What is a Vintage Style Decoration?

Everyone knows and understands that fashion changes with time. Clothing, accessories and jewelry are not as fashionable as they once seemed. New trends are emerging, original things are being created, but many prefer the fact that it has a long history.


A decoration - the weakness of any woman. No self-respecting house will not pass by the beautifully presented costume jewelry, whether it's an inexpensive or the most exquisite thing. But a special place among all the variety of ornaments is occupied by bijouterie in the style of vintage.

What does "vintage" mean?

This word is French, in the fashion world means a direction that is focused on reviving the tendencies of the past.

Year after year, the popularity of ornaments in the vintage style grows and begins to occupy a leading position among all the diversity of the robbery. At the same time such decorations are equally beautiful and elegantly look like in young women, and on ladies of the older generation.

Style vintage - it's beautiful, large and bright decorations, consisting of many small details. Materials used in making vintage ornaments include gold, silver, pearls, beads, wood, fabric and even paper.

Real jewelry in this style is difficult to find, and they are very highly appreciated. Many have bijouterie, passed down from generation to generation, an accessory that emphasizes subtle taste, refinement and nobility. However, not everyone can find a true jewelry, which several centuries. In this case, to help women come to shops that offer the widest assortment of things in this style. This, of course, beautifully made things, but not genuine vintage. Nevertheless, such jewelry looks delicious, unique and memorable. Each lady will easily pick up that particular ornament that will emphasize her personality.

Can I create a decoration myself?

If you find and purchase vintage is difficult, you can make a vintage decoration yourself, and it will double delight the owner. In fact, it is possible.

It is easy to find books on how to create original decorations in this style, as well as the required materials, component parts.

Creating your own vintage jewelry is a very entertaining business, as a result of which you can get an original decoration, which, in principle, you will not find anywhere. That is, you can create a thing with an unusual design in its own execution.

Vintage fittings

The search for vintage furniture will not be delayed, as they are now sold in many places. What does this fittings mean? Metal connectors, links, bails, pins, швензы, пуссеты. In the creation of vintage jewelry, cameos, cabochons, rhinestones, stamps.


Vintage stamps

These stamps often depict flowers, butterflies, fairy-tale heroes, they can be glued on glass, filigree and stone.

Cameo

A cameo is a convex image of a person or animal. In our time, cameos are cut out manually from natural materials, and also made from plastic. The second way is more accessible and common, and at the same time it is amazingly beautiful. There are cameos made of porcelain and glass.

Cameo is a classic, which is popular in any time. It originated in the era of Victorianism, in those days it was considered a souvenir. Not only women, but men carried a cameo, which was transmitted from generation to generation.

Cabochons

They are like a cameo, sides are different: one - flat, and the other - faceted. They make cabochons of stones, rarely glass. They are beaded, and in fact it is very difficult work. Not every person can create a vintage from the cabochons, you need experience and certain skills. But careful work will lead to an unsurpassed result.

Settings

This is the framework into which cameos and cabochons are pasted.

In search of vintage

If there is no time to create an author's decoration, then the purchase of genuine vintage should be guided by a reminder:

  1. This vintage is an old thing with its history, which someone used to wear before. However, even the seller may not know the true story. You can try to explain yourself at your leisure.
  2. Even if the decoration does not have background, the price for it should not be understated.
  3. If the buyer hopes to find a beautiful decoration for a hintingly low price, then it is better not to look for vintage.
  4. Because everything that is really fine, you can only buy at a reasonable price.
  5. But nevertheless, it is possible to offer bargaining, it is likely that attempts can be crowned with success.
  6. It is worth remembering that the return of vintage jewelry will not be niggard and will not. So before buying it is better to carefully study the decoration.
  7. Finally, after the purchase, love and appreciate your adornment.

Not all the old ornaments belong to the quintuple, each carries within itself its own charm. The most beautiful, unique, unique decoration is real vintage. And most importantly, such an accessory will come to everything from the everyday costume to the most elegant dress. A woman will more than ever look like a real lady, who is able to conquer the hearts of many men with personality and an unusual way. The most important thing is to be able to pick up what really fits.

Not everyone is ready to become the owner, having spent the big sum of money, and the more so not everyone is able to understand all the charm of genuine decorations. It should be remembered that over the years your vintage decoration grows in price, and the charms from it only get bigger.

Decoration can surprise the guests of his house, making it an addition to the interior. But only if you create a composition of several rare things.

How to distinguish vintage jewelry from ordinary jewelry?

  1. Decoration should be created at least more than 20 years ago, that is, age is the main criterion. Real experts in the world of fashion confirm that only what was created before the 1960s is attributed to vintage, not earlier.
  2. The style of decoration should reflect a concrete epoch with swatmins and differences.