Jewellery has been used to enhance beauty of the wearer from
time immemorial. It has been the culture and heritage of different religions
across the various countries of the world. Considered to be an essential part
of the attire and appearance of the wearers, jewellery has been present all
through the ages. At various points of time through the centuries, jewellery
was actually considered to be a determinant of class demarcations of the
wearer. This entailed his or her position in the social strata of the society
at the respective time period.
If you consider the concept of wearing jewellery today, it
has a whole new dimension attributed to it. Jewellery is still an integral form
of expression related to beauty that
works in alignment with emotions and is more than a decorative fixture.
Jewellery has always been used to enhance the beauty of the
person wearing it. He or she chose his or her jewellery
according to the budget and ultimate point is to look good and feel good
wearing it. According to the budget and the other styling preferences, people
choose for a variety of materials right from precious and commonly used
materials like gold and silver, to shells, bones, stones, teeth of animals to
twigs, dried flowers and seeds too!
Jewellery is a fashion
accessory along with a form of artistic expression for the designer and
people also take pleasure and pride in designing their own jewellery items with
exclusive motives. If you look at the jewellery items, you will find that they
are actually used to adorn the body part that the wearer wishes to beautify and
attract the attention of the onlooker to. Like:
Earrings
The earrings have evolved to make the ear look charming, the
nose-pin gives a mysterious dimension to the nose, the necklaces add an extra
touch of elegance to the neck, the armlets make the arms look more enticing an
the wristlets or bracelets make them look more fetching. These are mostly
expressions associated with women’s jewellery.
Jewellery for Men
If you consider men’s
jewellery items that fall in the same category, you will find that they
prefer to wear designs that explore and add to the rugged masculine look even
more. Waistbands are worn to define the shapely waist of the wearer.
Anklets
Anklets are worn to steal the heart of the admirer with the
clinking musical sound that occurs every time the lady moves her feet, the toe
rings attract the attention to the exquisite shape of her feet.
Rings
Rings are worn in various shapes and sizes, and are
preferred by both men and women as they are perhaps the only jewellery item
that holds a wide array of significance and purpose of wearing. A lot can be
basically expressed through rings. The designs, the stones embedded in them or
the other motifs including the engraved messages that are found nowadays are
clear means of telling the world of the purpose you are wearing a particular
ring. All this not only beautify the fingers and hands of the person wearing it
but also adds to the aura as well.