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Jewelry Designs

Jewelry can literally be anything that is made to adorn or beautify the body. The appeal of jewelry is decided by the wearer, and is not easily defined. Some of the earliest designs were based off of natural and organic objects, and this remains a huge influence in modern jewelry today. The biggest limitation to design is size, a piece of jewelry has to be light enough and small enough to be carried around and comfortable worn, however a lot of jewelry in the past was heavy and bulky and used more to display wealth.

Some jewelry designs are functional as well as visually appealing. One interesting example of very functional jewelry is the movie character James Bond’s watch, which there have been a few different versions of. In one movie his watch had a magnet powerful enough to divert the path of a bullet, it also had a rotating bezel that doubled as a circular saw. In another movie his watch shot tranquilizer darts. Function jewelry that actually exists is often there for the same purpose as James Bonds various watches, self defense.

These types of defensive jewelry designs often incorporate some hard object that is very durable, yet also very beautiful. They are attached to purses or onto the back of a hat and are used to whack things, whether it’s an attacker or a cardboard box. Coupled with the length of the purse or hat and the weight of the piece they can create a huge amount of force. Jewelry designs will continue to evolve and change, and it is very unlikely that the popularity if wearing jewelry will ever vanish.

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