Fall / Winter Jewelry Trends 2020

Before you know it, we will be switching out our swimsuits and sandals for sweaters and boots but don´t forget that all of those cold weather essentials look so much better with a little bling. So it´s time to thinking about the Fall 2020 jewelry trends.

For the Autumn and Winter 2020 season jewelry trends range from polished and elegant to ultraglamorous and a little bit gritty. 

Clothing fashion is now largely in the 70s and so is jewelry. The jewelry is now mainly big and showy and in this disco decade the jewelry is mainly gold toned.

Fall and Winter 2020 Jewelry Trends:

Earrings:

• Shoulder-grazing earrings
• Oversized hoop earrings
• Polished gold doorknocker clip hoop earrings
• Rhinestone hanging earrings
• Gold tone faux pearl earrings
• Baby heart studs
• Mismatched earrings
• Cherry chain drop earrings
• Initial threader
• Gold heart stud earrings
• Gold butterfly earrings
• Ear cuffs
• Razzle-dazzle rhinestones

Necklaces:

• Ultra long necklaces
• Tassel pendant necklaces
• Statement chokers
• Crystal loop choker necklaces
• Chandelier necklaces
• Large necklaces
• Polished chains
• Charm necklaces

Bracelets:

• Large curb bracelet
• Multi-stone charm bracelet
• Charm bracelets
• Big bangle bracelets
• Glow stick bracelets
• Rhinestone bracelets
• Ethnic patterned bracelet

Other jewelry:

• Punky pieces
• Pearl jewelry
• Thick jewelry
• The haddy ring
• Large costume gems (gigantic stones, in round-, pear- and emerald cut shapes)
• Costume jewelry
• Heavy duty chains
• Star jewelry
• Paper clip jewelry
• Resin flower jewelry

Who doesn´t need a little bling in their lives? This season you have permission to wear shiny, sparkly and meaningful jewelry.

~ Minna

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

Spring 2020 Jewelry Trends

I´ve been little busy in my personal life and I have coming to a point when I needed to think my limited time so I have decided that starting April I´m going to write my blog every other week. I´m also out of blog writing ideas so this looser schedule gives me chance to search and write more interesting things.

Today, I´m going to write little Spring jewelry trends. Warming weather and Sunny days are finally brighten up my mood. Soon we can dress little more lighter and that´s best time to start wearing jewelry if you haven´t wear them yet.

This Spring jewelry designers have thought about beach vibes so it shouldn´t be surprise that this season hot jewelry are made of seashells and different metals.

This season designers mixing different shapes, sizes and metals to create the most eye-catching pieces!

Earrings are this season big, bold and statement looking mixed with shells, different metals and classic pearls.

Look for following earrings in this Spring: 

Gold plated wire asymmetrical earrings are hot in this Spring.
Shop these earrings: FjeldDesign

• Multi-layered hoops
• Statement earrings
• Mixed shape earrings
• Pearl earrings
• Seashell earrings
• Sphere earrings
• Big sphere earrings
• Hoop earrings (all sizes and shapes)
• Mismatch earrings
• Single earrings
• Pin drop threader earrings
• Clip-on earrings

Necklaces seems to have interesting textures in this Spring.

Lariat and layer necklaces are once again hot this season and also chunky chains but not classic heavy chunky chain necklace like some rap artist might have.

This Spring chain necklace needs to have texture or enameled and details are the thing.

Following necklaces are IN this Spring:

• Lariat necklaces
• Layer necklaces
• Textured chain necklaces
• Pearl necklaces
• Sphere necklaces
• Choker necklaces

Bold bracelets and cuffs are going to adorn the wrist in this Spring.

This Spring following bracelets are IN:

• Shell bracelets

• Friendship bracelets

• Pearl bracelets

• Bead bracelets

• Cuff bracelets

Everything from necklaces to earrings to bracelets will feature the strong and spherical shape. In this Spring all jewelry are playful with different shapes and sizes with a lot of colors. Jewelry materials seems to be very beach vibes and natural. So go and have fun with jewelry!

~ Minna

... and finally here is idea where to get this Spring hot jewelry:

Bridal Bangle Bracelet

GlamorousSparkle is handmade jewelry shop and friendly shop owner is happy to fulfill any custom order you might have.

