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February 22, 2022The most fashionable chain types – part 2
March 9, 2022Update 04.04.2023
When choosing chain styles for necklace or bracelet, we often have a dilemma which one to choose, because the multitude of chain patterns stuns us. Each style is beautiful in its own way and has its own advantages. Some jewelry chains are so decorative that they do not require a pendant. Sometimes the prevailing chain trends can help us choose, in which the link shapes are assigned to a specific type of jewellery or way of wearing. For example, usually a thin design of the anchor chain is intended for celebrities, and a ball chain for dog tags, while a heavy curb chain is popular as solo chain (without a pendant) primarily among men.
But as you know, fashion changes on a regular basis – currently thick chains, with massive links, often referred to as men’s strands, are also picked by ladies. However, chain jewellery is not limited to necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Chain braids known as body chain are also admired by ladies on other parts of the body – most often as layered trace chains flowing down the neckline or as belly chain. In current fashion, there are no strict rules how to wear or combine chains – we are happy to mix varieties and thicknesses of many styles.
We invite you on a two-part journey through the most fashionable chains. Will you go there with us?
The royal weave, also known as the byzantine chain, as one of the most beautiful patterns – fully deserves this name. It is made of links intertwined in a rather complicated way – each of them connects to the next four. It is not known exactly where the name of the chain style comes from, but the associations lead to the splendor and magnificence of the Byzantine Empire – and this is how this spectacular design looks like. Bracelets and necklaces with this pattern are usually massive and often handmade. The royal chain has many varieties – the classic one consists of round links, but nowadays, you can find its modifications – made of more rectangular or square elements.
To emphasize the attractiveness of the design, different colors or the size and thickness of the links are often used. Men especially like this style of chains, but they are also adored by women. This link chain itself is extremely decorative, which is why necklaces or bracelets do not require pendants and are usually worn alone, although sometimes – for less massive models – men hang a cross or other modern pendants.
We offer collection of royal chains as:
Popular weaves of chains are represented by the anchor style (also referred to as anker). The connotations of its name refer to the chains attached to ship anchors. In its basic form, it is simple in construction – it usually consists of oval shaped links or rectangular meshes with flat and rounded corners. A characteristic feature of this design is the connection of links at right angles. Recently there is a huge demand for massive variants which are represented by paperclip necklace available in many lengths. Due to its popularity, the anchor chain has many variations that you will discover in our range:
Subtle, thin and classic anker chain is suitable for creating still fashionable celebrity necklaces and standard jewellery with pendants. Thin models are also used to design chain pendants for earrings or necklaces (such as tassels), and thicker ones for extender chains (thick enough to easily attach a clasp). Anchor chain in thicker versions is also often chosen by men.
The weave of anchors in its most delicate variants is the most susceptible to breaking, and its classic thin version is the most prone to tangling – therefore it requires special attention. Despite this, no one gives up creating and buying jewellery based on it, because the whole beauty of celebrities or other delicate necklaces with pendants lies in their subtlety and minimalism. In addition, we do not buy jewelry for extreme handling, but to add charm and expose our style. These chain types looks very attractive also without pendants. If you are looking for more sophisticated ideas, this style is also ideal for making solo anchor bracelet, chain ring, dangle chain earrings and body chain jewellery. In the offer of 925CRAFT jewelry wholesaler, you will find this popular chain weave as:
Curb chain is very often considered a male chain style – especially in its thicker versions, such as 5.2 mm or almost 8 mm. The curb link chain has regular, slightly rhomboid links, polished on two sides, thanks to which it shines brilliantly in the sun. The links are quite tightly and flatly intertwined, in the way that they resemble armor. This type of chain is one of the strongest and most resistant to breaking. The silver curb chain can have different versions, and in our offer you will find it in various thicknesses, in the classic version, with elongated and flattened links, as well as in the diamond cut version – with better shine. Men’s curb chain is attractive in itself and does not require additional pendants, which is why thicker chains are perfect to wear as independent accessories. Delicate versions are usually bought by ladies, but they are also used by men to hang a cross or other stylish pendants. In our offer you will find curb silver chain as:
The origin of the name referring to the city is not precisely established. The singapore weave is a variant of twisted curb chain. Its appearance resembles the structure of DNA. It is a strong and durable weave, so you can hang a more massive pendant on it (adjust the chain and its thickness to the weight of the pendant). Its twisting gives it three-dimensionality and thus a more attractive play of light. The singapore chain is more subtle in appearance than the classic curb, which is why it is most often treated as a feminine jewellery. It looks ideal both with a pendant and in the solo version. In our offer, you will find this unique style of chain in various lengths and thickness as ready-made sterling silver singapore chain necklace with clasp.
