“I generally wear only gold,” said one of my friends. But I will never believe that a true woman will triple in front of the shine of the rhinestones on the window of the jewelry store. Moreover, the choice of it is simply amazing the imagination. So this is akin to the statement: “I do not like it when they give me flowers”. If they are not given, then of course you need to say that it is precisely because she does not love them. What woman does not like flowers?? So with jewelry. Until the age of 20, I only wore jewelry. And I did not understand why to spend money on gold, if everything is still glittering. But when I got the first gift from the then beloved man – a golden ring, my set of jewelry acquired a wider spectrum. So, I boldly declare: I love jewelry, gold, silver, stones, jewelry, all – all – all – all – all – all! So, this section is for those who love them, since I. About everything in order. Let’s start with jewelry.
A little about jewelry
The history of jewelry
So, as usual, all the foundations of beauty were born in the country of Cleopatra and Nefertiti. That is, in Egypt. If you remember, the queen is depicted on frescoes, papyruses, and in films with various kinds of headdresses, bracelets, amulets. The idea to decorate came first to the head of the Egyptians. Such jewelry made of various breeds of stone, made of wood, from leather were made. They were subsequently found in tombs, during excavations archaeologists.
One of these finds is the statuette of the nofret with the necklace of their stones, which came from distant ancient Egypt 2500 BC. e. Also, men strove to decorate themselves in the ancient world. So, the pharaohs walked dressed like women. It concerned both clothes and jewelry. During excavations, beads and pendants were found in the tombs of the pharaohs.
If we are currently talking about the history of jewelry, that is, about artificial stones and metals, then it is worth mentioning that it has long been customary to replace natural products with artificial. Natural were stored in hiding places, and artificial shone at receptions. This was done to take the eyes, for the preservation of wealth. However, artificial stones themselves became very quickly into fashion. So, in the 18th century, in France, crystal was in fashion, from which something similar to rhinestones was made. They were decorated with everything – shoes, vests, drew up dresses.
So, it was the fake of natural stones that laid the foundation for such an omnipotent concept as rhinestones. Soon, the rhinestones advanced in their appearance began to skillfully fake under diamonds. The progenitor of true rhinestones was Georges Strass back in the 18th century.
And the title of fakes was removed from them the Great Coco Chanel. It was she, as we know, completely changed the style of the woman, removing close corsets and lush skirts from her. She put on a woman in exquisite and stylish dresses (a small black dress), as well as in trousers, which was a very complete furor. Naturally, it was necessary to change the whole appearance, including accessories. After all, she believed that every detail was important in the image. And it is the details that make it finished.
Therefore, jewelry, with the advent of Chanel on the fashionable Olympus, has become a larger, catchy, stylistic, universal. “Woman Chanel” – business, active and creative. However, no one was going to abandon the sophistication in the image, and the rhinestones continued a new life, acquiring a name – Swarovski, named Daniel Swarovski (who made former “fakes” elite jewelry).
Gradually, designers all pain used jewelry as an inexpensive and very spectacular way to emphasize their personality and style. Today, jewelry is so diverse that everyone can choose for their own taste and budget.
What is jewelry made of
Of course, we, as girls who care about their health, will certainly worry the question – what is jewelry made of? Of course, the modern industry for the manufacture of jewelry is very developed and can already afford antialler materials and high -quality processing.
So, for example, the main materials from which jewelry are made are tin, copper, brass, nickel and their combinations. These materials, before becoming a decoration, are different processing – tinting, galvanization, spraying. It became very popular to make jewelry with gold and silver spraying, which brings it closer to products from expensive metals. For the manufacture of stones in jewelry, zirconium, glass are used, in more expensive – crystal.
Of course, no matter how high -quality jewelry was processed, and no matter how much it is like a precious product, it needs to be care so that it does not lose her appearance. Thus, it is impossible to make contacts of jewelry with oils, soap, chemicals that can destroy the protective layer. So that they do not be blackened, you can not leave them wet, and also needs to be protected from overheating. Therefore, if you want jewelry to delight the eye for a long time and retain your beauty, take away jewelry before going to the sauna and pool.
How to choose jewelry
When you go to the jewelry store, your eyes just scatter. I want to buy everything at once! Certainly this bracelet, and also these earrings, and there are those beads. But, it is worth remembering that fashion is fashion, and in order to emphasize your style and observe harmony in the image, you need to correctly select jewelry.
A few tips on the selection of jewelry:
Well, firstly, you can’t overdo it. Of course, I want to put on and these earrings and immediately beads. But, the golden rule is one main detail, the rest of the secondary. If you are going on a date, you want to emphasize the neckline of the neckline with a beautiful and catchy necklace, you do not need to supplement it with long earrings. It is better to put on corners, or small earrings to match. If you like bright, noticeable and large earrings, then you should not decorate your neck with something catchy. You can always wear a bracelet to match the earrings. This will create in the image of harmony.
Secondly, never dress jewelry with jewelry at the same time. This is tasteless. Better to separate these concepts. Of course, if you decorate your ears with restrained earrings under gold, and put on a natural gold ring on your finger, it will look stylish. And if you “complement” the beads from the glass of glasses with a gold chain, or a bracelet – it will be the image of “ala – New Year tree”. That is, you need to select. And in everything you need a measure.
Thirdly, it should be borne in mind that large jewelry does not go far from everyone. So, on a gorgeous chest 10 sizes, beads with large beads are unlikely to look spectacular. And a large round bracelet is unlikely to emphasize the elegance of a thin brush. So, we take into account not only what is fashionable, but also what suits us. For example, long earrings visually lengthen the neck. And rhinestones can be selected to the eye to the eyes.
Jewelry is a big help to us – fashionistas. After all, with the help of only one detail, you can make your image recognizable and unforgettable.