When in the search of the most popular jewellery styles of this year, you might get different answers depending on where you look. Let’s face it, the jewellery market is absolutely huge with an almost endless array of beautiful styles to choose from. Generally speaking, the most popular styles are that of elegant design and handmade craftmanship. Perhaps more importantly though, the most popular material is silver jewellery.
Popularity Contest
You might have noticed that nearly every person these days is wearing a mask. As such, that draws more attention to the neck and face area. Bracelets and bangles have seen consistent attention that many women buy chunky silver bangles online. Necklaces and earrings are also growing ever more popular due to the increased visual draw to people’s faces.
From a popularity point of view, the market tends to be more interested in colours rather than the designs themselves although there are more commonly chosen pieces. One of the great things about jewellery, however, is that it can be reasonably unique. Even if you shop for silver jewellery online, the chances of seeing someone else with the same piece of jewellery is very slim indeed.
Your best bet would be to have a look at some of the online jewellers who will have areas of their website dedicated to customer favourites. There you can get a much better idea of what the most popular styles are.
It’s A Material World
The most popular material for jewellery at the moment, regardless of where you look is silver. Probably due to its elegant, shiny attributes and choices between pure silver, sterling silver and silver-plated options. These varieties come different price tags so there really is something everyone.
You may already be in the know, if not, here is a quick breakdown of what you can expect from the different types of silver:
- Pure Silver – The most beautiful looking of silvers but it is the softest so designs can be limited. If you have one, you will want to take extra special care of it. Pure silver is also the most expensive of the bunch, containing around 99% purity levels.
- Sterling Silver – Looking as good as pure silver but with a lesser purity rating, sterling Silver is coupled with other metals. Because of the combination, it is more durable and more friendly on your purse.
- Silver-Plated – Looks can be deceiving because silver-plated jewellery has a nearly pure coating. It can look to be just like the real deal. However, silver-plated means that pretty much any metal can be used and then an application of liquid silver is applied. This makes it a cheap option.
What to Buy?
This really is a million-dollar question and you are the only one who can decide. You can look at what’s hot and what’s not. However, you must choose wisely as you could buy something that is popular yet might not suit you. Surely, the whole point of jewellery is that you are buying something that you like, not what someone else likes. The market suggests that it is all about the colours and materials so look for something in silver and you shouldn’t go wrong.
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