| Women are known for their love of jewelry. | | | | sure to take the charms everywhere they went. |
| And why not – beautiful jewelry and | | | | |
| accessories can adorn their ears, neck, | | | | Then the Egyptian Pharaohs started putting |
| wrists and ankles. The designs and type of | | | | valuable stones into charms and in bracelet |
| accessories continues to evolve because of | | | | forms. They used charm bracelets as a status |
| the constant demand. One of the most | | | | symbol. Aside from that, they also believed |
| in-demand types and something that is often | | | | that charm bracelets could help the gods to |
| worn is the bracelet. A Bracelet is an | | | | guide the wearer ands allow him or her to |
| accessory that is worn around the wrist (or | | | | have proper status in the after life. |
| sometimes the ankle – anklet). It may | | | | |
| be made from different materials like | | | | The spiritual concept of charm bracelets |
| leather, metal or cloth and, of course, gold, | | | | started to fade during the twentieth century |
| silver and pearls. Different types of | | | | when Queen Victoria decided to use them for |
| bracelets are seen circulating around but one | | | | fashion. Then it was considered to be the age |
| of the most traditional types – though | | | | when charm bracelets started to be recognized |
| less worn today - of bracelet is called the | | | | as an item of fashion and not as tools for |
| charm bracelet. | | | | life. |
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| A charm bracelet is a kind of bracelet | | | | After this event, charm bracelets continued |
| containing several pendants or trinkets | | | | to evolve as different kinds of charms became |
| adorning the chain. The pendants are referred | | | | available on the market. During the 1940s, |
| to as charms. The owner of the bracelet | | | | there was a craze wherein charms made from |
| herself usually handpicks the charms that are | | | | celluloid were collected by kids from gumball |
| attached to the chain. Charms may also be | | | | machines and candy boxes. Kids would collect |
| given as a gift and can reflect the | | | | these and string them into a beaded chain. |
| particular interests of desires of the | | | | During the 1950s, charm bracelets became a |
| wearer. Charm bracelets are often heard | | | | must-have accessory for women. Women used the |
| tingling because of the collision of the | | | | bracelets to record important events in their |
| different charms attached to the chain. | | | | life like their graduation, their wedding and |
| | | | the arrival of children. However, during the |
| A charm bracelet may still be popular | | | | early part of the 1970s, the craze for charm |
| nowadays but its history traces back to | | | | bracelets decreased because the new fad was |
| something more spiritual. During the ancient | | | | plain gold chains. |
| times, charms were worn to drive out evil | | | | |
| spirits. People believed that when an | | | | It was during the 1990s when a huge demand |
| individual wore it, they were able to cast | | | | for vintage charms sprung up. During this |
| away bad luck. Before, charms were not | | | | time, charms were sold at a bigger price but |
| necessarily precious stones or metals. They | | | | still the demand didn’t go down. The |
| could just be anything that a person | | | | fad for charm bracelets continued since |
| considered to be a source of good fortune. | | | | fashion giants like Louis Vuitton brought |
| Also, they didn’t necessarily put the | | | | back their glamour in 2001. |
| charms in a bracelet form. They just made | | | | |