Breaking the Fashion Rules

A lot of people often find themselves frustrated by the so called “rules” of fashion. People often say, for example, that you shouldn’t mix a brown belt with black shoes. Or perhaps they warn against jeans that don’t contain any back pockets. To the people that don’t follow fashion carefully, all of these rules can feel arbitrary and random. And one of these rules applies to sterling silver.

As such, you’re not supposed to mix silver and gold pieces of jewelry. So according to this rule, your sterling silver earrings should never be matched with your gold wedding band. But the good things about these rules are that the truly fashion forward minds can bend and break the rules in innovative and creative ways. That’s why so many jewelers have made a concerted effort to create one piece of jewelry that incorporates both silver and gold elements. I like to include a lot of pieces that accentuate the gemstone, not the band or chain, such as turquoise necklaces. By breaking this longstanding rule, the result is often something unique and innovative.


Posted by JewelryHoarder  (January 4, 2010)

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