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