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Charms and charm bracelets and the practice of wearing them dates back to pre historic man, long before we invented such things as the written word or even spoken language. People then would wear these to ward off evil spirits or bad luck. They would be made out of items that they had around like sea shells, clay and animal bones. The earliest evidence that archaeologists have found of charms being used by man dates back to more than seventy five thousand years ago.
In more modern times the trend of people wearing them as a fashion accessory may be traced back to England where Queen Victoria started the trend by wearing charm bracelets. This practice was immediately copied by the nobles and later by the masses. After the Second World War, soldiers returning home to their loved ones started the practice of bringing bits of jewellery that were endemic to the areas that they had served in as a souvenir. These were worn on a bracelet and this became popular when jewellers promoted the idea in the early twentieth century of recording the important milestones in young girls' lives by gifting them charms that signified major events.
This happened in both the United States and Europe and for a while the practice of wearing charm bracelets was very popular but it slowly faded away. Recently they have once again seen a resurgence as the passion for vintage clothing and accessories reaches its peak. Collectors of vintage charm have sparked off an interest in the general public for vintage looking as well as modern bracelets. Designers too have jumped on the bandwagon by showing a number of bracelets as accessories to their fashion collections and offering the same for sale as well at high end stores and designer boutiques.
The reason that these are so popular among girls and the reason they make a great gift too is the fact that they cut across all castes and religions. People of every religion wear charm of some sort or the other and you can gift a bracelet to any girl and she will be happy to wear it. They are priced to suit every pocket and start at highly affordable ones made of glass or ceramic and go up to more expensive pieces made of silver, sterling silver or even gold or platinum.
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