Bracelets and bangles – A popular fashion accessory

Bracelets
There has been a very old tradition of wearing bracelets. People just love to wear bracelets and it is surely the hottest fashion. Bracelets were a great status symbol and the women mainly wore it for showing off their wealth. The crafting of bracelets is done by using various materials. The styling is done according to various requirements of fashion. Women and men all across the globe prefer to wear trendy bracelets. This is done mainly for fashion purposes. Since early civilization, charm bracelets have been very much into fashion. They were used for bringing in good luck and also avoiding misfortune. They were considered to have some magical power that helps in the protection of people.

The demand of bracelets is very high and this has given a great opportunity to the jewelry industry to move forward and provide the customers with innovative bracelets and jewelry items. The women commonly use sterling silver bracelets and gold bracelets. For making the bracelets more glamorous, the beads and gem stones are added to it. A feminine touch is added by the classy and delicate bracelets. Girls just love to wear matching bracelets on various outfits. Fashionable bracelets are also very much liked by men. They come in various exciting designs.

Bangles

Adornment of arms is also very essential in the same way as women adorn their ears and neck. Bangle is the Indian concept of bracelet. It is not only restricted to India but can be found all over the world. Bangles can be used as trendy jewelry rather than traditional jewelry. Today, if one is looking for trendy jewelry, bangles are the best options. There are many choices in bangles. These include:

Hand worked or hand crafted bangles

It is not necessary that trendy jewelry is always cheap. Some trendy jewelry can be very costly and hand worked bangles are one of them. There are lot of varieties in handcrafted bangles. The most expensive ones are filigree bangles and hand crafted bangles. Another type is the lac bangles. They have been in the market for a very long time. They are very brittle and delicate..

Single bangles – Kangan

They are very popular and are considered to be trendy. It is usually a thick single bangle. They are worn on both hands. Various materials are used like wood, rubber, plastic and metal. They are very decorative and sometimes plain or ornate. Mainly kangans are seen on young wrists. Thus according to the changing fashion, the trends of bangles are also changing.