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Where does Mens Jewellery originate and how its development has changed?

Where does the word jewellery originate? Well in fact its true meaning is plaything derived from a word from the Latin language jocale but it was the stylish French that used the word jouel describing anything made from precious stones or metal and used to wear about your person that first reinterpreted the meaning into its popular form today.


It is ironic to think that jewellery has been around in its most basic form at the same time as tools were discovered by early man. Mens jewellery was an integral part of ancient cultures and so on to this day men want to wear silver jewellery designed especially for them. Man made jewellery began with the idea of using shells as a form of symbolism. Dating back tens of thousands of years shells were discovered in Europe that had been crafted into beads. From these humble beginnings mens jewellery has developed and evolved into the many choices we have today. Many different types of material were used to create jewellery including teeth and bones from animals, shells, wood and stone carved into shapes by hand. In time these were eclipsed by precious metals such as silver but the ancient inspirations remain intact to this day with the use of languages engraved into modern silver jewellery.


The earliest jewellery known to man was made from shells. They were discovered in Africa and thought to be over one hundred thousand years old. Todays modern fashion trends are influenced by the aged look in both clothing and jewellery. Using specialist techniques the appearance of ageing can be produced. The fundamental reason that jewellery was originally invented was entirely a practical one. Pins were created to simply fasten clothing together securely. It was after this that the items were designed with adornment in mind. Decorating the body with silver became a fast growing trend for everyone. Mens jewellery has all ways been worn as a symbol of success and still continues to be so to this day. Jewellery was also worn by men to ward off evil and protect against medical conditions.


The ancestors of Homo Sapiens began making jewellery over forty thousand years ago when they started living in Europe. The dawn of mass jewellery making had begun. Originally mens jewellery was quite crude in design and was created by prehistoric man using many differing materials including stone, teeth, bones and shells. Jewellery made from metals first appeared about seven thousand years ago with copper being the first to appear. Nowadays silver jewellery is the most popular for men but when it was first available on the high street many men considered it effeminate. This however changed in the forties with the advent of modern designs especially created for men. Mens jewellery has gone through quite a significant change over the last few decades starting off in the nineteen forties with the introduction of retro modern styling choices using curves. These curves have evolved into more organic styling ideas and todays modern jewellery has took this idea even further. The history of mens jewellery continued to develop through the hippie era in the late sixties influenced by American crafts from the native red Indians. From then on in the seventies sterling silver became popular for men and has since become the number one choice.


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