Fashion Costume Jewellery

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We’ve had a few emails about some of the cubic zirconia rings we have been recently featuring, so here are a few of the exciting right hand cubic zirconia rings we are featuring here at fashion costume jewellery. All are under $40 too – a bonus in this economic climate.

Citrine

Pink Ice

Diamond

My current favourite (until I move to the next Dress Ring!) is this huge 24×18.5mm cocktail ring in either diamond, pink ice or citrine cubic zirconia. Think how amazing this will look when you go out on the weekend. Whether you are clubbing or sipping champagne at the Country Club – adoring eyes will follow your hands.

The price of these stunners – just $39.50. Amazing.

Cubic Zirconia Dress Ring

So now check out my very next favourite (I like to share my favours) – this is an entirely different style an elegant and shimmering ring measuring just  12x8mm across the design. I love the way the three marquis stones nestle together and just sing out style. At just $25.50 this rhodium plated ring is great value. With this different but contemporary and elegant styling this is sure to be a compliment stealer when you wear it.

Cubic Zirconia Dress Ring - Red Passion Flower

For my third choice today, the next ring is passionate and alive, the “passion flower” ring is set with a dark red cubic zirconia and surrounded by petals of gorgeous diamond substitute cubic zirconias. How amazing is this! The whole design measures about 17mm x 17mm and will sit comfortably on your hand surrounded by tarnish resistant rhodium plate setting. I love this – it adds just the right zing when you want to exert your individuality while not overpowering your audience. The price? Just $35.00.

Let us know what you think.

Black fashion costume jewellery earrings

Colour me stupid if you like, it is a New Year and a New Decade but – reading a fashion magazine about the twenty-tens I thought it was a polite way of saying thirty something! Let’s face it, I’d rather be called a forty-ten than 50+. Still… The article was supposed to be about a new approach to glamour this decade. Harpers Bazaar was suggesting “less flesh, a little sparkle and always more black”. Stunning, I thought, what 30+ doesn’t want a little more glamour and sparkle? Black and Bling are an unbeatable duo and add glamour for the perfect trifecta. Hence my mind (which always has jewellery on it) turned naturally to jewellery (surprise, surprise).

Let’s face it the noughties were a nothing decade – there were no real true and deep fashion trends almost anything went. Unlike the 1960′s and 1970′s we will not look back with fond recollections of tie-dyes and flares! Although we saw both of these last decade so we will look back on the reinvention.

Cubic Zirconia Cocktail Ring

About fashion jewellery then, the return of the cocktail ring created a stir – one that is still creating waves. Big knuckle dusters with bling, bling, bling! Making cocktail rings glamourous does involve the use of cubic zirconia – sparkle and pazzazz.

The price of gold went through the roof (who hasn’t got a gold buy back stall in their local mall?), so we turned to gold plate and rhodium plate for the silver substitute. These at least avoid the tarnish – who needs it? – and a substantially lower price comes with plate jewellery – unless you can put an haute label on it – a lot less painful to the pocket.

Another noughties fashion jewellery trend I can see travelling into the 2010s is the use of pearls – renewable, beautiful pearls. We are using one or many often with butterflies or bows or gemstones. My prediction is to look out for dramatic settings with a single huge pearl – we have already started to see this and I think it can only continue.

The next trend we saw in the noughties is the event bracelet -  you know – special day, buy a bead – I suspect we are almost at the end of this one. Let’s face it, how unique can you feel when everyone around the dinner table is wearing one? Baa! The one thing I can see progressing in this line is more use of colour – we experimented with colour around our wrist so now I think we will extend that to elsewhere.

So for the next little while I believe we will be glamourising everything. Let’s dress to go out (and I mean DRESS!) who needs an excuse? Why be a dowd at work? Stop the stodge and brighten up your corporate uniform with just a little bling, tasteful but bright. Glamour off duty too; who said jeans and t-shirt can’t live harmoniously with femininity – add heels and some casual but blingy jewellery and wow!

It’s all about us and how we feel, so lets make the 2010s worth remembering.

Diamond like right handed dress ring

One of the most exciting fashion trends is the use of Right hand rings or Dress Rings. Rings worn on the right hand are one way of expressing your fashion preferences and your personality.

