The latest silver trends have boosted the value of this precious material that usually goes unnoticed when compared to its faithful friend, the gold. In 2017, silver tends to be women’s favorite choice to highlight their beauty. Check out why.
A little more about silver. In its purest form, this element is made of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper, because the original metal is extremely soft and thus impossible to be used in jewelry. Once fused, all a goldsmith needs to do is to show his imagination through the metal, making unique pieces.
Rings are the most popular representation of silver. Jewelry lover, Valentina Gamma, says that in rings, “silver does not have ‘to work hard’ to look good. Even in its simplest state, it looks flawless. Its qualities make it a perfect canvas for art. Although some do not like the fact that it tarnishes, I think this makes it much more special.”
“A beautiful, rustic and stylish material”. That could easily describe silver, which is versatile and popular for any occasion. “With silver, a woman can wear whatever she wants: simple, elegant, fashionable or hipster clothes.”
Other popular representatives of silver are bracelets. They go from simple styles to fancy and very expensive designs. Now you know why silver is considered one of the latest trends in jewelry. Tendencias en joyería. (S.f.)
Silver is one of the latest trends, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore the elegant effect of mixing silver and gold, which has been popular for quite a while now.
Ancient civilizations used gold and silver together to invoke the protection of the Sun and the Moon. If both materials were joined, the person would be protected by his heavenly gods. Another belief is that gold or silver coins were considered an amulet to their owners.
However, some people do not approve of the union of silver and gold, because they say silver can tarnish gold. There is an explanation for everything, though. Although in the past people used to say that silver tarnished gold, it has now been proved that by combining gold with a lower quality metal, such as silver, which is prone to oxidation when in contact with oxygen, the effect is often reflected in the accompanying material: gold. However, all you need to do is clean the piece to recover its original brightness.
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