The figaro chain is another derivative of the curb weave. However, it has a similar style, it differs from it in that every second, every third or every fourth link is more elongated. This pattern became popular at the end of the 18th century thanks to the opera “The Marriage of Figaro”, and precisely referring to the name of the main character of the opera, who was wearing a thick chain with such a weave. It did not go unnoticed by jewelers – they did not remain indifferent to it and began creating such jewellery on a large scale. This trend crossed the borders of Italy and then Europe to conquer the world and is still popular among men and women today. The figaro link chain is universal, so representatives of both sexes wear it alone or with pendants. Today, it has many variants – it comes in various colors and shapes of elongated links or with decorations in the form of zircons and patterns on the links. In the 925CRAFT jewelry shop, we present the sterling silver figaro chain as:
The fox tail chain is also a kind of jewelry finding sought after on the market. It owes its name to the association of its appearance with the fluffiness of the fox’s tail. We offer this spatial weave with a dense arrangement of links in a twisted version, which is considered even more attractive. The links of the chain are intertwined in the form of a braid. The chain is stiffer than chains with more traditionally connected links – this makes it a bit like a rope chain and requires more care in handling it to avoid kinks. But this feature is completely compensated by its high quality and beautiful appearance. It looks very attractive both as neck jewellery with and without a pendant. The silver foxtail chain belongs rather to women’s designs. It is worn in thick and thin styles. Sterling silver foxtail chain can be found on our website as:
The cord chain derives its name from cord – because of the similarity in appearance. The chain is a variant of the anchor, but double and twisted, very sophisticated in terms of aesthetics. Although this original weave gives the impression of being strong and massive, on the jewellery market you can find a full or empty (blown) version of the links – and this feature determines the weight of the chain and its resistance to damage. Deformed in the blown option, it is no longer suitable for repair. In our offer, you will find its full version – a solid cord pattern that will appeal to many lovers of chain jewellery. The cord chain shines beautifully and looks perfect as a decoration in itself, without pendants. In thicker cuts, it is typically worn solo, but also with pendants attached to a bail or jump ring. They are treated rather as weaves of women’s chains. The offer of the 925CRAFT wholesale jewellery supplier includes chains with this pattern as: silver chain in bulk, silver chain bracelet, chain necklaces for pendants. Hearts chains
In the case of this weave, its name is obvious – it consists of heart shaped links, connected to each other perpendicularly (similarly to the anchor). It is an interesting and delicate pattern, usually made of thin wire, which looks charming in the form of a chain necklace, bracelet or silver sterling anklet. It comes in various modifications of the shape of hearts. Not only that, but it can be successfully worn alone. When choosing an additional pendant, it is good to do it with caution, because not all of them will match it with its style or size. The heart weave definitely belongs to women’s types of chains. What is more, girls may like it, so it’s worth trying to create jewellery for children based on this chain. On our website you will find heart chain as:
This is where we will stop in the first part of our journey through the world of different chain styles. Welcome to the second “The most fashionable chain styles – part. 2“, where you will discover other styles ideal for jewellery making:
Also, at the end of this journey, you’ll learn which chain types are identified as more feminine and which as masculine.
Jewelry on thin chains is worth taking off (or waiting with buying it) when taking care of small children who love to pull on such accessories – it is easy to break them then.
We hope that the above suggestions and characteristics of weaves will be an incentive for you to take advantage of the offer of the 925CRAFT chain wholesaler. Browse our virtual showcases of jewelry findings with many styles and find the models you are interested in, available as different types of neck chains, charm bracelets with a clasp and wholesale chains by the meter.
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