1970's - 1980's Bangle Bracelets
1980s lucite bracelet, just $9.95.We have recently acquired an impressive assortment of fabulous lucite Italian-made bangle and lucite clamp bracelets! These bangle and hinged cuffs were made in the 1970s and 1980s, and come in uniquely rich colors, with marble accents, and unique flecked highlights. These styles are rare to find these days. Check out the dark green example to the left.
Another piece of this fab vintage jewelry find is the clamp bracelet to the right, colored in a spectacularly uncommon brown marbled finish of lucite complete with hinge. The look is fantastically modern, despite its 80s origin, as the plastic chunky jewelry look has become a modern fashion staple!
Italian-made brown and black marbled clamp bracelet.
These vintage bracelets are a perfect way to express that elusive originality in accenting your outfits, with 2 competing looks that somehow form fashion harmony. Worn stacked or single, these vintage bangles are unexpected in color, cooly marbled, and for sale at (of course!) affordable prices!
Italian-made vintage red clamp bracelet.It’s no coincidence that one of the biggest bands of the 80s was named “the Bangles”. Ever the fashionistas, the girl-band gave themselves the perfect moniker, signaling their playful yet funky nature. And their music still resonates today, just like the heavily bangled arms we still see on the runways.
Bangles in the B.C: A Retrospect
Bangled beauty, as depicted in 320 B.C. Indian art.Bangles were popularized much before the 1980s, in fact. They can be considered really retro, as they were worn four thousand years ago! Even B.C. babes' wrists were jangling. First worn in India, especially by Hindu women, they were both accessories and symbols. They were initially worn to symbolize marriage and matrimony, especially by new brides. These original bangles were obviously not made of the plastic and lucite we know today, but by similarly smooth natural materials like shell, copper ore, agate, and glass.
Check out the evidence in this genuine piece of Indian art, created during India's Gupta Empire (circa 320 B.C.)
Who can argue with a centuries-old trend?
But enough with the history lesson! All you need to know (if you’re not a jewelry junkie like my coworkers and me) is that the bangle (and their cousin, the chunky clamp bracelet) is a time-tested trend that you’d be foolish to overlook this fashion season.
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Friday, November 18, 2011 at 12:02PM ;)
www.ajraefields.comThis wonderful pot metal brooch was found in a recent estate acquistion.(This is a quick scan) I initially assumed this was the Thief of Bagdad. In doing some research on the internet I am wondering if perhaps it is Sindbad. What do you think?
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