Vintage decoration

Female vintage jewelry is a small crumb of the past era, which, although it was long gone, still left some details for us, descendants.

Previously, vintage jewelry could be purchased at flea markets or found in grandmother's chests and mother's boxes. Today, there are entire specialized sites that are practiced in the trade of such accessories. Stylish ornaments in retro style can be found on online auctions and in a variety of online boutiques.

How to choose jewelry in vintage style?

First you need to learn not to confuse antique and vintage jewelry. Under ornaments in the style of vintage imply the original jewelry of the previous generation, whose age is 30-60 years. The age of antiquarian products starts from 60 years. Some stylists, however, call vintage items created before the 80s of the twentieth century. But there is a general rule, according to which vintage jewelry is divided by decades.

When buying retro jewelry, pay attention to the following parameters:

1. Style. In order for the decoration to belong to the category of vintage, it should not only correspond to age, but also reflect the fashion trends of a certain epoch. This can be a kind of ornate patterns, the original castle and the ancient cut of stone. Some modern designers simply stylize the decorations for a retro style.
2. Price. Do not think that if the decoration before you, someone wore and it managed to get a little worn, then it will make the product cheaper. On the contrary, it can make it even more expensive. A beautiful legend accompanying the decoration and facts in the form of old photographs with decoration can add to the original amount an additional zero.
3. Brand. In the vintage fashion, the manufacturer of the product does not play a significant role. Of course, if this is an old brooch from Coco Chanel, then its price will be several thousand dollars, but if, as it usually happens, the producer remains unknown, then very few are interested in them. Here the main identity of the decoration and its design.

Stylists say that the stylish retro decoration of an unknown designer is able to create a real miracle with an image stuffed with brand clothes. It feels the influence of time, it has its own history and how wine becomes more valuable every year.

Types of retro jewelry

At the moment, the range presents refined products that are worn every day or on a specific occasion. Here we can distinguish the following currents:

1. Vintage jewelry made of silver. This metal at all times was available and inexpensive to cost, so many masters made with him the most incredible experiments and gave vent to fantasy. Especially stylish look pendants and bracelets, decorated with large stones.
2. Vintage jewelry with natural stones. Such materials as turquoise, jasper, garnet, amber, etc. are used here. It is very fashionable to cut a cabochon when a stone acquires a convex semicircular shape. Often the main decoration of the product is a large stone, enclosed in an original frame.
3. Vintage jewelry for hair . Here are the bandages for the hair and the original combs. Decorations are decorated with textile flowers, lace, feathers and pearls.
4. Retro rings. They are more like rings and necessarily include several large stones.

In addition, there are other jewelry retro jewelry that will easily revive the image and add to it a note of antiquity and mystery.