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Friday, November 13th, 2009Fashion Rings For Every Occasion
Monday, November 9th, 2009Fashion rings have long been a popular accessory for women of all ages and in all social settings. The great thing about most fashion rings that they are actually designed to be large, noticeable and flashy, so if you like large jewelry this is an item you definitely want to add to your collection.
Not all fashion rings are the huge right hand rings or cocktail rings that are typically associated with fashion jewelry. There are actually several very elegant and sophisticated types of fashion rings seen on the runway at most major fashion shows and events.
Since fashion rings are larger, it is important to find the right shape and fit for your hand. Wearing larger rings can cause some rubbing on the fingers, but by choosing the right fashion rings you can avoid this problem all together. In general try on the rings and move your hand about, even the slightest rubbing or pinching means you need to try another style.
Matching your fashion rings with each other is also an important part of both comfort and fashion. Really wide bands on rings may rub against each other if they are worn on adjacent fingers, so alternating between wide and large rings and smaller rings is the best and most comfortable option.
A good option is to choose large central fashion rings for each hand, then surround them with smaller, complimentary rings if you are wearing multiple rings. Often a large ruby ring or a diamond ring is the focus, and then other rings are added to enhance the appearance. Keep colors coordinated, although with diamonds you can match any other gemstone colors.
Unlike many type of jewelry, fashion rings really are an all day every day type of jewelry. They can be worn in professional settings, for fun events and even for an elegant and romantic night out. Keeping the style matching with the event is a great way to add that little attention to detail.
Freeform shapes as well as shaped fashion rings are always in style. Having a variety of shaped fashion rings is always a good start in a jewelry collection as you can mix and match as you choose. Fashion rings can be worn on either hand but they are great as right hand rings.
Working to build a collection of fashion rings for every occasion is a great idea. These fashion rings will always be in style and a great addition to any outfit. If you can’t afford real gems, look for the higher quality faux gems, you won’t be disappointed.
A Look Back At Fashion Rings
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009There are many different kinds of jewelry items that have a particular history, however the story behind two very unique and different fashion rings, cocktail rings and ring hand rings, is not commonly known. Both of these fashion rings continue to be very popular both with real gems and with faux gems, just as they were when they first came into vogue.
The history of cocktail rings dates back a bit longer than the right hand ring, however both types of fashion rings have been around probably since rings were first used to adorn the hands. The terms cocktail ring and ring hand ring have both been coined in the last 100 years.
The first use of the cocktail ring, or at least by that name, goes back to the yearly years of prohibition in the United States. In these times, which dated between 1920 and 1933, any type of liquor was prohibited by law; however that didn’t stop the speakeasy clubs from finding ways to supply alcohol, bringing in the era of the nightclub. Women attending these secret nightclubs wore large fashion rings, which soon came be known as cocktail rings.
As with most things of this time period, going to the extremes with fashion was considered on the cutting edge. The large, gemmed cocktail fashion rings became a fad that endured long beyond the flapper dress and the speakeasy itself.
Later, but not much longer after the cocktail rings, can other fashion rings known as right hand rings. These were specifically marketed for women that wanted a diamond ring but didn’t want to have to wait for a man to give it to her. Women that were in the workforce started declaring their independence and financial ability by purchasing beautiful diamond right hand rings for themselves.
Of course right hand rings don’t have to be purchased by a woman; they can also make wonderful presents. Fashion rings of any type, including right hand rings or cocktail rings are wonderful birthday, anniversary or anytime gifts. They are considered to be the most popular styles of rings sold next to wedding rings and bridal sets.
Both right hand rings and cocktail rings are designed to catch the eye and make a statement about the confidence of the person wearing the fashion rings. They can include silver, platinum or white gold bands and settings or they may be of traditional yellow gold. Generally most will have some gemstones, typically a diamond or a set of smaller diamonds will be found in these ring designs.
In most situations the cocktail ring is still traditional worn for special events, evenings out and social gatherings. Right hand rings, as fashion rings, are worn all the time with any type of wardrobe. Finding several fashion rings, include cocktail and right hand rings, will give you a wide choice of fashion rings for every occasion and event.
Her Highness, the Tahitian Pearl
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Neptune’s realm has bequeathed the rest of nature with its most precious treasure found in the warm seas of French Polynesia. It is the black pearl, as most people would call it, or the Tahitian pearl as what it is aptly named to define its great beauty. The source and subject of many legends of early civilizations, it has never ceased to amaze people with its unique elegance.
The Tahitian pearls are a creation by the best of what the Pacific can offer. The huge Pinctada Margaritifera or the black-lipped oyster sculpts it perfectly from sand. It is a product of the animate beings and the inanimate object’s creative yet natural combination. Despite their mastery over technology, humans could not replicate the deed. They could only enhance the Tahitian pearl to amplify its brilliance. They could only pay homage to it by embedding to thrones of radiant metals such as gold and silver.
There are many wrongly thought that Tahitian pearls only come in black. Tahitian pearls are in a variety of wonderful natural colors. These can be in white with a silvery luster, in shiny metallic grey, or in radiant green, yellow and even purple. However, no matter what color it comes in, it still preserves the aura of royalty it is worthy of as the queen of pearls. Even if it is just as big as other regular pearls, it is still worthy of the label. The Tahitian pearl is usually seven to eight millimeters.
These may have the same colors when gathered for a certain jewelry design but freshwater pearls are all quite different from each other. To search for genuinely similar pieces can only cause frustration. Every Tahitian pearl is exceptional like the mother-of-pearls they respectively come from, a bona fide treasure for its owners.
It may have small blemishes as all other kinds of pearls. It retains worthily the title as the queen, however, with its gleam, smoothness, and thickness of the nacre. These minor flaws cannot stain its over-all magnificence.
Water-borne hunters have hunted the black-lipped oyster’s mother-of-pearl’s almost to extinction for its huge shell. Campaigns to protect and culture it have been launched especially in French Polynesia and other parts of the South Pacific. So that the next generations may still have the Tahitian pearl to be amazed at, it is now the humans turn to defend its reign over the pearl kingdom.