&sec=article&uinfo=<%=server.URLEncode(2435)%>">Despite2009 harbouring much doom and gloom with talk of recession, credit crunch,redundancies and the harsh economic climate the human spirit and desire forbeautiful things has endured.To climb out of depression, treating oneself tobeautiful fashion jewellery at affordable prices is the smart way toaccessorise with budgets in mind. The trend towards fashion jewellery has grownlike wildfire with women appreciating how easy and cheap it can be to changetheir look without the expense of a whole new outfit.A fabulous pair of danglyearrings, a well placed glitzy brooch, necklaces with coloured jewels, funkybangles with attitude can turn around a look instantly at a fraction of theprice it costs to buy gold. In fact, the rise in gold prices has seen a hugesurge in people eager to offload their booty in exchange for hard cash. For theprice of a gold necklace it is possible to buy a dozen fashion jewellery pieceswhich gives value for money in more ways than one.


Unless you buy the very cheap and tacky versionof costume jewellery, you can expect most pieces with careful wear to last fora considerable time. Buy quality costume jewellery and it will be become thecollectors must have of the future. Right now, people are snapping up fashionjewellery from the 1980's which is being described as 'vintage'. This isstretching the term 'vintage' somewhat but it means that jewellery from thenoughties will be someone's 'vintage' find of the future. So treat the piecesyou buy today with care as in the future your grandchildren or greatgrandchildren could be wearing it and be the envy of all their friends.

This idea is borne out by the fact many peopleare wearing items passed through generations of their family today. Fashion ishugely expansive right now, encompassing styles from every era. Look futuristicor retro, create a Forties vibe for your outfit or channel the Sixties buzz, itdoesn't matter so long as you are being an individual and creative. No one lookis dictated, only your imagination is the limit.


So what will happen in 2010 on the accessoriesfront? Well the past will continue to be a strong influence on the future, it'swhere we come from that matters so we will also harbour great affection forvintage and antique pieces, eager to update them or create our own speciallook.


But while we look to the past for inspirationthere will be lots of key modern items to give voice to the times we live inright now. 2009 gave us some great tubular futuristic metal necklaces,industrial pewter looking cuffs, huge chunky necklaces, lots of colourful flatbead shapes infused with marbling. 2010 and beyond will see these stylesdeveloping even further, more inspiration will come from the Far East wheretheir genius production knows no bounds. More people will experiment withmaking their own jewellery to fit their individual style as many will havelearnt lessons from the dark days of recession and know that homemade doesn'tmean there has to be a compromise on style. Also it is a great way to make abit of extra cash by selling pieces to friends or setting up a little business.


The recession has to end some time and althoughwe will feel singed and sorry in many ways, the human spirit will triumph,beauty and the passion for fashion will continue to thrive.


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