How to Wear Your Silver Bracelets

Any fashion website will tell you that handmade silver bracelets are amongst the most popular accessories in a girl’s jewellery chest. And why not? There are so many of them: silver bracelets of loopy links, handmade silver cuff and bangle bracelets, silver bracelets with a touch of goldfill, and bracelets with gemstones, crystals, ornamental glass. Clearly, no girl can – or should – have just one.

But how to wear them all? Together? Separately? Here are some hints and suggestions on how to wear your silver bracelets with any garment, in any season, and for any occasion.

Silver bracelets with a long-sleeved top or jumper:  This is the outfit with which to take out your biggest, boldest handmade silver bracelets. After all, you don’t want them to get “lost” beneath a winter sleeve, or to compete with the sleeve of your jersey. We suggest handmade silver bracelets of the bangle or cuff variety, which have solidity and “presence”. As an added bonus, these silver bracelets can also be worn atop the sleeve - 1920s style (though this is best done with a solid color, and not a patterned, sleeve). Plain sterling silver is best.

Handmade silver bracelets with a short-sleeved or sleeveless blouse or dress: When your arm is bare, that’s the time to take out the silver bracelets with gemstones, gold-filled accents, or leather or other adornments. Wear handmade silver bracelets on both wrists – perhaps one small one with silver or gold-filled balls on the arm where you place your wristwatch, and one with large links and gemstones on the other arm. Or perhaps stack several handmade silver bracelets on one (or both) arm(s), mixing bangles with silver link bracelets of varying sizes. Or choose one silver bracelet with dainty links and a hint of gemstones, with another that’s full-on with crystals. You get the idea…

Handmade silver bracelets with an asymmetrical garment: silver bracelets can be an especially effective accoutrement if worn on the sleeveless arm of an asymmetrical dress or top, thereby balancing your garment’s asymmetry. What style of bracelet is best? In this case, you can afford to wear a wide and shiny silver cuff bracelet, or even to stack several silver bangle or bracelets, for example. Our special suggestion: A large silver bracelet adorned with striking Swarovski crystals or a prominent, colorful gemstone.

Silver bracelets for a special occasion: If you’re going out for the evening – on a date, to the opera, or even to a formal family dinner – choose a handsome silver bracelet with an impressive gemstone such as the white zircon or cultured pearl. No matter what frock or suit you wear, these silver bracelet classics are sure to ramp up your look and make the right impression.

Silver bracelets for fun: You’re allowed to have a sense of fun and humor when you dress, so all we can say, ladies, is – go to town! Mix and match your handmade silver bracelets any way you please. Choose the silver bracelets with the gemstones that match your eyes – or your eyeglass frames – or your garment – or your mood!  Wear three or five or six (!) handmade silver bracelets on one arm – all link bracelets, or all bangles, or a mix of both – or wear your one favorite. Wear a silver bracelet that has matching earrings or a necklace as a go-with, or denude yourself of all other silver jewellery except for bracelets.

You really can’t go wrong with handmade silver bracelets, no matter where you’re going or what you’re wearing. That’s why we think silver bracelets are very nearly the perfect fashion accessory…