The development of costume jewelry

Costume jewelry is manufactured as ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable costume. Opposed to fine jewelry which made of precious metals and stones as collectible investment, costume jewelry is made of less valuable materials and intended to be fashionable for a short time and then go outdate. In this passage, we will have a look at the development of costume jewelry.
Costume jewelry dates back to 300 years ago, when cheap jewelry made of glass began to appear on the market. A century later, the 1800s witnessed costume jewelry made of semi-precious materials came into the market, which made it affordable for common people.
The prime time for costume jewelry began in the middle of the 1900s with the rise of middle class. At that time the new middle class wanted to buy beautiful but affordable jewelry, which was the exact feature of costume jewelry. With the development of society, women in all social classes could afford a piece of costume jewelry. Thus costume jewelry is becoming more and more popular.
With the development of technology, the machine has made costume jewelry more affordable. Manufacture made it possible to produce enough costume jewelry for the millions of women all round the world.
In the mid 1900s, various designers also contributed to the development of costume jewelry. The female stars in Hollywood who often wore the costume jewelry from those famous designs also help to promote the popularization of it.
Nowadays some costume jewelry exactly imitates the genuine pieces in a much lower cost, so it is still popular and attract large amount of people.