Junk jewelleries are the most popular ones among youths
“I have always thought of accessories as an exclamation point of women’s outfit!” – Michael Kors
Accessories are the secondary items worn or carried with the outfits like hats, jewelry, shoes, bags etc. It enhances the look of the wearer. One of the most loved accessories is jewelry. It adds a beautiful twist to the overall look of a person. As they say “Jewelry is the most transformative thing you can wear.”
There are many different types of jewelry and one of the most popular trends among them in recent years is that of Junk Jewelry. More popularly known as Costume jewelry, Trinklets or Imitation jewelry. Costume jewelry includes a range of jewelry made up of oxidised silver, bronze,beads, rhine stones etc.
Junk jewelry has been part of culture for almost 300 years
The ArtDeco movement in the early 1900s was an attempt to combine the harshness of mass production with the sensitivity of art and design. It was during this period that Coco Chanel introduced costume jewelry to complete the costume.
According to Schiffer, some of the characteristics of the costume jewelry in the Art Deco period were: *Free-flowing curves were replaced with a harshly geometric and symmetrical design. *Long pendants, bangle bracelets, cocktail rings, and elaborate accessory items such as cigarette cases and holders.
Costume jewelry has been part of culture for almost 300 years. During the 18th century,jewelers began making pieces with inexpensive glass. In the 19thcentury, costume jewelry made of semi-precious material came into the market. Jewels made of semi-precious material were more affordable,and this affordability gave common people the chance to own costume jewelry.
The reason for popularity of junk jewelry was they were affordable to the middle class women which makes up most of the society. Another reason was unlike traditional jewelry pieces, costume jewelry are light weight offers a wide variety of designs and can be mixed and matchedwith any kind of outfit.
Junk Jewelerries are cheaper & Affordable
Mass popularity of this kind of jewelry has led to a revolution in the industry. Designers are making more variety of designs at cheaper rates that today people of almost every social status are able to afford this kind of jewelry.
High end designs of trinklets have been greatly popularized by Hollywood movies and designers specially Coco Chanel. She incorporated Faux jewelry pieces with many designs. That has resulted to a big secondary market forthese type of jewelry as VINTAGE JEWELRY.
There are many different types of costume jewelry. One of the most popular is Oxidised silver jewelry. Oxidised or Sterling silver jewelry are madeby blowing off one layer of silver hence giving it greyish black and unique look. Oxidised Jewelry can be well styled with Indian as well as Western outfits.
Another famous costume jewelry is artificial pearl or beaded jewelry. They have a huge variety from a single chained pearl necklace to multi-layered neck piece. These beaded Jewelry can be worn on formal,casual or ethnic outfits.
One more common design is metallic golden chain with stones attached to it which gives it a traditional look. The other few examples are jewelry made of shells, plastic,threads etc.
Mumbai is the Hub of Junk Jewelleries
Costume jewelry has provided a huge employment too. As the materials are easy to handle,many people can engage in making these kind of jewelry pieces. Specially in china and in India… the countries which have huge labour force, costume jewelry dominates the market. Crawford market in Mumbai is the hub for these imitation jewelry pieces. Even one-stores, websites like Etsy provide a big platform to costume jewelry. Interestingly seeing the popularity, many companies have introduced jewelry making kits which contains simple materials to make these homemade ready to wear jewelry.
