Designer costume jewelry is the first jewelry manufactured as ornamentation for the masses to complement a particular fashionable garment or costume. Costume jewelery came into being in the 1930’s as a cheap disposable accessory meant to be worn with a specific outfit and it was considered cheap costume jewelry. It was intended to be fashionable for a short period of time, outdate itself, and then be repurchased to fit with a new outfit or new fashion style. Its main use is as fashion costume jewelry, as opposed to “real” or “fine” jewelry which may be regarded primarily as collectibles, keepsakes, or investments. Costume jewelry is made of less valuable materials including base materials, glass, plastic, and synthetic stones in place of more valuable materials such as precious metals and gems.
The Art Deco movement was an attempt to combine the harshness of mass production with the sensitivity of art and design. It was during this period that Coco Chanel introduced costumer jewelry to complete the costume. The Art Deco movement died with the onset of the Great Depression and the outbreak of World War II. However it did give us antique costume jewelry and vintage costume jewelry. There are several websites that sell costume jewelry online with several very reputable costume jewelry manufacturers like Sarah Coventry. They offer vintage costume jewelry, bridal costume jewelry, and designer costumer jewelry for little cost. While designer costume jewelry cost a little more than the fashion costume jewelry, it looks so real that it is well worth the effort to buy.
Other websites offer designer costume jewelry at costume jewelry wholesale prices. You may be required to buy in bulk, but the prices are so affordable that it’s hard to pass up the sale. You can get several pieces of fashion costume jewelry for what you would pay for real jewelry. There are sites that sell cheap costume jewelry, but it is usually easy to spot the good costume jewelry from the not so good. All in all, costume jewelry can help you to accessorize any outfit. Unlike earlier times, when costume jewelry was made to wear one time, you can wear your costume jewelry over and over again. Happy shopping!