Continue the sharing of the last issue to learn the stories behind various types of jewelry and accessories, almost every kind of jewelry is closely related to love. So naturally, what will be introduced next is also inseparable from love!
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Rings
The ring is the most witnessed item of love in jewelry. The origin of the ring was originally an iron ring. In Greek mythology, Zeus, upon learning that Prometheus stole fire for mankind, chained him to a large rock in anger. After Prometheus was rescued, an iron ring was left on his finger. This was the original origin of the ring prototype.
In 1477, Maximilian met the beautiful and elegant Princess Mary and fell in love with her at first sight. Although the Princess was already married to the Dauphin of France, Maximilian decided to take a chance and had a noble diamond ring created in the hope of impressing her. Princess Mary, who received the ring, was touched by Maxime’s sincerity and eventually married him.
Since then, the diamond ring has become a token of engagement and marriage in the West.
The ring represents love in your heart, willing to be ringed for your love, the ring has become the most straightforward, the most sincere expression of love. The process and function of jewelry is constantly evolving and changing, the only thing that remains the same is the time and memories that it has accompanied us through millions of years of natural extraction, quenching and forging. Instead of saying that jewelry is the girls’ best friend, we should say that it represents ourselves, our personality and attitude. Women love jewelry not only love the cherished and beautiful, but also love its deep romantic and moral.
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Brooches
At its inception, the brooch was actually a warrior’s weapon of choice for male warriors. They used these small pin-like things to fix their robes, in order to maintain the majesty of the brave at all times; even in the Greco-Roman era, brooches are also exclusive to the knight or king’s jewelry, they will be decorated with gorgeous stones, but the real role of only one, used to fasten the cloak flying in the wind.
It was in the Middle Ages that colorful brooches began to bloom on the bosoms of Italian women. At that time, women already had the habit of wearing hairpins, but when the princes and nobles saw the beautiful long dresses cut from oriental silk, they could not help but sigh: the plain roses could no longer match the nobility of this magical fabric, and only jewels and gold could match it.
In autumn and winter, the clothes are heavy, the colors are dull, and other decorations may not be convenient to match, or inconvenient to display. Brooch can be the most dynamic decoration, can be said to have a “stone into gold” effect.
The sharing of this issue ends here, did it make you understand a little more about the origin of jewelry?