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How do we buy jewelry (jewellery)? Are there any rules for buying jewelry (jewellery)? How do we know which jewelry (jewellery) will look good on us? In septemeber Mochishop style blog brought you the original fashion guide of wearing jewelry (jewellery). Follow the rules,  you will learn how to choose the right necklaces, bracelets (bangles) and earrings that suit your body shape.

In our last article we revealed that, to wear necklaces properly, we need a necklace was serves to keep the neck and chest proportional.  Luckily, when choosing the right bracelets or bangles, we only need to take one factor into consideration: Wrist size.

Part 2 - How to Wear Bracelets and Bangles

Quite simply, big-boned women with larger wrists can wear larger bracelets and bangles whereas small-boned women can wear smaller bracelets and bangles.

This is because wearing a wrong-sized bracelet or bangle creates an optical illusion so as to exaggerate either the bigness or smallness of the wrist.  Conversely, a good sized bracelet or bangle keeps the wrist looking proportional and focus attention entirely on the style of the wristwear and the complimentary effect it has on ourselves and our outfit.

Mochishop has released a new range of retro geometric jewellery [jewelry].  Geometric jewellery [jewellery] has its roots in geometric abstractionism, an artistic extension of cubism which comes under the avant-garde umbrella.  Within this artistic discipline, there was an exploration of simple geometric forms and color, often dispensing with representations of the real world.  A well-known artist of this era was, Piet Mondrian, viewed the world as being composed of simple lines, shapes and colour and made his art according to this view.

In the world of style and fashion, the art of geometry found a popular outlet in the art deco period of the 1920s and '30s.  Everything from jewellery [jewelry] to household objects incorporated the ideals of art deco - elegant, simple, modern.

At Mochishop, we have created our range of geometric jewellery [jewelry] inspired by the simplicity of shape and color.  Our geometric range is made from cubes, spheres and uniform block colours.

As the art deco period followed The Great War, the post-war economic struggle meant that jewellery [jewelry] was no longer valued in terms of expense.  Gemstones were often excluded from post-war, art deco jewellery [jewelry].  As the emphasis moved away from luxury, it began to focus on purely the appearance of the jewellery [jewelry].

This is another element we have incorporated into our Geometric jewellery [jewelry]: affordability.  With our latest range we have perfectly captured the essence of geometric, art deco jewellery [jewelry] and present you with our simple, stylish, modern and affordable geometric bracelets.  This is your opportunity to buy jewelry (jewellery) made in the spirit of 1920s and '30s - the glamorous decades.

Generally when looking for new clothes we have a good idea of how to buy clothes that will suit us: The two most important guidelines are (i) does it have good fit and (ii) does the color match my skin tone? When we applying these guidelines to clothes shopping we can be confident that we will walk out of a shop with a suitable item of clothing.

But how do we buy jewelry (jewellery)? Are there any rules for buying jewelry (jewellery)? How do we know which jewelry (jewellery) will look good on us?

Part 1 - How to Wear Necklaces

The two factors which influence your choice of necklace are neck and breasts. As with clothing, we need to ask ourselves does it fit? Is the necklace in proportion with our necks and chests? This is far more important that just choosing an item of jewelry (jewellery) that is fashionable. In fact, Mochishop would prefer to buck the trend and advise you never to buy any item of jewelry (jewellery) solely because of its current en vogue status. Fashion for fashion's sake can have hideous or laughable results.

Loosely speaking, if your neck is long then you can wear chokers or long, draping necklaces. If you have a shorter neck then you need a necklace which is roughly midway between choker and long, draping necklace. A chocker on a short neck will draw attention to the shortness of the neck, whereas a choker on a swan-like neck will draw attention to your asset.

The Lenox globe is one of the oldest representations of the planet, dating back to the 16th Century. A cartographical quirk of the globe was to mark unknown territory with HC SVNT DRACONES. Translated from the Latin: Here Be Dragon.

Such is the enigma of the mythical dragon that it is a fitting representative of unknown, mysterious territories. This is true for a majority of cultures, from Western to Jewish to Asian, of whom this powerful, urgent beast is a part of their literatures and folklores.

In recognition of the universal appeal of the dragon, we at Mochishop have chosen this favoured mythical creature as the ambassador of our jewelry (jewellery), devoting an entire range to Mochishop dragon jewelry (jewellery).

We have focused, in particular, on the Oriental dragon and its depiction. This is because, in Chinese legend, the dragon is a benevolent creature and has become connoted with protective qualities as well as powerful ones.  That is, the Oriental dragon acts as a guardian to protect the ones you love.

From materials as diverse as jade and leather and silver, we have fashioned the image of the dragon into our jewelry (jewellery). Our silver bracelets feature fantastic, ornate dragon panoramas, our leather wristbands bear prints and emblems of the dragon and our jade necklaces are engraved with dragons.

Our dragon jewelry (dragon jewellery) displays the irresistible force of the dragon.  For jewelry (jewellery) that evokes the mysterious power of the dragon, click here to view and buy Mochishop's dragon jewelery range.

Turquoise is derived from the word Turkish – Turquoise was frequently traded in the bazaars in Turkey in the 16th Century, although it is a misconception that there was wealth of turquoise in Turkey itself.

This opaque gemstone is composed of copper and iron, and ranges in color from moss-green to duck-egg blue depending on the relative quantities of copper and iron. The bluer the turquoise the greater the ratio of copper to iron; the greener the turquoise the greater the ratio of iron to copper.

Turquoise has played a big part in the culture and costumes of many great civilizations, both New and Old World, some extant some extinct: The Aztecs, Ancient Egyptians, Tibetans, and Native Americans, to name a few.

Clearly there is something universally enchanting about turquoise that has made it consistently desirable across time and space.  There is an unearthly quality about turquoise that leads Tibetans to believe turquoise is not a stone but rather a piece of the heavens.

In AD 900, in the Maya city of Chichen Itza, the Mayans used turquoise for mosaics.  A fellow New World civilization, the Aztecs, used turquoise for religious objects such as the Mask of Tezcatlipoca, an important deity of the Aztec pantheon.

In Ad-Saharan Africa, the Ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor was alternatively know as The Lady of Turquoise and The Mistress of Turquoise.

The otherworldly appeal of turquoise is undeniable; perhaps for its strange, enchanting paradox of being both blue and green.  And neither.  You could stare at a piece of turquoise and wait eternally for either of its composite colors to dominate or come into focus.  They never will.