Jewelry Fashion In Different Decades, Part 2

This is my second part of Jewelry Fashion In Different Decades, if you haven´t read already the first part, you can simply click here to read it.

This time I will write more about 70´s, 80´s and 90´s jewelry fashion. I´ve been 80´s child so I remember some jewelry and of course 90´s jewelry is in more better in my memory because back in 90´s I was close to teenage age.

Jewelry Fashion in 70´s

70´s fashion style and jewelry
Top row: 3rd jewelry can be purchase at my Etsy shop: BlueBellJewelry
Top row´s Gold Peace sign necklace can be purchase at FjeldDesign

Disco dancing 70´s gave us a fabulous new wardrobe full of color, texture and retro patterns. Do you remember jumpsuits, fringe jackets, flared pants, maxi dresses or retro T-shirts?

70´s jewelry continued the gold trend with gold chain belts and necklaces, vintage tassel necklaces, and long bead necklaces. On the disco dance floor, gold was essential. Bone and ivory were carved into bracelets, earrings and necklaces.

In 1970´s colors were bright and bold. Colorful, large patterns were used in the decor and clothing. The most popular colors of the 70´s were mustard yellow, various shades of brown, blue and olive green. Homemade and tuned items were also popular.

• Gold jewelry
• Peace sign necklace
• Flower and floral jewelry
• Ethnic jewelry
• Tassel earrings
• Tassel necklaces
• Tassel bracelets
• Feather earrings
• Statement necklaces
• Fabric jewelry
• Wooden jewelry
• Sequin jewelry

Jewelry Fashion in 80´s

80´s fashion style and jewelry

I was born in 1980´s so I can remember few jewelry that I owned back then. I remember having plastic electric blue colored teardrop shape earrings which I got from earring box where was different kind earrings and I loved to make friendship bracelets but what else where in fashion?

In the 80s, the colors were bright and usually in neon colors, which was repeated in both jewelry and clothing. Women’s hair was often creped and eye makeup was usually blue in color. Jewelry were big and bold.

• Plastic jewelry
• Lightning bolt earrings
• Sequin jewelry
• Neon jewelry 
• Punk jewelry (crosses, rivets, chains)
• Oversize bangle bracelets
• Big brooches
• Oversize hoop earrings
• Beaded necklaces
• Cocktail rings
• Woven friendship bracelets
• Charm bracelets
• Jelly bracelets

Jewelry Fashion in 90´s

90´s fashion style and jewelry

In the 1990s, clothing fashion featured off shoulder shirts, floral dresses, flannel shirts, crop tops, denim jackets, loose jeans and belt bags. Pastel colored hair were trendy and also oversized hair scrunchies. The most popular jewelry of the 90´s were choker necklaces. 

In Finland was popular in the class rings, best friend necklaces and parrot earrings which I owned back then. I remember doing a lot hair scrunchies in home and at school. In 90´s also Kaleva and Aarikka jewelry were popular. Kalevala jewelry has been made in Finland since the 1930´s. The classic, Finnish Aarikka has become familiar with its wooden and silver jewelry and interior decoration items.

• Large and oversized silver hoops
• Diamond stud earrings
• Dramatic drop earrings
• Chandelier earrings
• Oversized studs
• Big bracelets
• Flower bracelets
• Heart-shaped collar necklaces
• Tattoo choker necklaces
• Gothic jewelry
• Matchy-matchy earrings (earring color had to match your dress)
• Heart of the ocean necklaces
• Layer necklaces
• Pearl chokers
• Lace chokers
• Cocktail rings
• Crystal headbands
• Forehead headbands
• Scarves as a choker
• Safety pins everywhere
• Climbing arm bands
• Piecing jewelry

I hope you enjoyed to read these blog posts. At least, it was fun to write about it. So many style, fashion and jewelry have been forgot but writing this brings so many memories back in my mind. 

~ Minna

Jewelry Fashion In Different Decades, Part 1

My friend gave me idea to write about jewelry fashion in different decades. I must say that this topic is also have been interesting me too.

When I was child, I love to watch movies. Back to 80´s women usually had in movies natural looking almond shape nails and jewelry. I have always love sparkling jewelry. So this blog post journey starts in 20´s and we are going through all the way back n 90´s.

