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Costume Jewelry Trends: Summer 2007

By: Mike Gietl

Gemstones, Murano style glass, ceramics, crystal glass, shell and metals are the picture this season. This seasons trends are new and fresh and extraordinary. Here is some of what to expect for this years hottest sellers.

Costume Jewelry Designs

Necklaces, necklace sets and layered jewelry are keeping pace. This 2007 season is showing long jewelry is quite "in".

Long necklaces and long chains are very fashionable and new designs including metal are playing a large role. Jewelry design is ever changing and all encompassing and holds something for everyone. Although long is dominating, chokers and short necklaces have a place and hammered metals with a man-made look at hot.

Round is a shape and geometrics and round shapes are approaching an old world look and feel with pendants, discs, metallic rings and gemstones. Concentric circles and loops are in the earrings and bracelets this year. There is a trend towards silver this season, but gold is holding it's own and tends to be climbing in overall popularity

Summer Colors

White and grey are tops this season, with off-white, light brows and safe being next. Tropical Caribbean colors are the rage in bright shades of aqua, fuchsia, yellow, peach and teal.

Gemstones will dominate this season with their color palette. Costume jewelry this year will prefer natural colors such as wood and shell. The always new Murano styled crystal and glass will have a stronghold with it's classic beauty.

Trends and Style Costume Jewelry

Classic denim is beyond blue this season and will be gold in fashion sales with Southwest styles and designer appearances. Southwest motif's, silver plating and metal designs will be highlighted. Expect turquoise and coral to be top sellers and design criteria.

The latest fashion from designers are showing floral designs dominating the market with accessories such as brooches harboring an outdoor or garden theme utilizing lady bugs, dragonflies, butterflies and flower blossoms.

The classic look reflects values, and with values comes history. So expect retro looks to be a player with vintage designs reinventing the Victorian era. Antique platings, filigree designs, and cameos harken back to Victorian times that changed the direction of fashion jewelry forever.

A return to values also awakens spiritual and caring feelings. Metal bracelets and necklaces engraved with verses and words of hope are not new, but this season they will enjoy a resurgence of popularity. The trend has already started with some wholesalers reporting it is their hottest item.

This season will continue a trend towards costume jewelry and will be a very good seller. No other kind of jewelry can provide the satisfaction to the trendy woman of the new millennium as fashion costume jewelry.

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Mike Gietl sells tiaras and a complete line of fashion accessories from www.awnol.com.
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