It has never been determined if art imitates life or if the reverse is true, that life imitates art. And since the essence of life is movement, it can be said that the jewelry industry has had its share of movements that dictate fads and latest fashion trends. “Costume jewelry” was not coined until the […]
Rhinestones are nearly a girl’s best friend. They actually imitate the look and feel of real diamonds, except that they can be made from acrylic, rock crystal, or glass. Yes, they were originally gathered from Europe’s River Rhine, but they became commercially produced when, in 1775, jeweler George Strass discovered that coating the lower side […]
Unlike diamonds, there are actually two songs that mention rhinestone. It is not known, however, how much these two songs contributed to the rhinestone’s stature as a prime imitation of diamond. In her song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” Marilyn Monroe alluded to the differences between a real diamond and a rhinestone by singing, […]
It certainly isn’t a girl’s best friend, but it is a great imitation of that girl’s best friend known as the diamond. A rhinestone can be made of rock crystals, glass or acrylic. The original rhinestones were gathered from the Rhine River, hence their name. Georg Friedrich Strass, an Alsatian jeweler who discovered he could […]
The Rhinestone Jewelry market has grown over the past few years. Anyone who goes shopping in the antique shops will know about the rhinestone jewelry business well. What you might not be aware of is that many of those junk jewelry pieces command prices between two and three hundred dollars and some of them are […]