In her shop you can find jewelry for your special day but also jewelry that you can wear everyday!

Bracelet Fashion

This week´s subject is bracelet and bangle fashion in Fall and Winter 2019.

As you may guess by now, the bracelets and bangles are big and statement looking in this season but they are also sparkling and colorful. Bracelet and bangle style seems getting vibes from modern hippie style. All boho and bohemian style bracelets and bangles has come back in style again. Don´t forget the tassel or layer bracelets and bangles too.

I personally love to wear any sparkling bracelet. I have always love any sparkling jewelry because they are naturally just beautiful to me. Little sparkle makes your everyday outfit little more special and why? There´s no reason. Does sparking jewelry really need a good reason to wear? Absolutely not!

I wear it simply because I want to feel myself little more glamorous especially if I´m feeling little down or the day is cloudy and rainy. Wearing sparkling jewelry will instant lift my mood and I don´t worry about rainy day. Beautiful jewelry really has the power to make you feel better about yourself and it will also give beautiful finish any outfit.

Sparkling bracelets and bangles are hot in this season and they will go with any evening dress and if you want to add little luxury in your daily outfit choose some sparkling bracelet or bangle.

Classic pearl bracelets are also hot and trendy in this season.

Pearl bracelets and bangles can be found so many different style. Most classic design is single stand

pearl bracelet which is classic and timeless pearl jewelry. Single strand pearl bracelet is perfect choice for with business outfit, for the bride or bridesmaids. Single strand pearl bracelet can be just with pearls or with some charm or initial.

If you looking for extra comfortable pearl bracelet, choose flexible bracelet. Flexible bracelet usually doesn´t have any clasp so they are easy to slide on your wrist. More durable bracelet is made of wire or strong beading thread. These ones usually have clasp and you have to know your  wrist size more accurately than flexible since these kind bracelets won´t be any flexible.

Glass and crystal pearls are more affordable choice instead of real or fresh water pearls. How can you tell differences between all these pearls? Let me answer to you. You can simple tell difference between real or glass pearls by their weight, shape and colors. 

Glass and crystal pearls are usually equally round shape and they don´t necessarily weight less than real pearls. Any jewelry maker who work with real pearl should know that each pearl separate with a knot so they won´t scratch each other. Also real pearls never comes in pure white color. The real pearl white is usually more natural white and color bend more in warm white / yellow white. The price is also good difference teller. Real pearl cost more than glass pearls. Real and fresh water pearls shapes are never equally round shape. They slightly vary from each other and even high quality pearls have minor shape  differences.

Pearl bangle bracelets are bracelets without any clasp and they comes in various design. Bangles can have one or several pearls in the middle of the bangle. Bangle bracelet can be also open ones which give you more space to slip it through your hand.

Bangles are meant to just slip through your hand so it´s important to measure it right before buying. 

If you like to buy pearl or any other bangle bracelet but don´t know how to measure it, you simply need to fold your thumb as far as possible across your hand. Measure across the widest part of your folded hand from the end of your thumb all around your hand. Add 3/4 - 1 inch (2 - 2.5 cm) in your measure result to get more comfortable bangle bracelet.

My memory wire bracelets are in top row and two bracelets in the second row are also memory wire bracelet. Last one is good example for wrap bracelet that be wrap around your wrist two to four times.

Also bracelet that are made from memory wire are good options. Memory wire´s best quality is that it always get back in its original shape although you stretch it. Memory wire bracelets are easy to wrap around your wrist. Your wrist size is not so important than regular bracelets since memory wire bracelet are flexible but in order that they go nicely wrap in your wrist, the memory wires also have different diameters so pay attention what dimension the bracelet is. I have also made couple bracelet from memory wire. I got excited when I saw wooden beads in gold, silver and copper color and I thought they would be perfect as a three layer bracelet.

Bracelets styles that are also hot and trendy in Fall and Winter 2019

In this season bracelets are also multi layer ones. Most common bracelet style is long bracelet that you can wrap two or more times around your wrist. Tassel bracelet and bangles are fun way to add a bohemian vibe to any look.

I hope you enjoy to read my blog post and if you got any questions about bracelets or bangles, feel free to comment below, I will try my best to answer to you :)

~ Minna