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Diamonds are like all of the world’s glamour compressed into a single precious stone, struggling to erupt in an explosion of sparkling elegance. They are perfect, therefore, for those occasions were high glamour just wont do and you need… diamond glamour!

Despite the rarity of diamonds, they seem to prevail all of our ideas about style and elegance, and therefore by wearing the correct diamond jewellery you can really buy into the higher echelons of taste and style.

If you want to really set a party alight with sparkle, a great (and slightly less-traditional) choice for jewellery would be diamond bracelets. Like no other kind of jewellery, diamond bracelets will catch the light, and will move in such away as to create maximum sparkle – perfect if you want your outfit to come alive with youthful shimmer.
Drop diamond earrings will also create a lot of sparkle, and will draw attention to your immaculate hair and make-up, similar to the way a good pair of earrings act like an impeccable frame for your natural beauty, elevating and complementing it.

If you want true traditional elegance you might choose solitaire or cluster diamond rings. Each kind of ring is different enough to be matched with any taste and for any occasion, but offer both highly-glamorous and dazzling elegance to an outfit.

Indeed diamonds are so associated with timeless elegance, that they can make even the most immaculate outfit shine even brighter, and can invest a look with not only high-sparkle but also glamour.

It is estimated that men and women have been adorning their bodies with jewellery since about 75,000 years ago, which makes the art of jewellery something that has always been a huge cultural aspect to many countries. The first ‘types’ of jewellery as such, were objects such as animal teeth, garlands of flowers, bracelets of woven grass, shells, and stone. It is believed that people were exchanging these as gifts in eras long before our time.

Initially, jewellery started off as a simple adornment to the body. However, even thousands of years ago, meanings began to arise in association with jewellery. Such connotations include love, religion, wealth, prestige, rank, class, and sometimes authority, traditions that sill continue today, where diamond rings may be representational of romance and eternity and other diamond jewellery may be considered to represent prestige or wealth.

In the very first century, rings of thin iron were given to brides-to-be in Rome. It is estimated that the diamond ring tradition in relation to marriage began in approximately 1475 in Italy, however in many cultures rings have been used as signifiers in marriage for centuries to due their ‘never-ending’ shape.

Today, the diamond jewellery market is vast, with many precious stones having been discovered over time and adopted their own meanings. Today, jewellery is apparent in thousands of styles, ranging from boho to elegant to retro and has become an important embellishment to any outfit. At Rox, we have a wide array of charming products that meet these modern jewellery needs.