| Gold has been in fashion since the early
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| | white skin that complemented a bejeweled
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| Egyptian societies adorned almost every
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| | throat. Bracelets and earrings were again
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| part of their bodies with gold jewelry
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| | worn by the upper class. The wealthy
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| over 3000 years ago. Earrings appeared in
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| | started to carry gold personal cases
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| Egyptian fashion around 1500BC. However,
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| | (pomanders), often intricately inlaid
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| Pharaohs have not been recognized as
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| | with jewels and depicted motifs, holding
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| wearing earrings. Mycenaeans wore gold
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| | snuff or personal wares.
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| finger rings while the Greeks adorned
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| | Another curious style of jewelry was the
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| themselves in many gold jewelry
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| | prayer books, which hung on a chain from
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| varieties. Women wore necklaces, diadems,
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| | the waist to the hem of a woman's skirts.
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| rings, bracelets and wreaths. Men
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| | Italians are credited with the wise
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| ornamented themselves with finger rings
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| | decision of wearing jewelry to embellish
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| and wreaths. Aphrodite, Eros and Artemis
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| | beauty, rather than as a sign of status.
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| were worn as decorative figures on
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| | Men of the Italian Renaissance did not
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| necklaces. Chokers figured prominently in
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| | adorn themselves with much jewelry,
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| Greek gold jewelry adornment. Greek men
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| | preferring instead elaborate hat jewels.
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| wore earrings that were thought to be an
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| | The advent of gold chains returned, with
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| effeminate expression.
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| | both men and women partaking in the
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| From 300-400AD in China, hair ornaments
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| | fashion of adorning their necks. In the
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| were crafted of gold. Ornamental filigree
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| | 17th century, Baroque fashion saw the
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| and granulation was applied as well as
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| | rise of intricate detail and ostentatious
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| the setting of precious stones. Ancient
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| | design of flowing silk fabric, bringing
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| Chinese men and women wore gold earrings
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| | the French court to the forefront of
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| as a sign of popular adornment, with the
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| | fashion trendsetting. In the classic
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| higher status peoples wearing gold and
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| | revival period of the 19th century,
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| silver and the lower classes bronze and
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| | traditional Roman cameos reemerged as
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| copper. Necklaces were not popular among
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| | fashionable, pale faces surrounded by
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| the Ancient Chinese prior to 700AD. In
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| | gold.
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| ancient Japanese culture, jewelry was
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| | A set of short gold chains, also known as
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| very rare aside from a few hair
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| | the chatelaine, were used for carrying
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| ornaments. India began the tradition of
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| | keys and other wares from a woman's belt.
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| wearing gold nose rings circa 900-1000AD,
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| | Louis XIV influenced jewelry fashion when
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| which was introduced by the Muslims.
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| | a small gold locket was named after his
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| In Medieval times, gold jewelry of
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| | mistress, Lavaliere. In the later 1800s,
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| brooches, rings, pendants, belt clasps
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| | after excavations in Etruscan, Roman and
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| and hat badges were generally worn
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| | Greek tombs and ruins revealed the
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| adorning clothing and by both men and
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| | jewelry of the ancient civilizations. As
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| women. From the 14th century on, a
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| | it happens, fashion would follow in
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| heart-shaped gold ring brooch became a
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| | history's footsteps with this
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| popular symbol of love between paramours.
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| | retro-discovery and it became trendy to
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| Jeweled necklaces and tight chokers
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| | wear archaeologically correct styles of
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| returned in the late 15th century as
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| | jewelry.
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| necklines plummeted, revealing milky
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