The fashion for jewelry is not always easy to understand, and sometimes it is very difficult to accept. But in the Victorian era, some trends were very strange, and sometimes even unpleasant. And if people of that time could calmly relate to some trends, then our contemporaries would hardly have understood such decisions.
The rich people of past centuries spent their entire lives amassing huge collections of jewelry in their boxes, although their contents could in some sense be shocking. For example, the fashion for insects and accessories made from human hair was too shocking.
Precious metal insects
Even today they sell jewelry in the form of some kind of insect: butterfly, dragonfly, lizard and others. However, the peak of popularity for such solutions occurred precisely in the Victorian era.
What we loved most here were the various bugs. Their bodies were lined with precious stones, and their legs (made of gold or silver) hung over the edges.Usually these were brooches that young ladies pinned on their outfits. The peculiarity of such jewelry of that time was that they were massive and, when exposed to the sun, they sparkled incredibly, so much so that one could go blind.
Jewelry with hair
Perhaps the strangest fashion for jewelry was introduced by Queen Victoria. When her husband, Prince Albert, died, she was very sad and fell into real mourning. The depth of her sadness could be judged at least from the fact that she wore black clothes until the end of her days, which, for a second, was forty years... In addition, she even took a portrait of her husband with her to bed, and also wore a special medallion, which was made from... the prince's hair.
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It was from Victoria that the fashion for such jewelry burst into the people. Jewelers began making brooches, pendants, and earrings. Such accessories were often exchanged between lovers and spouses, and this became a kind of symbol of very strong feelings and devotion.
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