Are We Bringing Back The Roaring 20's?

Everything that is old is new again. Fashion this year is about long dangle earrings and multiple strands and bracelets. In the roaring 1920's when women decided to cut their hair into what was considered a scandalous bob at the time, they also decided to make their statement with the jewelry they wore. And thus, the Art Deco style was born.

While the feminine image was being revamped, the jewelry was undergoing a dramatic transformation. The shorter haircuts of the time looked good with long dangling earrings. Today, dangling diamond earrings are back. Bracelets were worn in multiples back then, and layered bracelets and bangles are back in fashion now too. Diamond watches were very popular back then and continue to be popular now.

The look also had unique pairings of different materials from corals and diamonds to black enamel and gemstones. Pearls were combined with diamond earrings and large cocktail rings were used in the speak-easy to signal that one was breaking the Prohibition law in style.

Even the diamond and gemstone cuts were modified to be more angular and modern looking. New cuts that were developed to reinforce the Art Deco style are the baguette, emerald, triangle and shield cuts. The influence of these cuts is still felt in the modern trend for unusual and straight-edged cuts.

So, whether you are opting for the long dangle diamond earrings of the 1920's or the modern-looking triangular engagement ring, you can feel the influence of earlier times. These styles were particular to an era but the celebration of freedom, good times, and new social consciousness continues to echo in the choice of jewelry today.

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