What is Costume Jewelry
Q.I want to buy something for my mom and I've saved up about $125. Anyways, I was browsing on the web trying to find her sometin and found something that she "might" like. It says its a opal tennis bracelet, but its under a category of "Costume Jewelry" So, what is costume jewelry? Does that mean its fake and used in costumes? Sure is expensive if that is what it means.
A.There might be a better definition out there, but my definition of costume jewelry is simply jewelry that is made of non-precious metals and/or non-precious gems. Some also consider it to be any jewelry that is not *entirely* made of precious or semi-precious materials. In other words, a brooch may have a semi-precious stone, but the stone is set in a polished brass setting instead of gold or silver. This piece would be considered "costume". Just because a piece is considered to be costume jewelry doesn't mean it will be inexpensive. Precious and semi-precious materials of course usually boost the price up due to costs, but someone who produces high quality costume pieces may price up to cover the amount of time they spend to make the piece. Costume jewelry usually describes jewelry that looks like more expensive jewelry, but is made from less expensive materials that may or may not be "fake." For example, a "fine jewelry" opal tennis bracelet would probably be solid 14K gold with genuine opals, whereas a similar "costume jewelry" bracelet would probably be gold plated or gold filled, with either glass opals or lesser quality genuine opals.
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