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