Costume Jewelry Earrings

They are colorful, they sparkle, the appeal of costume jewelry earrings crosses all age, sex and cultural lines.  People from every nation and every culture wear costume jewlery.

Costume earrings made of gold, silver and emeralds  have been worn for literally centuries to make both a class and fashion statement.  These priceless pieces of jewlery were created to be worn as accessories to a certain ‘costume’, hence the name costume jewelry came to be.

A 2000 year old earring was discovered by archaeologists in Jerusalem, a pair of 4500 year old gold disc earrings were discovered in England, and a pair of still older jade earrings were found Inner Mongolia. These last earrings are believed to be between 7500 to 8200 years old.  We women have been swinging earrings from our earlobes for quite awhile haven’t we?

Women have been adorning their earlobes with earrings for centuries, and while the popularity of costume jewelry earrings has been up and down, depending, for the most part, on economy of the culture, costume jewelry earrings have remained a staple item in the jewlery boxes of wealthy women since recorded time.

Costume jewelery earrings in centuries past were made of the precious metals like gold and silver, but today we think of fashion jewlery as disposable jewlery, stuff that can be easily discarded as the fashion dictates.

Most of them are made to look like silver or gold, the real stuff, and, truthfully, with today’s advanced technology and jewlery manufacturing methods, it is difficult to tell the fake costume jewlery from the real stuff. Only your bank account knows the difference

Fans of costume jewelry earrings love that they can produce an entirely different look just by switching out the earrings they are wearing. With a bouncy pair of bangle earrings, you can look sexy and lively, but with a classic stud pair, you can pull off the most formal of occasions.

Fabulous costume jewelry earrings can be found almost everywhere. Of course, the malls are full of them, but what many people don’t know is that quality wholesale costume jewlery including costume jewelry earrings can be found all over the Internet.

In fact, if could be said that the largest variety and the best prices can be found at the online stores including Ebay and Etsy as well as literally thousands of smaller independent online jewlery specialty stores.

I think that most people have the wrong idea about shopping the Web wholesale jewlery sites, they think that they are only for the large or volume buyer, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

Most of the online stores are glad to sell you a single pair of costume jewelry earrings, a single gold jewellery bracelet, or just one silver necklace. They almost always have outstanding customer service with a willingness to make and keep satisfied customers.

A major benefit to purchasing your new earrings online is that you can shop from the comfort and convenience of your own home.  Finding and purchasing the perfect pair of costume jewelry earrings to match you new outfit couldn’t possibly be easier.

Costume Jewlery

What would be considered costume jewlery today?  I’ve always thought of costume or fashion jewlery as  jewlery that you purchase to go with a certain outfit.

You get a good-looking red dress and you want to wear jewlery that complements that particular dress.

When that fashion goes out of vogue, the costume jewlery bought to go with it gets thrown out, given away or moved to the bottom of a drawer somewhere.  Your costume jewlery collection usually fluctuates with the latest fashion.

Unlike real gold jewlery, usually, no one places much value in  costume jewlery.  You certainly wouldn’t put it in a safe, and probably wouldn’t suffer too much if you lost it or it turned up missing.

Not only do you buy it to accessorize a certain ensemble, but you purchase it to add beauty and style to both you and your entire outfit.  Nothing attracts attention faster than a stylish, appropriate piece of jewlery.

The relatively low cost of most costume jewlery, at least that which we typically think of as costume jewlery, lets you highlight as many separate ensembles as you want without ruining your bank account.

Indeed, costume jewelry allows you to define your fashion statement to your heart’s content without worrying about the cost of wearing the latest style or fashion.

Having said that, there is a difference between fine costume jewlery, and cheap costume jewlery.  A variety of materials may be used in making costume jewlery, and the more expensive the metal used, the more expensive the jewlery.

Costume jewlery can be made from sterling silver, kundan, gold plated metals, semi-precous stones, glass beads, hemp, pewter, stainless steel, and you name it, it has probably been used to make costume jewlery.  Usually the jewlery you select depends on the style you want to convey.

Certainly, costume jewlery is not in scant supply, and some of the vintage costume jewlery is well worth collecting.

If you decide to begin a collection of vintage costume jewlery, there are a number of places to look that you might not think of right off the cuff.  Flea markets, garage sales, and antique fairs are all good places in which to search and you might even be lucky enough run across an unbelievable deal on a remarkable piece.

Also, church bazaars inevitably turn up interesting costume jewlery, maybe even a Fabulous Fake, that has been stashed away up in someones attic.

When these precious pieces get passed down to the next generation, they are often forgotten or considered worthless pieces of junk.  Many rare finds are discovered through patiently searching through the costume jewlery at a church rummage sale.

There are a few things to be aware of when digging around for antique or vintage costume jewlery.  Avoid pieces that are turning green, missing stones, or the pieces where the pins or clasps are broken or don’t function properly.

If you’re looking for current fashion costume jewlery, try looking online at the wholesale costume jewlery sites.  There are many Web sites that offer a wide selection of today’s trendy costume jewlery styles.