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Costume or fashion jewelry includes a range of decorative items worn for personal adornment that are manufactured as less expensive ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable outfit or garment[1] as opposed to "real" (fine) jewelry, which is more costly and which may be regarded primarily as collectibles, keepsakes, or investments. From the outset, costume jewelry — also known as fashion jewelry — paralleled the styles of its more precious fine counterparts.[2]
- ^ Baker, Lillian. Fifty Years of Collectable Fashion Jewelry. Paducah: Collector Books, 1986.
- ^ "Adorning Fashion: The History of Costume Jewellery to Modern Times". Jewelry Connoisseur. 2020-07-26. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.