How Silver Jewelry Designers Are Interpreting The Fashions Next Year

By Tonia Michael


September and October fashion weeks recently unveiled what fashionistas can expect from 2013 fashions. Jewelry will be ending this year's bold trend of dramatic wrist cuffs and tribal fashions in favor of something more elegant and dainty. The looks for Spring will take inspiration from the Hollywood siren of the Fifties, particularly the heroine of the Hitchcock era. Silver jewelry designers will be bringing their consumers a finished, feminine and reserved style.

Tribal flavor will continue to be a part of accessories next year but the style is much more precious than before. Gemstones used are more valuable rubies and emeralds which bring bold colors into the spring and winter palettes. Shapes are graphic and irregular, with the stones adding femininity to the look.

A slight Egyptian note is being seen in the accessories world, with scarabs and lotuses being used on necklaces and earrings. These are used on pieces inspired by the ancient world. Graphic patterns are mixed with bright gemstones in a way that is austere and wild simultaneously. Metals are woven in bold and interesting ways to embolden the look.

In keeping with the Fifties Hitchcock heroine, jewels will be daintier and more elegant. Cameo brooches are undoubtedly the most important accessories next year. They took a main role on catwalks in October and September fashion weeks, worn with tailored suits and feminine blouses. All other pieces need to be a little subtler, adding a dainty, antique flare to a lace inspired look.

The world of jewels is turning into an art form more collectible and artistically relevant than ever before. The idea of jewels as works of art is leading to galleries holding exhibitions of exquisitely designed bracelets, necklaces and earrings. They allow the wearer to be an individual. Found objects are an important part of the current artistic movement, so expect to find them transformed into dazzling neckpieces with an historical story to tell.

Worn art can be expensive but wearers are given the opportunity to act as an agent of change in exchange. Currently, one can support the arts while accessorizing. Wearers are walking exhibits, donning items that are designed according to ideologies, doctrines and political expression.

It's going to be fashionable to wear ideologies on one's sleeve. Bangles and wrist cuffs carry diamond encrusted inspirational mantras. Phrases such as 'love life' are engraved onto accessories to remind wearers of the true treasures in their lives. This trend is turning fashion upside down by giving it a sense of depth it has seldom experienced in the past.

Gems and metals are graduated in tone so that colors blend and meld into one another. Emeralds steadily turn into electric blue sapphires and gold gradually turns into silver. The effect is dramatic and contemporary, adding a modern twist to the trendy vintage fashions.

Fashion's focus on color is incredibly relevant in accessories today. Customized jewels are carrying personal messages and names that communicate the life story of the wearer. Lemon yellow, pastels, coral and emerald are all colors to choose. Silver jewelry designers will be adding plenty of color to wardrobes in summer and winter.




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