Jewelry: A Major Fashion Accessory This Season (Religious jewelry)
Just glance through today’s hottest fashion magazines and catalogs, and you’ll see that costume jewelry has taken center stage, becoming not just an accent but a major part of a woman’s wardrobe. One, two, or three necklaces, fashioned from a mixture of wooden, ceramic, and silver and gold beads, combine to make a dramatic statement, perfectly setting off the neckline and contours of a superbly matched dress or shirt. Watches, once subtle, practical accessories finely crafted of gold or silver, have become bold jewelry; the watch faces themselves have grown in size and are adorned with semiprecious gems, fired clay tiles carved with a variety of folk symbols, and leather, ribbon or metal, while bracelets are also bigger, bolder, and more dramatic.