Accessorising with a special piece of jewellery always feels good, and it can also be a way to really enhance your look. The jewellery you wear is all about expressing your own taste and style, and whether you opt for bold statement pieces or delicate, subtle looks is all down to how you feel like dressing today! There is a new trend in jewellery that takes this a step further – from jewellery being quite personal, to it being truly custom and unique – using fingerprints, handprints, footprints and even paw prints of loved ones in the jewellery design.
Jewellery makers are embracing the idea of creating these kind of individual pieces, but far from being just a sentimental novelty or gift item, they are becoming real fashion pieces. Here we look at why fingerprint jewellery is capturing the imagination of fashion conscious people throughout the country:
Unique is In!
One of the biggest trends we’ve noticed in recent years is for truly unique clothing and accessories. There has been a huge movement towards people making their own clothes and jewellery or going vintage, and a big part of this is wanting something that isn’t just ‘a bit unusual’, but is truly personalised and made to its owners exact tastes. While some things are hard to design or make yourself, by choosing a design and then adding something really individual like a fingerprint to it, you can know for sure you are wearing something nobody else has, and showing off what is important to you in your own style.
Capturing a Moment
Another reason why people are really enjoying wearing the fingerprint jewellery trend, is that it gives a really robust, lasting memento of a moment in time. Babies don’t stay babies forever, but having those tiny hand or footprints recorded in something that will last like a pendant or charm allows you to keep something from that time close to you. Of course, it isn’t just about children, either – some people are proud to wear jewellery that features faithful recreations of their pets’ paws, or their partner’s fingerprints. The idea is really just about being able to capture something you love, freeze it in time, and keep in on you wherever you go, and this is something that resonates with a lot of people!
Statement Jewellery
Wearing bold jewellery pieces that really set off an outfit has been an important part of accessorising for as long as fashion has existed, and the recent trends for statement necklaces, earrings and even rings attests to this. Because fingerprints are not tiny, they sit well on chunky charms, bold necklaces and statement earrings, and allow the wearer to make even more of a statement while wearing something that is sure to get noticed.
There are a lot of pluses to wearing personalised jewellery, but the current trend for jewellery using print designs really shows how modern technology can allow us to show the love for the people (and furry friends) we care about most in our fashion.