subject: Two Necessary Pointers in Choosing Bracelets and Necklaces [print this page] Two Necessary Pointers in Choosing Bracelets and Necklaces
Women have forever used bracelets and necklaces, possibly even prior to rings, from ancient times.
This is feasibly because bracelets and necklaces are easy to make than rings, which also gets in the way of hand work. Or, logically because necklaces and bracelets are more clearly seen, being more showy, a plus factor for accessories. Rings are unobtrusive, but noisy bangles and bright necklaces generate interest on the person, the wished-for outcome.
Therefore, if you desire to choose the most suitable necklace and bracelet for gifts or wearing, it is suggested to know how to decide on them.
The principal keys of concern are face outline for the necklace, and body appearance or physique for the bracelet. There are some characteristic face shapes: round, square, triangular, and oval, with of course all adaptations between.
The oval face shape is regarded the best, so all facial frills near the face --most purposely earrings but add in the necklace as well - ought to help to create this shape, or give an impression of it.
To illustrate, a choker or high and tight necklace shall make round a face of triangular outline. The choker counteracts the pointed jaw form to imply a rounder lower part.
But for a stretched face shape, a high choker should diminish the illusion as well as truncate the neck.
More rounded faces will appear more interesting if teamed up with a necklace with some more hefty pendant to establish a soft 'V' below the chin. A more oval shape is therefore suggested. The same with boxy and rectangular face outlines.
In gauging how long the necklace must be, measure from the chin up to right below the nostrils, and from the chin to the midpoint of the forehead.
Find a necklace that is as long as between these two extremes as of the appropriate length. Long-stranded pearl necklace styles are long gone, with the Roaring Twenties, no less.
For bracelets, style is implied by the wearer's body build. Petite women, those with heights lesser than five feet and four inches, can do best with not more than five slim bangles that complement her fragile build. Thicker girls of the stature can use proportionately thicker ones or more of them.
Women above that level but below five-foot, seven inches can wear thicker bracelets or bigger ones that reflect the more healthy structure, and tall women can do with any of what they like, except for very fine ones. Comparable percentage is the determining feature in this proposition.
These basic rules of thumb can help you pick the necklaces and bracelets of proportionate size for the wearer, but these are not rigid. Necklaces and bracelets are personal pieces of adornment, so character and preferences, plus price, material and many other factors affect the selection. In the end it is the wearer or buyer who should choose, all rules of selection considered or not.
