Bling Jewelry

The word bling is used to refer to items related to the hip hop culture. It is usually considered to be a slang used by the people following the hip hop culture and it refers to the jewelry people wear. They wear all sorts of chunky and shiny jewelry around their necks and hands, along with highly decorative cell phones and shiny tooth caps. This culture was started in the 80’s and has now become one of the most famous cultures, because it has a huge fan following base. The word ‘bling jewelry’ is used because they are so shiny that a lot of light reflects off them. This is because the jewelry is mainly made of gold, diamonds or platinum. By this, you can understand that the people who would be able to afford them when they were first introduced, were very affluent and money was not an object for them! A piece of jewelry would set you back by more than a thousand dollars. Rings and watches were the cheapest elements of jewelry available and the pendants, bracelets, tooth caps were the most expensive ones. With time, as many people started to idolize this culture, it became impossible for most to afford such high-end jewelry because they were very expensive. A solution to this was cheap imitations and duplicates which are available nowadays. The diamonds which are now used are artificial ones and most of the jewelry is gold plated. There are original ones available as well, but with the introduction of the cheap variety, hard-core followers of this hip hop culture were even more attracted. They are also known as ‘iced out jewelry’ because the entire ornament was decorated with so many diamond pieces that people thought they were as cheap as ice cubes!

Bling jewelry comes in many different shapes and designs. They are very elaborate and have many bold designs made on them. They have many intricate details and making them properly becomes quite a challenging task for most jewelry designers. Since rappers and people associated with the hip hop culture come from very humble backgrounds, buying bling jewelry is a matter of great importance for them. They have started off from quite poor conditions, and so being able to buy jewelry is a sign of success for them. However, they did not restrict themselves to simply ordinary jewelry, but they went a step further and introduced highly designed and expensive chunky jewelry. They thought bling jewelry say a lot about themselves – how tough and complicated they are, and how they have risen from rags to riches. For rappers, bling jewelry means a lot as they are not just a mere form of jewelry that is loud and extravagant. They look upon them as a sign of success, something they have achieved after a lot of hard work and after going through a lot of pain.

Bling jewelry comes in different forms. There are chunky pendants, with revolving medallions, shiny bracelets studded with expensive stones, big earrings and watches, multiple finger rings, knuckle-wraps, and even tooth caps. They are now available online as there are many websites which sell them at discounted prices. There are original ones available as well as the cheaper duplicates. Many discounts are given to attract customers and due to the increase in popularity, people are more favorable towards the imitation ones. This form of jewelry has now become quite a style statement, especially among the youngsters of the present generation.

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