What is a bracelet?

Hands are given special attention. After all, they can be used to determine such qualities of a person as age, neatness, occupation and status. Jewelry is a way to show wealth and taste. A bracelet will help emphasize these qualities. He will talk about the situation in society or lifestyle.

Important! You need to choose an accessory that matches your style so that it doesn’t look like a tacky spot in your suit.

Historical reference

The first bracelets appeared in primitive society. They were woven from tree bark and leather, and later made from bone and stone. Hunters tied their wrists with a leather band to avoid injury when throwing a spear.

In antiquity, such accessories were made of copper, bronze, gold, silver, and were worn by both men and women. The ancient Romans decorated them with images of animals, the Egyptians with fantastic creatures, and the Greeks made engravings in the form of plants and gods. During this period, such an accessory showed what class a person belonged to.

Among the pagans, the bracelet played the role of a talisman, protecting against enemies, the evil eye and evil spirits. The creation of such a mystical item was a real ritual; it had to be worn constantly.

In Orthodox Rus' it was considered simply a decoration. Noble ladies preferred to decorate their wrists with gold and silver with precious stones; peasants made their own from cheaper materials..

Warriors wore leggings and bracers to protect their legs and arms. Knights wore baubles given by their lovers as a sign of love.

Over time, practicality and secret meaning faded into the background and bracelets became only an adornment for often women's and rarely men's hands.

What kind of decoration is this?

The bracelet is decoration in the form of a ring, which can be closed, open or clasped, narrow or wide, hard or soft. This accessory will complement your look, create the right mood, or act as a bright accent. It’s worth choosing in the same style direction as the entire outfit. It can be included with other decorations or be an independent element.

Where to wear it?

Most often, the bracelet is worn on the wrist, but it can be worn on any area of ​​the hand up to the forearm.. The option that is put on the leg in the ankle area is called questionnaire. To decide which hand to wear, you should listen to the recommendations of famous designers:

• put on the right hand if there is a watch on the left;
• several bracelets are worn on one hand, only if among them there is no more than one wide one;
• For a full wrist, choose jewelry of medium width; for a thin hand, thin chains and threads are suitable, and for moderate fullness, you can choose any shape and width.

Whether to wear a bracelet on the right or left depends primarily on the preference of its owner, but there are some symbolic meanings.

Important! A chain given to a loved one is worn on the left, as if on the heart side.

What materials are they made from?

Over time, more materials for making bracelets became available. Unlike past centuries, they are now made from:

• leather bracelets are made in boho and casual styles, sometimes chains, cords, and beads are added;
• threads are usually braided;
• metals: silver, gold, platinum, and decorated with precious stones or cubic zirconia;
• Narrow and wide, discreet closed and open bracelets are made from plastic;
• colored silicone in a sporty style, plain or with inscriptions;
• strips of fabric woven into braids or straight stitched along the edges, decorated with flowers and pendants, beads and rhinestones, chains.

What types of bracelets are there?

The variety of species can be confusing when choosing. In order not to get lost in looking for an option for yourself, you should understand that, first of all, they are divided into two types: hard and soft. There are three types of hard ones:

• an open ring, the peculiarity is that there is no clasp, made of hard materials: metal, plastic;
• The snake bracelet has the shape of a spiral;
• a closed ring or rim, selected according to size; if it is small, it will not fit on your hand, and if it is larger, it will fly off.

Soft ones are divided into:

chains made of metal, thin and elegant or wide and luxurious, often decorated with pendants;

• glider - consists of links connected to each other by a spring or a hinge method;
• with inserts - there are elements made of gold, silver or diamonds, emeralds, sapphires;
• slave - a ring connected to a bracelet by one or more chains;
• bauble made of beads, beads or threads;
• Anklet is an ankle bracelet; it is a thin chain worn around the ankle.

Important! Nowadays it is fashionable to make jewelry with your own hands, and many options are easy to make.

How and with what do they fasten it?

The lock is an important part of the bracelet, because it should not only be beautiful, but also strong. Considering the types of fasteners, we can highlight the main options:

• spring lock is one of the most common and simple mechanisms, it is ring with spring latch;
• a carabiner is also often found, durable and reliable, unlike the first option, it can withstand the heavy weight of the product;
• A box lock is used when you need to disguise the clasp as an element of a bracelet;
• hinge lock, the design consists of a pin that is inserted inside the hinge;
• the buckle is comfortable, but not a very reliable option, closes with a latch;
• The screw lock has a neat appearance and is screwed onto the thread;
• The toggle consists of a T-shaped stud that is inserted into a large ring;
• The hook lock is one of the oldest types of bracelet clasps.