Hot Jewellery Looks Buying Guide
Keeping up with trends can be tiring. Luckily, jewellery 
trends tend to stick around for a bit longer than clothing trends. Granted, you could just go with classic pieces, but what fun would that be? If you want the perfect accessory for a trendy outfit, we've got you covered. Here are some of the latest jewellery trends for 2008, because you deserve to be bejewelled with style from head to toe.
The Trends
- Gold is definitely more popular this year than silver . Though silver isn't quite "out of style", it definitely takes a back seat this year.
- Look for 1920s influenced jewellery with irreverent and hidden meanings full of sexual puns.
- Egyptian influenced jewellery is very popular as well. These trends aren't quite authentic Egyptian, but more like a modern, highly tech-friendly style mashed up with Egyptian classics.
- Winged insects, swans, stars, scarabs (the Egyptian harbinger of luck), hearts and arrows (with a slightly gothic fairytale twist), mythical creatures, odd plant life, and exotic Eastern symbolism are all very popular jewellery themes.
- This season is about wearing less. Choose one piece and make it a loud one. Jewellery is bold this year, but so bold that you shouldn't wear more than one piece at a time!
- Chunky and crowded is what it's all about. Look for pieces that are bold, chunky, oversized, and crowded with charms and whatnot.
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Chunky Cocktail Rings - Look for oversized cocktail rings in bright colours.
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Cuff Bracelets - Cuffs of all types are in high demand this year.
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Costume Jewellery - This trend is on fire! Look for jewellery that borders on "gaudy" but doesn't quite cross the line.
- Oversized pendants are popular this year.
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Celestial Symbols (stars, moons, comets, etc.) - Kate Moss wore a star necklace, and then it seemed like designers rushed to their drawing boards in a split second.
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Gothic Fairytale Jewellery - Look for jewellery that screams the unabridged stories of the brothers Grimm. Think vintage gothic and twisted love.
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Crystal Jewellery - Crystals and iridescent gemstones and rocks of all types are hot, hot, hot this year!
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Quirky or Abstract Shapes - Geometry class comes back, but these aren't your usually circles and squares. Look for safety pins, horses, can tops, and key shapes to take over.
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Cluttered Jewellery - Look for jewellery that is similar to a charm bracelet in the sense that it is cluttered with a mish-mash of different symbols and gems.
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