Allure of the past: Vintage costume jewelry all time

There's something very magical and intriguing about vintage costume jewelry. Once you start collecting these antique wonders, it becomes like an addiction. The styles, the colors, and the designs are so remarkably beautiful that you simply cannot stop to own them. Part of the allure of vintage jewelry, I think, lies in the fact that it harkens back to a time which is lost in the past - a time when women really dressed up, great thought process went into looking polished and put together, and a beautiful piece of costume jewelry was considered the perfect finishing touch.

Now, for the connoisseurs of beauty, here's a piece of information about costume jewelry. Costume jewelry is defined as jewelry made from non-precious materials manufactured as ornamentation for the masses to complement a particular fashionable outfit or "costume". It was popular throughout the 20th century but its heyday was really in the 1950s and 1960s. The city of Providence, Rhode Island, which originally attracted fine jewelry artisans in the 18th century is still known today as “The Historic Jewelry District.”

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And now, feast your eyes on some magnificent vintage costume jewelry pieces.

The Earthen Charm of Terracotta Jewelry

Terracotta – an Italian term actually refers to the heated or the cooked earth. In ancient times, the earthen clay called Terracotta was used for making pots and other utensils, later as the society evolved, terracotta started being used for making all sorts of ornaments like necklace, bracelet, pendants, chokers etc. Back then, it used to be prevalent only in the rural and tribal societies but today terracotta jewelry is vouched for its exotic earthy appeal.

Each terracotta jewelry piece, exudes this rustic, earthy feel which goes absolutely in sync with the bohemian style of dressing which together accentuates the nomadic, gypsy look. Most often the terracotta designs consist of basic traditional shapes of animals, tribal gods or even abstract shapes. The rough and glazed finishes adds on to the natural artistic appeal of these pieces. Presenting here are a couple of classic intimidating terracotta jewelry pieces: