Charm bracelets

A charm bracelet is a jewelry commodity worn around the person’s wrist. This item is comprised of personal charms in form of ornamented trinkets and pendants that impart heavy cum meaningful values to the life of the individual. The earliest types of charms started in the form of wearing of amulets so as to clear off bad spirits and misfortune. The ancient forms of charms also helped in the narration of life’s events in the after-life duration. It is owing to these charm bracelets, that several trends in fashion genre have undergone time-to-time up-gradations. The use of trinkets in the post World War II era led to this new wave of trend in gifting this form of item. Charms were also used by teenagers after the World War II era to make a record of their individual lives.

Italian charm bracelet

This kind of charm bracelet was the most promising and serene item in the surge of fashion boom. The bracelet comprises of individual links that were linked together on a stretchy band. A typical bracelet of this type comprises of eighteen Italian links hooked together. Each of the links has been given a different design/shape that has been joined onto the main link body. The historical roots of the Italian charm bracelets have surfaced up in Italy after which the style was adopted by the Americans. The structuring of the bracelet is done by joining end-by-end various individually carved charm links. The sizes of the charms are also universally compatible besides being interchangeable.

The Italian charm bracelet can be designed according to the certain themes like family, specified color, interests or other items. Further, these bracelets can be of the type laser Italian charms, photo Italian charms, dangle Italian charms, hand-painted charms or deluxe charms. The material of construction is stainless steel with a steel background as well as a gold-plated 18 karat face. The charm features the face containing the design being glued to the stainless steel link. The charm may also have gemstones fixed to it.

History of charm bracelets

The roots of charms and charm bracelets date back to the Neolithic age. This was the period when the early man in addition to using the stones for utilitarian value also used it for aesthetic purposes. The use of extremely ornamented jewelry made of precious stones was on the scene since Egyptian civilization. The major reflection of the use of charms as jewelry items was during the early 20^th century. At this time, the bracelets of Queen Victoria paved way for the exotic wave for charm wearing. The additional ancillaries that were meant to add purpose and beauty to the charm items included small lockets, glass beads and crests of known personalities. The next generation of charms flourished in the post World War II period and during the early years of 1960s and 1970s from items of souvenirs to gift items for the kids to the age of disco beats. By the mid of 1990s and early 21st century, the charm bracelets entered in the field of cosmetic jewelry.