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LLJsmom

LLJsmom

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I was just discussing this in an other thread, but didn't want to derail more, and it's actually really funny.

What jewelry do not ever wear because of something that has happened in the past, that completely turned you off, or just brings back some bad/hideous memories?

For me it is 24k gold, or very yellow gold. My truly formative years were in the 80s, and OMG, the 24k gold that my circle sported back then...hard to even look back. :sick: Some of those pieces and styles have been back since, but maybe not in as "yellow" a gold as back then. So even now, YG reminds me of some truly hideous "follow the crowd" fashion decisions I made, against my better judgment. Heavy bright yellow chains. A truly scary 24k mini Rolex ring. Maybe that's why I cannot even look at Rolexes in YG now.

I'm venturing back into YG, but much lighter versions, and trying to have fun with it. I just need a mini Flava-Flav clock pendant. :twisted2:
 
Jewelry wise, nothing much really. First initial pendants, perhaps? I went through a phase of absolutely hating on very yellow gold but I’m actually through to the other side where I think 22k looks cool and funky now. i also didn’t like a lot of traditional Indian jewelry growing up and now I love it.

I would say the things that really make me cringe now are the fashion accessories I wore as a young teen (the spiky stud rings/bracelets that could probably leave a hole in someone’s hands) and the leather bracelets and fake nose/ear/belly rings etc. Can never imagine wearing any of that stuff again.
 
I had a double strand of 8-9mm Freshadama pearl necklace made to wear at my late partner's funeral as a morale booster.

Jeremy at PP pulled out all the stops for me for this very rush job, and arranged to allow me to pick it up from FedEx depot in Heathrow airport before travelling over 100 miles to attend the funeral.

I needed to show his family I was a person of independent means, and had not needed anything from him when he was alive, and did not need anything from them after his death.

That necklace definitely helped to make me feel good about myself on the day.

Something happened after the funeral on the way to the wake that would make me well up just thinking about it.

That day remains my darkest hours even after all these years.

I just cannot bear myself to wear that beautiful necklace again, as it would just bring back very sad memories, hence I decided to sell it, and it went to another good home to someone who appreciated pearls.

DK :))
 
I used to buy matching costume jewelry for every new outfit -- earrings, necklace, bracelet and sometimes a ring :rolleyes:

I used to wear multiple bangle bracelets and be annoyed the entire time because of the jangly noise they made, how irritating they were sliding up and down my arm, and how uncomfortable they were when resting my arm on a hard surface.

I started out with only yellow gold for custom pieces and disliked white metals. Then I transitioned to loving platinum and stopped wearing yellow gold. Then I fell back in love with yellow gold and now I wear both.
 
Looking back I’m glad I couldn’t afford a lot of fine jewelry back in the mid to late 80’s. Almost every pair of earrings would have been a mistake.
 
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I was just discussing this in an other thread, but didn't want to derail more, and it's actually really funny.
LLJsmom said:
What jewelry do not ever wear because of something that has happened in the past, that completely turned you off, or just brings back some bad/hideous memories?

For me it is 24k gold, or very yellow gold. My truly formative years were in the 80s, and OMG, the 24k gold that my circle sported back then...hard to even look back. :sick: Some of those pieces and styles have been back since, but maybe not in as "yellow" a gold as back then. So even now, YG reminds me of some truly hideous "follow the crowd" fashion decisions I made, against my better judgment. Heavy bright yellow chains. A truly scary 24k mini Rolex ring. Maybe that's why I cannot even look at Rolexes in YG now
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This is easy peasy - If you don't like yellow gold ... just don't buy and wear it.
Problem solved.

Same as ......... if you oppose abortion, don't have one.

Nuff said?
Hope so.

That said, people vary.
Some will wear yellow gold, some will have abortions, others won't.
The sun will rise tomorrow, warming the earth for all - pro and anti everything. =)2
 
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HI:

I absolutely adore 24K yellow gold pieces!! And yellow gold in general.

How about a near miss--not actual mistake. I almost bought a preloved yellow gold Rolex president with the president strap when I was 25 years old. SO glad I didn't.

cheers--Sharon
 
I guess im lucky
i have fond menories of the 80s and i love yellow gold
My problem is more too much money spent down the mall jewler but even tbough thanks to PS i now know a lot more, i still like most of my pieces and if im now less than keen on something the style is not usually the problems

Its the same with my wardrobe - i have a lot of older purchases but nothing i buy is overly outlandish or trendy (hate that word) so its easy to mix and match stuff back into rotation

I actually find some of the more dated looking jewlery of mine is from around the turn of this century, but i still like them so continue to wear them

But more to the OP's question, i do not wear the earings i wore to dad's funeral, prior to that i wore them as a good pair for going out all the time
i remember telling the undertaker over lunch (he was a family freind ) that i was not going to look like Rose Kennedy !

Every so often i clear out my costume 'cheap & cheerfuls' but even then i tend to repurpose stuff
Im getting good at knowing what i like
Like i can't imangine getting an ER and then changing it out after a number of years because fashion had changed
And im not really a classic kind of gal i just enjoy the same sort of quirky i have always liked

i have lots of silver from the past 30 years
I like silver
Bruce Springsteen wears silver !

My oldest piece (outside of childbod presents from mum and dad) is a coustume pearl choker from 1989 and i love it as much today as when i brought it
 
I have no regrets lollll

Well, I do regret maiming the ozone layer with my can of Stiff Stuff
(or Aquanet, or Mink, or Aussie, or whatever hairspray I was using at the time) but that's different.

But not jewelry. Nope.

