Ever heard of charm bracelets? I know all of you are wild for jewelry and so you know about them. Yes, they are those charming bracelets worn around wrists. They are meant to carry all those special charms of your life. You can include anything, from pendants to trinkets, whatever you think holds a special place in your life.
Are you under the impression that these begun lately as fashion accessorize? The fact is you are pretty wrong. The charms go as back as Neolithic age. No, they were not used for fashion, but those people carried them with them so as to ward off their enemies. Yes, they would pick up stones and just about anything on their way. In the Egyptian era, they were worn as decorative pieces of jewelry by high class people. The charms have also been worn to ward off evil spirits or to get good luck.
Charm bracelets were also put in trend by Queen Victoria in Europe. But the fashion industry got really interested in them in the latter part of the 20th century. And, thus, there was a big demand for vintage charm bracelets. Vintage mechanical charms were highly prized. And their prices still remain strong. 2001 onwards, the fashion industry once again went for the charm bracelets. Even fashion giants like Louis Vuitton took pains to get charm bracelets back on the fashion scene. And now they are one of the must haves. And I think they gonna be on for a long time.
And here is my pick for today, a ‘Moschino Heart Charm Watch‘. The metal bracelet is lined up with heart charms, cross charm and floral oval charm. And somewhere, in one of them, lays a hidden watch. You got me, right?
Via:MyMothersCharms
