Heritage Jewelers

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Fashion Jewelry, Custom, and Fine

The desire for jewelry runs deep throughout history and a multitude of cultures. Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Babylonian, and Native American cultures have been wearing them for thousands of years, and it’s likely that decorated items that serve no purpose besides being pleasant to the eye have been around much longer than our recorded history. It is obvious that these precious gems are coveted, traded, sold, and bought for insane amounts of material wealth, but the underlying desire for these shiny rocks and fine jewelry is a mystery to most.

While there are thousands, if not millions, of different types of gems, metals, materials, and configurations that are possible with everything from cheap plastic costume or fashion jewelry to one of kind custom jewelery. In the past almost all precious gems and metals were worn exclusively by kings and queens, emperors, priestess, and similar nobility types simply due to the unobtainable nature of these decorations and the inability of the lower classes to own these gems. It was simply a sign of wealth, fashion came second.

Today, jewelry is primarily used for fashion purposes as opposed to broadcasting a message, though wedding rings are a notable exception and come with a plethora of symbolism. Since looks, as opposed to wealth, are emphasized the rise of costume jewelry that mimics fine jewelry but at a fraction of the cost has steadily risen. There are even high end designers that work with the rarest materials designing inexpensive accessories that look incredible and won’t break the bank. Bronze jewelry fits in this category perfectly.

Bright and colorful, to minimal and understated, fashion jewelry is made to complement any style whether it be clothing, lack of it, or hair. It can complement the structure of the face, the shape of shoulders, lips, eyes, legs, and even high heels, but these are not limited to women exclusively. Many men are comfortable wearing fine jewelry and make a point of rocking diamond studs in their ears, a blingin’ necklace or a fine watch.
For many, an outfit is not complete until it has been accessorized with just the right piece of jewellery, and often they have many different pieces to choose from. Getting the outfit right is like completed a painted piece of art, it needs good contrast, composition, and then an incredibly interesting part that draw the viewer into the scene. It can wild, crazy and difficult to interpret like a Salvador Dali painting, colorful and simple like a Rothko, or just plain stunning like a Brodyism. Jewelry is the easiest to carry and hang artwork on the planet, the walls are your body, the gallery is life.