Fashion Costume Jewellery

Costume Fashion jewellery is a common term to describe jewellery that is designed to complement fashion outfits and other accessories. Because it is designed to be used with the current garment fashions the jewellery is affordable and stylish.

Costume jewellery is often made from alloy metals, glass and synthetic materials. Of course, it is also possible for well priced jewellery of this nature to be made from semi precious stones, rhinestones, cubic zirconia and  simulated precious stones too.

The alloys used in the fashion jewellery can include iron, nickel, copper, pewter, gold or silver plated brass and often sterling silver and 12 or 14K gold filled metals. The photograph to your left is a great example of semi precious components, in this case a beautiful hand cut opal cameo mounted on a black onyx background. To compliment the centrepiece is hand sculted 14K gold filled wire. Beautiful!

Naturally organic and natural materials may be incorporated into the jewellery especially costume necklaces and bracelets.

So what about alloy costume jewellery? Here is another example shown this time on the right.  These beautiful chandelier earrings are made from a silver plated alloy (the great triangular base) and the siam ruby and crystal clear beads are Czechoslovakian Fire Polish beads – always a great component due to their sparkly and bright nature.

We can attribute the rise of custom fashion jewellery to Coco Chanel who started to design and manufacture jewellery to match her outfits. The Art Deco movement during this time influenced the strong design factor within the jewellery. From the 1920′s onwards the manufacture of fashion jewellery has blossomed until today where a huge variety of jewellery styles is available.

In many cases, the value of fashion costume jewellery has increased over time – there is always a demand for well designed, well made jewellery.

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