There are lots of reasons for looking to the past when we're choosing things to wear, and retro and vintage styling is as popular today as it has ever been. Broadly speaking, anything which was produced before the 1920s can be described as antique, while clothing and jewellery dating back from between 1920 and 1980s can be classed as vintage.
Demand, of course, is high for genuine vintage jewellery pieces and these can not only be hard to find but also pricey. The upside to the popularity of vintage clothing is that designers are keen to mine the past and so reproduction and retrospective designs are now common on the high street. And that makes vintage clothing and design a fabulous way to glam up an outfit and give you a genuine touch of style. Find your inspiration in old magazines, trawl through your granny's photographs and watch classic movies to discover the vintage style that you can make your own.
Head back to the 20s, wear your strings of beads long and layered for real flapper style, or tie them round your head for a superchic look, which even Princess Diana worked in the early years. In the 1930's Wallis Simpson taught us just about everything we know about jewellery, with her fabulous collections of precious stones. Birds, flowers, wild cats and abstract designs in brooches, pins, hair accessories, bracelets and rings, can be piled on, or worn one at a time, for a very slightly over-the-top response to challenging economic times.
In the 1950s, big movie stars, in all senses of the word, sported full lips and big hair along with enough sensational jewellery to draw attention to themselves. This was glamour at its best and they looked absolutely fabulous for sure.
Think of the Swinging Sixties and you're picturing psychedelic colours and an explosion of new fabrics and acrylics that let designers' imagination run wild. The mini skirt ruled and accessories were big - think chunky rings, bangles and necklaces in the kookiest of designs and colours.
If you choose to invest in a bit of vintage style for yourself, you'll be in good company, as today's goddesses of both the small and silver screen can all be seen channelling looks which combine the old and the new, the modern and the vintage.
Cheryl Cole, who seems to be a bit of a fashion icon these days, is often seen with oversized vintage jewellery or simple strings of pearls. Crystals feature heavily in her looks and she seems to be emulating such stars as Liz Taylor or Coco Chanel with her style. This is a rather simple but stunning look and she carries it off very well. In the US, entertainers are seen wearing Egyptian style cuffs and oversized gold pieces which look like they came right out of the thirties and forties in the last century. Younger stars in the fashion and music world are favouring the more complex designs in necklaces and these too hark back to styles worn in the fifties.
Whichever era captures your imagination, adding a piece or two of special vintage style jewellery will update your look by taking it back in time, and perhaps even mark you out as a style icon too.
Demand, of course, is high for genuine vintage jewellery pieces and these can not only be hard to find but also pricey. The upside to the popularity of vintage clothing is that designers are keen to mine the past and so reproduction and retrospective designs are now common on the high street. And that makes vintage clothing and design a fabulous way to glam up an outfit and give you a genuine touch of style. Find your inspiration in old magazines, trawl through your granny's photographs and watch classic movies to discover the vintage style that you can make your own.
Head back to the 20s, wear your strings of beads long and layered for real flapper style, or tie them round your head for a superchic look, which even Princess Diana worked in the early years. In the 1930's Wallis Simpson taught us just about everything we know about jewellery, with her fabulous collections of precious stones. Birds, flowers, wild cats and abstract designs in brooches, pins, hair accessories, bracelets and rings, can be piled on, or worn one at a time, for a very slightly over-the-top response to challenging economic times.
In the 1950s, big movie stars, in all senses of the word, sported full lips and big hair along with enough sensational jewellery to draw attention to themselves. This was glamour at its best and they looked absolutely fabulous for sure.
Think of the Swinging Sixties and you're picturing psychedelic colours and an explosion of new fabrics and acrylics that let designers' imagination run wild. The mini skirt ruled and accessories were big - think chunky rings, bangles and necklaces in the kookiest of designs and colours.
If you choose to invest in a bit of vintage style for yourself, you'll be in good company, as today's goddesses of both the small and silver screen can all be seen channelling looks which combine the old and the new, the modern and the vintage.
Cheryl Cole, who seems to be a bit of a fashion icon these days, is often seen with oversized vintage jewellery or simple strings of pearls. Crystals feature heavily in her looks and she seems to be emulating such stars as Liz Taylor or Coco Chanel with her style. This is a rather simple but stunning look and she carries it off very well. In the US, entertainers are seen wearing Egyptian style cuffs and oversized gold pieces which look like they came right out of the thirties and forties in the last century. Younger stars in the fashion and music world are favouring the more complex designs in necklaces and these too hark back to styles worn in the fifties.
Whichever era captures your imagination, adding a piece or two of special vintage style jewellery will update your look by taking it back in time, and perhaps even mark you out as a style icon too.
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