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About Men's Jewelry Today |
Today, men can wear beautiful, unusual or classic jewellery without
passing for being peculiar, show off, or being "Blinging"
Jewelry is the oldest forms of body adornment, archeologists recently
found some 100,000 year-old shells that were made into necklaces. As of
today they are thought to be the oldest known form of jewelry ornaments
found. And men, along time, are not strangers to that. From the Mayas, to
the Native Americans, the men of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, most African
tribes, Polynesians inhabitants, men always wore, along side tattoos, and
other body ornaments, jewellery.
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And we are not talking only about a
simple bracelet, necklace or ring but also about elaborate ornamentations,
nose rings, disproportionate earrings, toe rings, wrap jewelry and huge
pendants. During the last century, men restricted themselves or were
restricted by society to simple ID bracelets, religious necklaces or
pendants, wedding bands, engagement rings or watches because, really, they
have a function, and could not be seen as being a feminine weakness or
tendency... Although in earlier times, even for women, jewellery was
created for more practical uses, such as for pinning clothes or hairs
together. Today, at last, men wear jewellery, not only for their function
but also purely for esthetic reasons, because it complements them, their
style, or even distinguish them greatly from the crowd who on the other
hand got used to them. For example, the craze for body jewelry and
piercing, my best friend who I saw one day with a ring on one of one
eyebrow, I could not tell you if it still has it today, no one pays
attention anymore as it is now part of this personality, and complement
him very well. For my part, I wear a very discreet, but stylish men's
bracelet in by Zoppini, an Italian jewelry brand, synonymous with quality
and style, like most Italian jewelry makers. I love the marriage of
stainless steel with 18 carat gold inlays and hard black rubber to bring a
modern touch and comfort on the skin. I also love titanium jewelry, so
light and strong, which is also a weakness as you almost forget that you
are wearing anything...For that reason, I prefer stainless steel, gold,
tungsten men's jewellery or a combination of the three, sometime with
leather, rubber parts, or even the more expensive but fresh carbon fibres
to bring a more casual or luxury note. Gemstones, precious or not are not
something I find appealing on a man but someone or something might make me
change my mind, like a new men's designer bracelet which will marry
stainless steel, gold and blue sapphire or emeralds in a slick, unusual
but discreet design master piece. As a result of men openness to more
attractive jewelry, worn simply for their beauty, jewellery brands, modern
fashion houses, have developed their collection of men's jewelry to be as
comprehensive as for the women. There are nowadays men's jewelry for every
style, every range of prices, every personality, classic, contemporary,
designers have the most extensive imagination and creativity. In that
respect, for a great choice of men's bracelets, rings, necklaces,
pendants, cufflinks in titanium, stainless steel, gold, carbon fibres,
leather, tungsten and combination...I like Italian jewelry designers such
as Forzieri, Zoppini, Torrini and French designer Rochet Bijoux who bring
men's jewelry design to a level affordable and wearable for all. The men's
bracelets section is particularly impressive at http://www.carametis.co.uk/acatalog/Mens-jewelry.htm As a gift, bracelets are always a safe bet, no problem with size, it does
not have the same signification as a ring, and even for a man who is still
reticent to wear jewelry, a bracelet is the most discreet but elegant
option.
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