When we see movies depicting our ancestral man, the hunter
gatherer, there is no sign of him preening himself or
showing any interest in fashion. In those days that might
have been the trendiest animal skin to wear! Today's
hunter gatherer is reading GQ, using creams and wearing
mens silver jewellery. So what happened? In actual fact
it is not a big surprise as there are deep roots underlying
this especially with the trendy tribal influence.
The fashion is not only to wear simple men's silver
jewellery but much of it is bold, statement jewellery often
with tribal designs. However if you think of the origins
of jewellery which can be traced back to Ancient Egypt even
then it was worn to symbolise power in the community. Like
others the Egptians wore jewellery in life. However the
wealthy Egyptians also took it with them in death and it
was placed amongst their other grave goods.
When Napolean Bonaparte was Emperor of France back in 1804
he revived the grandeur of jewellery in France. The Viking
society places much importance on precious metals as
symbols of wealth and power. Vikings would wear beautiful
jewellery with silver being the more common metal. The
silver jewellery in this instance was more likely to be
silver arm-rings and neck-rings. This show of wealth was
extremely important to them comparable today to a flash car
or a Rolex watch!
Beauty and symbolism were central to the Celtic culture and
throughout their jewellery, with both men and women wearing
silver jewellery and gold jewellery. Celtic jewellery has
survived to the modern day because of its beauty, although
predominantly in silver although there is gold available.
Probably one of the best known examples of Celtic jewellery
is the Claddagh ring. There is quite a story behind this
ring which was created by a man named Richard Joyce who
came from the village of Claddagh, near Galway in Ireland.
Captured and taken from his homeland, Richard Joyce was
first held as a slave in the West Indies. Then his life
improved slightly when he was sold to a Moorish gold smith
and it was then that he learnt to make jewellery. He
eventually became free, returned to Ireland and made the
Claddagh to celebrate his return home, his love of his
country and his people. A heart lies at the centre of the
Claddagh ring as a symbol of love and is held in two hands
which are symbols of friendship. At the top rests a crown
which symbolises loyalty. Today it is popularly worn as a
sign of fidelity or friendship, some choose it as a wedding
ring. To wear this silver ring correctly if you are in a
relationship you should have the heart facing yourself as
it is not on offer! If you wish to open up your heart to
new possibilities of love you can wear this silver ring
with the heart facing outwards.
Historically these are some of the origins which influence
some of the mens silver jewellery which we see today. Mens
silver rings can be found as Celtic bands designed with
Celtic knots. These knots are considered as the endless
knot or mystic knot to remind us of the timeless nature of
our spirit. A similar mens silver ring, although not
Celtic is the Tribal Band Mens Silver Ring which also has a
loose knot design and is stunning as well. Mens silver
necklaces include silver ball chains which are very
fashionable, mens silver link chains and some heavyweight
serious attitude mens silver necklaces. There are some
beautiful designs available in mens silver jewellery and it
is cool and trendy to wear.
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Jackie de Burca writes about the tribal trend in mens
silver jewellery and the possible origins of this. She
describes some of the must have mens silver rings and mens
silver necklaces. This range of mens silver jewellery can
be found at Oishii Jewellery.
http://www.oishii-jewellery.co.uk/mens_silver_jewellery.html
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