Necklaces- Expression of self
Women from ages have been fond of decorating themselves with varied types of jewellery. With the passage of time the styles and patterns of jewellery has undergone a sea change but the love of women for jewellery has always been the same.
One such popular item of jewellery is necklace which have always been a woman’s favourite. Necklaces are continuous band or chain, worn around the neck. They are a great asset to highlight your graceful neck. It has become style statement for the ones wearing it. Bead necklaces are popular not only with the layman but many celebrities, Cameroon Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Gardener to name a few have not been able to escape themselves from the charm of beautiful necklaces.
The birth of necklaces is as old as the Stone Age, which is around 40,000 years old. At that time, people used to decorate themselves with mollusk necklaces. Later, necklaces made of stones, bones, shells and animal teeth became popular. After the discovery of metals, gold, silver and a variety of other metals were used to make necklaces for both men and women.
You can choose a necklace based upon the occasion and also according to the outfit. There is a variety of designer necklaces available and you can choose one in tandem with the market trends. Some are designed to suit your casual look and the heavy and expensive ones for the more formal occasions. Necklaces can be worn with or without pendants. Different kind of pendants like that of gold, silver or of gemstones can help to provide you a stunning look. Necklaces are also becoming highly popular among youngsters who prefer either pearl or beaded necklaces. Gemstone necklaces are very well sold because of the diversity of colour and lusture they possess. The most popular of necklaces are the ones made from metals like gold, silver. You can also choose necklaces of different length from short to long depending upon the look you want to have.
The different types of necklaces available are:
1) Collar necklace-It is worn tight and high up on the neck
2) Choker-it is worn tight but it lower down just above the collar bone.
3) Princess-it is worn just below the collar bone and it looks stunning with pendants.
4) Opera-it can be worn in many ways like double loop around the neck.
Besides these, there are also celebrity inspired necklaces, crystal beads necklaces etc.