Jewelry design and production is a craft that is thousands of years old, a fact that many archeological finds have revealed. What is so interesting about this field, or form of art work, is that it can be done on any level. There are experienced, independent jewelry producers who make some amazing pieces. You then have large manufacturers who produce multiple pieces from the same design. Everything begins with the talent of the designer and the basic concept. The creativity of the designers in this field is incredible considering how many different variations are produced every year.

There is a wide market for luxury designer jewelry made for the most well-known names in the fashion world. When the top designers from the various fashion or jewelry houses craft their pieces, they use only the most precious materials for their jewelry. Indeed, these designer pieces aren't made with cheap materials. The women who wear them expect, and get, jewelry made with the top quality gold, platinum, and silver. Then the precious stones will include the standards in diamonds, rubies, pearls, etc. They say you get what you pay for and in the case of authentic designer jewelry, you will be getting something that will stay beautiful and only increase in value through the years. Whether your style is modern or traditional, you will find designs to please your taste.

Another good reason to have a trusted jeweler, is when you have silver jewelry that you want to evaluate. When you want to know the truth about your jewels, you have a couple of ways to find out. By examining your jewelry using nitric acid, you can find out the reality of your silver.

Your jewelry is sterling only if the acid turns a gray color, and is cloudy. If the drops form a green color, then of course that signifies the jewelry is silver plated. Not everyone wants to run their own test, but your local jeweler will do it for you.

You will find an incredible selection when you go shopping for contemporary jewelry, and this is another type in our discussion. The fashion industry continues to change, advance, and progress and the top fashion designers annually present their new products annually. So this naturally plays into contemporary jewelry since this is all about creating and hopefully starting new trends. When the new lines of contemporary jewelry, as well as designer clothing, are released each year it's anybody's guess which products will be loved and which hated. But, that's the way it goes in the fashion world. We pay a lot of attention to what our public figures wear - both in clothing and jewelry - and movie stars and singers, especially, have a big affect on what becomes popular and trendy. When there is a lot of attention paid, and news stories written, about what a certain celebrity wore to a particular event, many women start to wear the same thing. Most lovers of jewelry are not too concerned, if at all, with the mechanics of jewelry design. All they know is they love wearing it. But the world owes a huge debt to the designers who make their living from creating beautiful works of jewelry art.

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