Costume Jewelry
I love everything about costume jewelry, it’s suits my pocketbook, I can buy all kinds of in vogue costume jewlery to match all my various outfits, and I can feel like I’m in style all the time.
Additionally, I get tons of compliments on my attractive, but inexpensive costume jewelry.
Most women and lots of men too would be lost without their jewlery, and costume jewelry while usually being inexpensive does not have to look cheap. During these less than prosperous times, inexpensive costume jewelry has the big advantage of letting us wear the look without buying the real thing.
Costume jewelry can be found almost everywhere, it strip malls, dept stores, online, wholesale outlets, craig’s list, yard sales, flea markets, craft fairs, church attic sales and pawn shops to name just a few.
Versatility and availability are two of the main benefits of costume jewlery. Not only is there a lot of it everywhere, but you can adapt it to meet many of your accessory needs.
There is almost an endless variety of costume jewelry and while most of it is relatively cheap, there is an enormous price range. And, some costume jewelry made by famous designers can even be quite expensive. It you run across a piece of vintage costume jewlery made by one of these top designers, it can be pricey.
One point to consider when buying vintage costume jewelry is to make sure that it is in good shape with the clasp in good working order. Also, check to see if there are any stones missing.
A lot of vintage costume jewlery may be dirty and it may be difficult to see if the stones are all there. They are hard to match if any are missing so you might be better off passing on damaged pieces.
On terrific benefit to most costume jewlery is that you can wear it out and about without worrying about losing it or having it stolen, and also you don’t usually have to insure it like you would the real stuff.
Any type of jewlery can fall into the costume category. There are costume jewelry rings, pearl costume jewelry, costume jewelry earrings, costume jewelry bracelets and necklaces, and now there is even bridal costume jewelry.
Of course, we all still want to have a few pieces of real expensive jewlery, but when you can buy a whole jewelry box full of costume jewelry for what you could purchase just one piece of the real stuff for, why not enjoy the many benefits of the fashion jewelry?
Fashion jewelry is another name for costume jewlery, the stones in fashion jewelry are synthetic and can be made in every color and style imaginable. The setting material can be coated with gold, platinum or silver but the base material can be nylon, acrylic, shells, or wood. All of these materials are readily available and cost next to nothing.
Today’s costume jewelry is made to look like the real thing and it can comfortably be worn to even formal occasions as it would take a jeweler to know the difference.
Both men and women love their real jewelry, but from the stand point of variety, cost, and versatiltity costume jewelry is often your best bet.