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Current Fashion Trends in Costume Jewelry and Accessories
by: Mic hael Gi etl
Color Trends in Costume Jewelry
The fall fashion trends are ushering in another excellent season for costume
jewelry and accessories. Rich colors and bold looks dominate the trend. Teal,
amber and amethyst are the important colors with olivine and green used as
neutrals. Topaz and peacock are also important and all indications are that rich
color will continue into the spring season. Metals are seeing a return to gold,
but silver is still stronger.
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Bold Designs Dominate Fashion Jewelry
Fashion jewelry thrives when bold designs are in vogue and that is very much the
case this season. The high fashion look is popular in necklaces, earrings, and
bracelets with natural components contributing to the designs. Wood is
continuing its second season of popularity with shell important even in the fall
line. But the rising star in natural materials is gemstone, which provides the
beauty of natural semiprecious stones to the costume jewelry designs. This will
definitely continue and accelerate in the spring line. Also popular in neckwear
are 48 inch and 60 inch ropes that are worn extended or doubled. Jet is strong
in holiday jewelry and estate looks (antique designs) are becoming fashionable
in bridal jewelry.
Traditional Costume Jewelry and Accessories
While costume jewelry in bold designs and rich colors forge the way for leading
fashion, there is a larger market that shouldn’t be ignored in more traditional
and classic looks. Theme jewelry in pendants, earrings, and charm bracelets has
an appeal that goes beyond fashion alone because it identifies with what the
wearer cares about. In addition, traditional rhinestone, bridal jewelry, evening
bags, and formal gloves have a classic look with timeless appeal. There is a
major market for these items that will always be present even as fashion
changes.
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Accessory Trends
Sequins and buttons are very big in all accessories, especially in handbags and
evening bags. Beyond these, the looks of the larger bags introduced by leading
designers are the trendy styles of the season. These are the bags the stars are
carrying, which goes a long ways towards popularizing the styles. In evening
bags, large sequins and buttons are very much in vogue, but traditional looks
seem to be carrying the day.
Sunglasses are definitely big and bold with aviators the runaway favorite. Retro
looks are also excellent and colored frames with matching lenses are very
popular.
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Hats and Headwear
In millinery, dress hats are an important part of the market, with ladies hats
the dominant player. The looks are very traditional with a new element of
pre-made bands allowing for the versatility of custom designs. Casual hats,
however, account for the major share of the market and no design in 2005 is more
important than the rollup cowboy hat. While the design is not popular in every
region of the country, the sheer number of sales makes it the number one hat of
the year. This rugged look that is typically American has risen to such
popularity that it becomes an important fashion statement. After cowboy hats,
the three most fashionable designs are wide brim floppy hats, ladies fedoras,
and newsboys. The entertainment field has played a major roll in popularizing
these designs and the fashion looks continue into the fall season with felt,
leather, wool, and leatherette used as the material for the fall versions.
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