Jewelry Fashion in 20´s 

1920´s jewelry took turn to simplicity and Art Deco "modernism" in all styles from rings to necklaces and bracelets. Long pearl flapper necklaces, large gemstone brooches, bangles, bracelets and sparkling filigree rings are all icon of the 1920s. Earrings were long drops that exposed bare necks.

Not all pearl necklaces were long or worn in a single strand. It was popular to wear layers of them in various lengths from 60 inches or on up. Longer pearls were fashionable in the early twenties and were getting shorter as the decade progressed.

In 1920´s jewelry were simple but colorful for daywear. Elegant white crystals were worn in daytime and black crystals for evening. Necklaces were single strands  of beads or pearls, some with tassel ends running over 20 inches long and often tied in a knot. Bracelets were thick cuff gemstones or rounded bangles. Black, red, orange, teal and sage were popular colors for gems and beads in daywear jewelry.

• Long pearl necklaces
• Long beaded necklaces
• Large gemstone brooches
• Bangles
• Sparkling filigree rings
• Bib necklaces
• Gemstone jewelry
• Diamond jewelry
• Semiprecious stones: jade, coral, turquoise, marcasite, onyx, agate and carnelian
• Bold Deco Art colors: deep yellows, reds, greens, blues and pink

Jewelry Fashion in 50´s

In 1950´s jewelry trend were lucite, plastics. Popular jewelry metal colors were yellow-toned gold and trendy rose gold. Jewelry design were clean, colorful, ornate and perfectly coordinate with an outfit. Women worn also matching jewelry sets which is called parure. In 1950´s women wore often matching earrings, brooches, rings, necklaces and sometimes bracelets.

Pearls had been a popular choice of jewelry past few decades but in the 1950´s, pearls became very popularity. They were the perfect accessory for the little black dress. Black and white color combinations were very chic. Other popular pearl colors were champagne, coffee, lemon yellow, cream white and gray. Pearl strand were usually very short so they could be seen above a modest neckline.

In 1950´s many fashion designer built jewelry in the clothes. Rhinestones were stitched onto dresses, belts or embellished collars. Pearls were beaded onto hats, chignon, hair wraps and purses. Rhinestone jewelry were highly desirable.

Costume jewelry grew in size, the trend for cocktail jewelry emerged. Cocktail ring were designed to be oversized statement pieces. They were made of large fake diamonds and translucent stones that reflected light.

Cocktail rings were made also clusters and rhinestones, pearls and colored gems. Most were round but some designer shaped them into shake-like lines, atomic stars, sunbursts and geometric bands.

• Costume jewelry
• Long pearl necklaces
• Multi layered pearl necklaces with sparkling details
• Hoop earrings
• Gold button earrings
• Gold flower and leaf necklaces
• Gold cuff bracelets
• Gold large figure brooches
• Gold chain bracelet and necklaces
• Single or double strand rhinestone necklaces
• Cocktail jewelry
• Multi row chokers
• Pearls mixed with stones

Jewelry Fashion in 60´s

1960´s jewelry trends include Mod or Pop Art colors: black and white, yellow and green, pink and red.

In 1960´s jewelry designers became bolder and more expressive. Costume jewelry looked very much same as the previous decade. Gold colored pearls and sparkling paste remained a popular choice in 1960´s.

Jewelry designer began to experiment more with the ideas of creating textured surface to the jewelry. Textured gold was popular in the late 1950´s and remained so into the 1960´s. Additional textures also emerged. A gritty effect dulling the shine of gold was created by fusing gold onto gold. Crumpled and hammered textures were also popular.

• Geometric shapes
• Black and white
• Resin and plastic jewelry
• Pop colors: rich pink, turquoise, orange and yellow
• Flower and florals designs
• Long large earrings (bigger the better)
• Hoop earrings
• Big cocktail rings
• Bangles became popular
• Peace sign jewelry

Are you 1920´s, 1950´s or 1960´s child? Do you remember any jewelry that worn in your childhood or have you inherited any jewelry from your grandma or from your mom? Leave your comment below if you have been child one of the presented decade. If you remember any jewelry that have been worn one of the this blog post decade, it would be so interesting to see photos of them or you can simply described the jewelry.

~ Minna