HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-12-02, Page 32Glamor jewelry will
make her happy this year
The 1987 holidays call for a change in
our everyday style of dressing ... it should
reflect the spirit of the season.
Festive fabrics will be new renditions of
old standards: Lames in a rainbow of col-
ors and prints, velvets and silks with
crinkly textures, and taffeta and lace iced
with iridescence.
Jewelers of America (JA), the national
organization dedicated to consumer educa-
tion and information about fine jewelry,
suggests ear, necks and wrists should
likewise be festive — adorned in
statement -making jewelry of precious
metals and gemstones to complement your
holiday wardrobe.
What's the fashion news in fine jewelry?
'Earrings go from medium to large
sizes, either on the ear or as drops. The
"positive/negative" effect is in — mixing
gems such as diamonds on one ear, rubies
on the other, or opting for different but
coordinating shapes. Hoops are either oval
or elliptical.
•Necklaces are shorter, often
chokerstyle to balance shorter dresses. A
centerpiece is a must, in the form of a
"slide," or drop pendant, or in a Retro -
style front closing accented with diamond
pave.
Pearls, too, go short in multiple strand
chokers and dog collars. Enhancers •
designed with pearls, colored gemstones or
diamonds can dramatize a simple strand
of pearls or a gold collar, creating the par-
ty spirit.
•Bracelets make bold statements either
as a series of bangles or in the form of a
cuff 1" to 3" wide, dressing up the new
gloved hand. Bracelets have also become
important as part of an ensemble of mat-
ching earrings/necklace/bracelet.
And hot -hot -hot is the tennis bracelet ...
a circlet of diamonds for the wrist. There
are new variations to this theme too!
•Rings sport diamonds in mixes of
baguette and pave or all -baguette looks.
Pear, marquise and oval shapes are gain-
ing in popularity, too.
"Fancy" cuts are also important in col-
ored gemstone rigns ... as they are in earr-
ings, pins and pendants. More often than
not, diamonds are used as accents.
Food baskets
great gifts
Food baskets are always a favorite gift
during the holidays and, although there
are countless ready-made baskets to be
bought in just about every gourmet shop
and department store, it can be great fun
to make your own designing each one with
your own personal touch to suit the person
that you're giving it to.
For the person on your list who enjoys
afternoon tea, you might fill a basket with
a variety of exotic teas, some imported
biscuits, a few jars of fancy jam, and
perhaps even a box of beautiful paper
napkins.
If there's a chocolate lover on your list,
fill a basket with chocolates from all dif-
ferent countries and, while you're at it,
don't forget a tin of real Dutch cocoa.
And if money is no object and you know
someone who loves "luxury" foods, you
might gift them with a basket of Cham-
pagne, caviar, truffles, and perhaps pate.
And for that someone on your gift list
who loves and appreciates real old fashion-
ed Christmas treats, why not fill a basket
with plum pudding, fruitcake, marzipan
and either some gingerbread men or even
some of your family's favorite cookies that
you've baked yourself!
•Pins are big news, too, in shapes from
the '50s such as diamond circles, to make
pearl -and -gemstone Deco looks, to
heirloom -type sterling silver/marcasite
designs, to captivating cameos.
Free -form, whimsical and nature -
inspired motifs such as animals and
flowers are created in pins incorporating
gold, platinum, faceted or cabochon gems
and diamond pave detailing.
'Watches for the holidays are almost
always dressed up with diamonds, whether
they replace numerals on the dial or are
part of a gold and diamond bracelet -type
strap.
One very unique design uses "floating"
diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and rubies
that move freely around a see-through
channel encircling the dial.
Holiday colors for fine jewelry go beyond
the traditional green and red we associate
with the season.
In addition to the precious emeralds,
rubies and sapphires that so captivate us,
the new clothing fashion colors have
jewelry designers using the yellow of
citrine with blue topaz and amethyst, pink
and green tourmaline combinations,
cultured and mabe black and white pearls,
sometimes combined with black onyx and,
always, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds.
Whether you want to treat yourself, or
you're looking for a holiday gift for so-
meone you love, fine jewelry today is ex-
citing ... and wearing it gives pleasure
every time it is put on.
Jewelers of America (JA) encourages
you to stop in at your local professional
jeweler, who has a wide variety of styles
at prices to suit your pocketbook.
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