Although the left hand is traditionally used for rings that indicate your relationship status such as wedding and engagement rings, the right hand is free for any type of ring unfettered by tradition.

One of the sheer pleasures of the right hand dress ring is that even diamonds or cubic zirconia may be worn with impunity.

When deciding on a ring there are a number of factors to consider including the composition of the ring. Naturally rings are made with a variety of metals including brass with a plate of either gold or rhodium. These rings are very hard wearing and will not tarnish.

Precious metals are also used in the production of right hand dress rings. The inclusion of rolled gold (sometimes known as gold filled ) and sterling silver or argentium sterling silver (tarnish resistant) makes the ring a little more expensive but can also make you feel that much more fashionable and chic.

Flower Power Cubic Zirconia Dress Ring

All rings are subject to wear so ensure you wear the ring only when not immersed in harsh cleaning substances or when gardening. Remember too that as lovely as may rings are, if they have points and loops, they can catch on towels and cardigans (not that it should stop you wearing them).

The design you select should be influenced by your lifestyle. Cocktail rings are currently very popular. They are large and over the top rings to be worn either for formal or informal occasions. Channel Audrey Hepburn and wear your rings over a stunning black evening glove when teamed with that special occasion black gown. Cocktail rings are also great for casual occasions – there is nothing wrong with feeling wonderful about yourself which can easily be achieved with a stunning ring. Your hands feel elegant and feminine when wearing a lovely ring.

Tri set Cubic Zirconia Dress Ring

Although the range of right hand dress rings is huge, there is no restriction on the style of ring, so if you have a preference for solitaires or cluster rings, this is quite acceptable – remember the choice of the jewellery is entirely up to you and is about you.

Many of the available rings contain a quantity of stones, naturally the more stones, the larger the ring. Rings traditionally have the stones displayed along the shank of the ring, but as rings grow larger, the design will grow away from the shank.

There are so very many styles, colours and sizes available in the dress ring, they are especially elegant with manicured and painted nails.

What are your thoughts on the dress ring for right hand rings?

Check out more ring styles on our jewellery shop www.rayclif.com.

Expressing our personal style and interacting appropriately with our fashion wardrobe is important. Fashion costume jewellery allows us to do so without breaking the bank or feeling guilty!

This time, let’s talk about costume jewellery rings. Consider the clothing you wear each and every day for every occasion and think about how we can coordinate our costume jewellery rings.

Hand made glass rings

Let’s start with your own time, are you wearing casual clothing – off to the shops or mall, out for coffee with a friend? Well, have we got just the thing for you – beautiful bright and can I say glitzy? The glass costume jewellery rings you see here are wonderful for brightening your day. The three colours in each ring allow you to coordinate or contrast with your clothing. Glass is such a winner, unless you drop it onto a hard surface or throw it against the wall, it will not break so your investment is secure for a long period of time (or until you get fed up with it!). The sheer beauty of these rings is that they are obvious – your friends and onlookers will be jealous of your jewellery.

Purple dichroic glass ring

Going to work and business meetings is a little different, you need your jewellery to be a little more conservative just like your clothing. So what rings do we suggest? You still need to feel good and look good without being over done. Check out the photograph of our resizable rings – these are a cool dichroic glass design with the cabochon being 10mm square. Dainty but colourful, bright without being glitzy, tidy without being boring. The resizable rings come in a gift box – so there is no need to worry about how to store and keep your ring free from tarnish.

This ring could take you through your work day and into the night.

Cubic Zirconia Ring

Costume jewellery should not necessarily be expensive but that does not mean it need not be really nice. 14K gold filled and sterling silver rings are available at under $100 and are stunning for special occasions. Rings are always visible and a special ring (I think) is a subconscious trigger to moving your hands more gracefully. What about the pictured 14K gold filled ring – this one has a 6mm tangerine coloured Cubic Zirconia stone, the stones are available in a number of colours so if the tangerine is a little loud for day wear a subdued blue or green may be more appropriate.

Now you can see what we mean by costume jewellery – jewellery that is appropriate to your “costume” or outfit whatever that may be – so why should our jewellery not be fashionable too?