteen dollars. China also manufactures Italian charms, and while it is popular (and like most Chinese products at very competitive prices), some consumers report occasional oddities such as reversed images and poor form.
June 5, 2010
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