Bling has played an important role in modern jewelry trends. Every era has its own style of jewelry, and ours is all about the bling. Here are several ways that our obsession with bright, shiny, and beautiful has impacted current jewelry trends.

Diamond Earrings

Diamond Earrings

Earring trends – Diamond earrings are hot hot hot, and the more sparkle, the better! Drop earrings are particularly popular — women like how they twist and turn, catching the light and drawing attention to the wearer’s face.

Diamond hoops are also popular, but they have improved a lot over the simple metal hoops that used to be fashionable. Diamonds accent the hoops and call attention to the style. Unlike the big bangles of the past, today’s hoop earrings are smaller and more tastefully done, trading size for sparkle.

Watch trends – Watches are jewelry too! Since these days most people can rely on their cell phones for the time, watches have become more of a fashion statement than anything else. As a result, more attention has been paid to making watches bling worthy.

Diamond watches aren’t so much about telling the time, but what they are about is fashion and personal style. Ladies watches range from pretty to eye catching, while men’s watches are rewriting the rules when it comes to men’s jewelry. While the styles range from subtle bling to truly hard core, the message is clear: Bling is beautiful, for both men and women.

Wedding jewelry – Perhaps the most obvious changes in jewelry styles are evident in the current engagement and wedding band trends. For years, wedding rings have remained pretty traditional — or, as some would say, boring! Bling has lent wedding jewelry a new air of interest — with all that shine and sparkle, friends and acquaintances won’t be able to help but notice!

Men’s jewelry – While most trends change slowly, over time, men’s jewelry has changed a surprising amount. It is now much more acceptable and even expected for men to wear jewelry now than it used to be. Watches provide a manly way for men to wear their bling, for instance. Necklaces, pendants, and rings have also become trendy for men.

Women’s jewelry – Just as men’s jewelry styles have become more prominent and flash, women’s jewelry trends favor more bling now, too. Traditional, more understated styles have given ground to more flash and flair. Feminine bling is all the rage, with elaborate chandelier earrings, glitzy watches, and eye-popping engagement rings and wedding bands.

If anything is true about jewelry trends, it is that they are always changing. The changes are usually organic, meaning that you can trace the growing and dwindling styles from one decade to the next — this year’s styles always grow out of last year’s castoffs. If you look at the changing styles during the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, you can even trace the growing preferences for what we now call “bling.”

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