Fashionable chains from various materials
Types of materials and reviews
Women's and men's chains around the neck or wrist are a great addition to the image, emphasizing style and status. In order to choose such jewelry correctly, you need to know about the properties of the material from which they are made, reviews about its features.
The metal chain is most often made from precious metals, which are the most durable and do not oxidize. Gold, silver and platinum are always popular, and their reviews among buyers are extremely positive. Gold for jewelry is selected not lower than 585 samples, classic, youth and national chains are made from it, for example, Yakut, Tatar or Indian. Silver, which has known healing properties, is taken for chains starting from 875 samples.
The leather chain around the neck is created from high-quality natural leather weaves: sheep, lamb, there are more exotic options, such as crocodile. Their advantages are lightness and immunity to external influences, and the image is simply gorgeous. The product often includes metal elements.
Palladium jewelry has a characteristic colorless luster and durability.. The metal itself is also precious, its properties are close to platinum, but it costs a little less.You can choose products with elements from natural stones. According to many reviews, the strength of such chains is no worse than that of silver ones.
Copper chains have a lot of fans. They are valued for their lightness and characteristic reddish tint with shine, accessibility. But copper products are less durable than stainless steel, and the surface may become covered with a greenish coating over time. In order to avoid this, coated metal or alloys with zinc, nickel, chromium are used.
Wooden neck and wrist chains are most popular among young people, they are associated with hippie styles or national motifs. Wooden jewelry is valued for its unique style and a lot of useful properties of precious woods, such as eucalyptus, larch, cypress. Often such decorations consist of polished balls or ovals strung on a thin thread or wire. They can have a different color, include metal inserts.
Titanium chain due to its material is light and strong. Titanium jewelry can be selected massive or miniature, with various ways of weaving, depending on the tastes of buyers. Even a small chain will be sufficiently resistant to mechanical damage.
Brass accessories have a peculiar yellowish sheen. For reliability, it is worth choosing alloys with a high zinc content. Brass itself is quite resistant to salt water, so the chains can be used in any conditions for a long time.
The bronze chain has good protection against salts dissolved in water, therefore it is preferable as an underwear. Products made of bronze have a darker shade than those made of brass.
A metal chain made of jewelry stainless steel is a successful replacement for jewelry made of precious metals. This means that it will become no less reliable than products made of gold and silver, and thanks to the chrome plating, it will have a pleasant and noble sheen.
Weaving options
There are various options for weaving stainless steel:
- Armored - all links are fastened in the same plane;
- Anchor - here the elements are connected to each other perpendicularly;
- "Bismarck" - consists of massive links that are fastened at the ends;
- "Figaro" - alternation of large oval and small round rings;
- "Nonna" - a kind of shell, but with double links;
- "Rhombo" - the connection of diamond-shaped elements in one plane.
All these ways of attaching links are reliable, the choice depends on tastes.
Advantages of accessories
Products made from zirconium have many useful properties: antibacterial, immunity strengthening, healing. The zirconium chain, according to some people, can protect against radiation.
Rubber accessories for the neck usually have a metal element in the aggregate: a cross or an amulet. This is a wonderful cheap material that is not subject to any external negative influences.
Nickel has high strength and long service life. Thanks to various coatings, it has several common shades: colorless, silver, gold, reddish.
Examples of fashion models in 2017
In the new season, preference is given to natural materials, reliable and simple, with a minimum of decorative details. But the decoration itself must be of high quality and durable. Products made of precious materials in a classic design are still popular.For young people, jewelry made of wood or genuine leather may be relevant.
The following relevant examples are worth considering:
- Light and thin women's gold chains
- Weaving "Figaro" from two metals - for brutal men.
- Elegant leather chain for women with metal fragments.
- Woodwork is light and elegant.
- Simple and stylish decoration made of rubber.