Costume Jewelry
Diamonds are forever and gold is a woman's passion but costume jewelry is the emerging trend that is catching the fancy of young and old alike. Costume jewelry is jewelry that is made of less valuable materials including base metals, glass, plastic, and synthetic stones, in place of more valuable materials such as precious metals and gems. These usually inexpensive and often flashy and their main use are in fashion, as opposed to "real" jewelry which may be regarded primarily as collectibles, keepsakes, or investments.
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The term costume jewelry dates back to the early 20th century. It may reflect the use of the word "costume" to refer to what is now called an "outfit"; for example, a "handsome street costume of maroon brown velvet". Thus the jewelry worn with everyday fashion (costumes) grew to be known as "costume jewelry." Another theory is that the term refers to the jewelry worn in theatrical productions.
Costume jewelry has been part of culture since almost 300 years. During the 1700s cheap jewelry made with glass started getting made. After almost a century in the 1800s costume jewelry made of semi precious material came into the market. The use of semi precious material made the jewelry available in the hands of the common people. But the real golden era for the costume jewelry started in 1930s when rhinestone became popular in the European market and costume jewelry using rhinestone as the material came in demand. Costume jewelry was further made popular by various designers in the mid 19th century.
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