Stand Out with Costume Jewellery

An engagement party is an exciting kick-off in the wedding planning season.  Betrothal or an engagement has a long history of its existence when rings are exchanged by soulmates as a symbol of love and celebration. 

Cultures around the world have embraced the significance of the rings worn with this symbolism and earlier traditions would have had carvings of dates, initials, blessings or any other kind of mark on one’s engagement ring. 

Modern rings today can be of vintage or antique styles or incorporate completely new looks.  The couple has seemingly endless ways to express their love, commitment, uniqueness and interest.

Costume/Fashion jewellery

Costume jewellery is also called imitation jewellery or costume jewellery, mainly because it is not made of precious metals and stones but is rather light and comparatively cheap materials are used. 

Costume jewellery is trend conscious changes in the market according to the latest patterns of taste and preferences of fashion.  It is very trendy and fast selling among young and working women in general. 

The Sawantwadi, Goa and Hubali, Dharmastala areas of the Konkan region are known as such national imitation or costume jewellery hub. 

The tourist state of Goa, always attracts the eyes of foreign tourists who have a liking for delicate designs.

The term costume jewellery was first used in the 1920s, however jewellery and ornaments made of non-precious things have been worn since ancient times. 

Although it is sometimes known as costume jewellery, it includes crafts and materials and often times it is even better than fine jewellery on trending rings like signet . 

During that time, women wore jewellery made of precious and semi-precious stones and metals to flaunt their family and husbands wealth. 

Thus, jewellery was worn by most of the upper class to convey their position in society although it could also be a symbol of someone’s religion, state of romance or time of mourning.

Inexpensive materials for costume jewellery:

In the early twentieth century, with the development of new materials and industrialization, fashion designers began experimenting with jewellery as an expression of style and creativity, using less expensive invaluable materials to make the pieces bigger and bolder. 

These necklaces, earrings and brooches were made with inexpensive materials and were not designed as keepsakes or heirlooms, they could be bolder and trendier and after going out of fashion, discarded or replaced.

The Indian imitation or fashion jewellery market consists of men’s accessories and women’s materials and includes plastic, fibre, metals such as silver, nickel, brass, copper, leather, wood and sometimes even made out of ivory even though ivory was banned in India.  Jewellery made of stainless steel, zinc, plastic beads and stone has made its mark in the Indian jewellery market and is still being able to hold its position. 

The market is well defined in an organized market with a combination of unbranded and locally produced jewellery from different brands. 

Also, each category is subdivided based on the utility and price tag that comes with such products.  In addition to the fashion craze among the youth, most of the Indians are in the middle class, which has made the demand for tungsten rings jewellery readily available, cheap and fits within a certain budget.