Perfect Match!

As a child I grew up in a family of jewelers for many generations. Los Angeles Downtown has the biggest jewelry district in the United States. My sister and I would visit our parent’s office while they worked in the store. We played dress up pretending to be rich socialites and celebrities then our parents would scold us for muddling with their merchandise. Sometime we would watch our mom become a stylist as female customers approached her booth. Whenever, the customers are discouraged with an item she automatically knows the right item that will amazed them. My mom has great taste in fashion for clothes, accessories, and her job. I wanted to learn the techniques and rules in the perfect ensemble.

I wanted men and women to learn about the jewelry rules in creating their own appealing stylist image. During my research I found an article about the wearing jewelry with ensemble that can be helpful. So, I found the perfect article from Gem-Fashion.com

Accessories Wins not Sins
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The choice of accessories is a very personal affair, it's very important that you feel comfortable and in harmony with what you wear. But jewelry is a very speci

al thing that requires thorough consideration and good taste. Here are our expert advise on how to make the most of the jewelry:

Woman jewelry rules:

1. Remember "one-statement-at-a-time" rule. It means that you should balan

ce your jewelry items. For example, a dramatic necklace requires modest earrings and vice versa. Similarly, if you don’t want to look like a Christmas tree, avoid wearing more than one massive and bold ring at a time. The combination of 2 or 3 discreet rings is ok within the good-taste limits. The same is for the bracelets. But then do not wear a necklace.

Jewelry sets are traditional gifts. They usually include matching necklace, ear-rings, a bracelet and a ring. Do not wear them all at once. A necklace is good together with a ring, and ear-rings

are a fabulous match for a bracelet. You can compliment them with a wedding ring.
2. Face shape and hair style have an influence on what to wear. For instance, massive ear-rings look out of place if you have a small face with fine features or short-cut hair. Hair worn piled up is a fabulous opportunity to wear long drop or dangly earrings.

3. Consider your age when choosing the stones and metals that can work best for you. The good options for a young girl are some strings of pearls, corals, turquoise a-la russe (i.e. set in silver or gold). More mature ladies are free to wear all possible precious stones.

As to the metals, it’s up to you what to choose taking your taste, hair and eye-color into account. But on the whole, silver jewelry is considered to be an every-day thing, not appropriate for formal and special occasions. You can combine silver and gold jewelry. But think thoroughly over the combination. For example, silver and gold chains can live a dark dress up. Never combine a silver necklace with a gold bracelet.

Man jewelry rules:
All man jewelry should be simple in design and of excellent quality. Never reject things because they are not the latest fashion. For men, an ancient signet or a pin with a big diamond are status symbols. The excellent jeweler’s art raise all possible objections.

A signet produces a better effect on a long-fingered man’s hand than on a plump and short-fingered one. In case it’s an ancient gold signet with an official seal or a monogram you can wear it on a little finger of either hand. Choosing the left one you “soothe the pain” of a too strong hand-shake. A signet on a forefinger or a middle finger looks melodramatic and stagy.

The wrist-watches match an evening suit unless they have a leather wristlet. In such situations men are supposed to wear flat gold or platinum watch on a thin gold or platinum chain.

The pearly collar-studs are a must for a shirt in a cut-away suit. The cuffs are linked with gold cuff-links-chains which can be decorated with precious stones.

Elena Zharina
Fashion Jewelry Editor