| Bracelets are an article of clothing or of jewelry | | | | is that of silicone rubber bracelets which normally |
| which are worn around one's wrist. Often times | | | | have some type of writing on them to symbolize |
| bracelets are made from cloth or metal, and | | | | or support something. These bracelets were |
| sometimes even of rocks, wood, and even | | | | popularized by Nike and Lance Armstrong through |
| precious materials. Almost everyone will have | | | | the yellow Livestrong bracelet, which is Lance |
| worn a bracelet at some time in their life. | | | | Armstrong's charitable organization for Cancer |
| Often times we even wear bracelets without | | | | research/awareness. These rubber bracelets are |
| even thinking about it. An easy example of this is | | | | also commonly known as 'wristbands', 'baller |
| a for medical and identification purposes, such as | | | | bands' or 'baller id bands'. |
| name tags, and health conditions in a hospital. One | | | | Not always true, but as in the example above |
| of the first major fads of braclets to move | | | | bracelets are often times symbolic of something. |
| through was in the 1980's, with 'snap bracelets'. | | | | Another example of a symbolic use of bracelets, |
| Snap bracelets were metal bracelts that were | | | | is that with friendship bracelets which are usually |
| covered with felt, or another soft material. Their | | | | self made bracelets given from one friend to |
| shape was such that it could hold either a straight | | | | another to symbolize their relationship. Bracelts |
| position, or be 'snapped', to wrap around one's | | | | come in all shapes and sizes and can be a very |
| wrist. | | | | usefull way to remind yourself of something |
| Presently we are going through another fad which | | | | valuable, as your wrist goes everywhere you do. |