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#211
No. I used to buy it but if I wore it I'd break out, or I wouldn't wear it so it would be a waste of money. Everything l own now is either gold or platinum. Well accept for my watch which is steel and gold, but due to price I would still consider it fine jewelry.
 
#214
I've been buying and wearing both costume and precious jewellery forever, and I often wear it together too. Or, have one arm & hand with more serious stuff like watch, w-ring & whatever goes with them that day, and the other side with big fun stuff.

What's 'costume' jewellery anyway? E.g. There's plenty of Chanel or LV jewellery that isnt precious metal, but it costs a packet. Tasteful but affordable stuff from new designers. tasteless OTT pieces made from real precious metals and gems. Jewellery your kids buy or make you that means more than the 5-figure big name pieces. Break boundaries and wear what you love!
 
#215
MissFluffyCat said:
I've been buying and wearing both costume and precious jewellery forever, and I often wear it together too. Or, have one arm & hand with more serious stuff like watch, w-ring & whatever goes with them that day, and the other side with big fun stuff.

What's 'costume' jewellery anyway? E.g. There's plenty of Chanel or LV jewellery that isnt precious metal, but it costs a packet. Tasteful but affordable stuff from new designers. tasteless OTT pieces made from real precious metals and gems. Jewellery your kids buy or make you that means more than the 5-figure big name pieces. Break boundaries and wear what you love!
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Funny...just reading your post, I bought these KJL pieces at Saks F&F (free S&H, too). Think it will look cute this summer with T-shirts and a denim jacket. I plan to wear the turquoise necklace with real turquoise Ippolita drop YG earrings and the white pearl necklace with YG diamond hoops or Michael Good YG long figure 8 earrings.
Nowadays I think you can mix and match as long as it isn't God-awful looking!
 

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#218
I buy and wear costume jewelry for the design itself, majority from Chomel and H&m. But I own three diamond pieces, one of them a vintage heirloom, that I know I can wear everyday and they will still hold up for decades.
 
#219
I absolutely do!! I have several heirloom pieces and wedding pieces from hubby and his sweet family BUT I definitely break out my costume pieces ever so often. Costume statement earrings and necklaces are, for me, the most effective way to switch up my look! Without having to worry about them getting lost, destroyed by little toddler hands, etc. So, I say Enjoy these costume pieces!
 
#220
I'm a huge costume and unbranded jewelry fan. Anything from handmade lucite earrings to vintage brooches to ceramic bead necklaces: I think it's a lot of fun to pair jewelry with outfits and I have an enormous collection of inexpensive treasures. (I'm not talking about disposable Forever 21 stuff but the $20-150 range: not plastic, but not gold either.) The real gold, pearls, etc don't get nearly as much use.

I prefer high-end/designer clothing, shoes, and handbags, but other than a few "genuine" items like rings and diamond studs, I feel that I'd rather have inexpensive fun jewelry, chosen for its design, than items that are identifiable, have logos, or are simply "blingy" (eg a giant diamond engagement ring). To be totally precise, coated metal items like Hermes Clic Clac are also "costume" jewelry, but they're logo-d in a way I don't prefer, so I'm talking about things chosen for their design, that no one should recognize.

Does anyone else wear costume jewelry? What kind? Why or why not?
 
#222
Love costume and unbranded jewelry. There are so many good manufacturers making fun high quality pieces. They don't have to be attached to a designer or logo for me to love wearing it.

You are paying for the name a lot of time.
 
#224
I have got oodles of jewelry, both fine and costume and love it all. The pieces I've outgrown I've gotten rid of, but I still have jewelry boxes full:). I adore earrings most of all, but lately I've been on a bracelet kick. I'm pickier about handbags but if the jewelry catches my eye, I don't care who its maker is.
 
#225
Stopped buying such things when I turned 18. Now I can only choose something like this for a special party if it's required, but not for everyday wear.
When I did buy costume jewelry, I had some Dyrberg/Kern and Swarovski items, but most of them are not in a good condition now.
I prefer delicate jewelry and like the feeling that my platinum and diamonds can last forever when nothing else can.
 
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