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With each new age or decade come new fashions in jewelry.
Following are some of the most important trends in past jewelry
trends!
Georgian
Revolutions champion the rights of man in the American Colonies
and France. The steam engine is invented, breaking the first
ground for the Industrial Revolution. Uranus is discovered.
So is Uranium. The first photographic image is made. Jewelry
is balanced, symmetrical, regal and elegant.
Vicotrian
During the 64-year reign of Queen Victoria, Edison introduces
the light bulb, the Lumiere brothers usher in the Cinema,
and Marconi makes the world a little smaller with his wireless
cable. In jewelry, flora and fauna reigned and the era's great
archeological discoveries inspired tributes to ancient Greek
and Egyptian designs.
Edwardian
The Wright Brothers take to the skies at Kitty Hawk and Madame
Curie discovers radioactivity. Henry Ford mass produces his
Model T and Leo Baekeland introduces the world to plastic.
Master jewelers like Cartier create delicate and romantic
feathers, tassels, swags of foliage, garlands of flowers,
ribbons, and triumphal laurel wreaths in delicate platinum
set with diamonds and pearls.
Art Nouveau
At the same time the conventional Victorian and Edwardian
period flourished, the avant-garde embraced the radical design
of Art Nouveau. In jewelry as in painting and other arts,
Art Nouveau design used fanciful, swirling lines, celebrating
the mysteries of nature and femininity.
Art Deco
The flowering of design that the Art Deco movement represents
is the result of the collision of art and industry: the first
glimpse of the modern. Rockefeller Center, temple of Art Deco,
survives today to attest to the movement's great influence.
And, of course, there was the jewelry: geometric, symmetrical,
and dramatic, with bold patterns of black and white with shots
of bright color.
Retro
Say hello to nuclear fission, the computer, the microwave
oven, the Xerox copier and the Polaroid. The United Nations
is born, Israel is reborn, and Gandhi is assassinated. In
jewelry, the drama of curved lines replaces geometry, and
yellow gold replaces platinum.
The Fifties
The dawning of The Age of Aquarius saw the rising of the Berlin
Wall, and the assassinations of President Kennedy and Martin
Luther King. The laser is invented. Someone brings up the
fact that smoking may be dangerous.
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Cheap
Silver Jewelry
When shopping for silver jewelry, be aware of scam artists
willing to peddle away cheap knock-offs in exchange for your
hard-earned money.
Cubic
Zirconia
This isn’t a diamond, but it sure looks like one! Cubic
zirconia is also known as CZ or CZ diamonds.
Designer
Jewelry
The greatest fashions, most unique styles, and sure-to-be-complimented
adornments can be found beneath the label of ‘designer
jewelry’!
Discount
Jewelry
We don’t always have extra funds lying around for the
most gorgeous engagement ring, anniversary present, or Mother’s
Day jewelry set.
Ethnic
Jewelry
Ethnic jewelry displays the culture and essence of a specific
region.
Discount
Silver Jewelry
It’s great to get a good deal, but when shopping around
for silver you should be looking at more than just the price
tag.
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