I loved the name jewelry and giant earrings I wore in the 80s, and the chokers and toe rings I wore in the 90s. I skipped on the 2000s Rachel Y-necklace trend but later I did have a teeny diamond nose ring for a while.

Hideous phases are fun and liberating. When Im older I will rock Mrs Roper style caftans with ropes of coral beads, clanky bangles and enormous sunglasses.

All the world's a stage, baby!!!!
 
MrsBlue said:
I have no regrets lollll

Well, I do regret maiming the ozone layer with my can of Stiff Stuff
(or Aquanet, or Mink, or Aussie, or whatever hairspray I was using at the time) but that's different.

But not jewelry. Nope.

I loved the name jewelry and giant earrings I wore in the 80s, and the chokers and toe rings I wore in the 90s. I skipped on the 2000s Rachel Y-necklace trend but later I did have a teeny diamond nose ring for a while.

Hideous phases are fun and liberating. When Im older I will rock Mrs Roper style caftans with ropes of coral beads, clanky bangles and enormous sunglasses.

All the world's a stage, baby!!!!
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Im going out to lunch with you Mrs Roper ! We'll burn this town down !
 
MrsBlue said:
Oh @Daisys and Diamonds!! I think you once made a food post about steak and St Germain and several other delicious things that took my breath away. I would be honored to hang out (or stumble about! ) with you anytime!!!
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My cooking is hit and miss, i would love to think that culinary themed menory was me
i make good cheesecake though !
 
I had a lot of jewelry from my ex I sold for gold weight after my divorce...I couldn't stand the sight of it.
I have a ring my hubby bought me and gave me after I had gall bladder surgery. I was in the hosp and feeling so nauseous...everytime I look at it I still get queasy! But I love the ring...I will likely sell it I guess....
 
It would be a mistake for me, but at one point I almost bought an expensive watch (for me). I had a Movado with a diamond dial but at one point, I was thinking a Rolex made sense. Because I was of a certain age and profession. I don't like to wear watches. I'm glad I didn't buy it.

The Movado was stolen when my house was broken into years ago.
 
Another “non fan” of 24kt gold, I really dislike the bright yellow ness of it, it certainly doesn’t go with my fair, pasty skin.
what I do love about 24kt gold is that in some cultures they load the women up with it, dowry, wedding and significant events. I love seeing photos of such ladies completely smothered in gold, way to go!
I have myself an 18kt YG Rolex with the diamond bezel because that was one of the original items on my “wish list”. It’s not a particularly attractive watch and weighs like over 70 grams so it’s heavy. I was “naughty” and put on an “aftermarket dial” that was purple enamel. Don’t take it to “Rolex” for servicing anyway.
The other jewellery item I have an ongoing “love / hate” relationship with is my charm bracelets. One I collected and compilEd myself, the other was my Grandmas.
I love the look, even though it’s old fashioned, but those charms get caught.
Dont laugh, but somehow when I had braces (I was around 14) I got a charm caught in my braces. I think I was rubbing my nose or lip with my wrist and “oops”. I had to have an emergency appointment with my orthodontist. He said he thought he’d seen it all, but I was the first with a charm bracelet caught in my braces.
Another time my charm bracelet got caught in the jumper of a woman who “pushed” past me. That was embarrassing and awkward and made worse because it was in “the crush of people” exiting the train station in peak hour.
 
When I got married 150 years ago, the fashion was for wide bark finish wedding rings. I wore it for 3 days, it rubbed my finger raw, so I rook it off and never wore it again. :lol:
 
I never regretted any of my jewelry and enjoyed them even though my tastes changed. I was most fond of a silver wire mandela that you could turn in to form a sphere.

I however regret all the costume and silver jewelry I bought my mom since she never wore a thing I bought for her from the time I was able to buy gifts. Now I look back, I know what she would liked was for me to bring her to a store and let her pick out what she wants, probably a white gold diamond necklace. Sorry Mom, I’m spending my pin money on me!
 
my biggest regret is falling into the buying what was trendy, I have a very deep cut princess cut bought via I think 2001...we knew nothing about diamonds so hubby got ripped off pretty hard on this, bought it at a store in the mall, while it does have a decent sparkle it faces up much smaller than it actually is...other than that I dont really regret any purchases...
 
Interesting topic @LLJsmom.

In the eighties I wore a few tricolor pieces of jewelry. Which was made from three different colors of gold. Pink, yellow and white. I think 14K but it could have been 18K. I loved those pieces. Now, nope. I couldn't see myself wearing that necklace and bracelets that I used to wear then.

Though I have no issue with wearing yellow gold and white gold pieces together somehow all three colors in one piece bothers me now. LOL IDK why.

I wish I had photos I could share of the pieces I am talking about but no clue if they are even in my safe anymore. When I go back to NYC and have energy and time I will go through the safe and see if I still have these pieces. I might have given them to my mom when I decided I wouldn't wear them anymore.


Then there is the category of pieces I have and love but don't wear right now.
I have a lot of jewelry I don't wear but I believe at some point in the future I will start wearing them again. For example my Cartier Tank and my Rolex watch. I stopped wearing them in 2014.

I wouldn't consider them mistakes at all because one I wore them happily for years and two I will probably wear them again at some point in the future. I have a number of pieces I stopped wearing just because I stopped feeling like wearing them.

So I don't think of them as mistakes because I plan on starting again. When I feel like it. Whenever that will be. LOL. I still love those pieces.
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
My cooking is hit and miss, i would love to think that culinary themed menory was me
i make good cheesecake though !
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It was the last meal thread. I must have been hungry when I read it because it's seared into my memory!

If you were on death row what would you request for your last meal?

I would like a big bowl of shark fin soup,12oz. Japanese Wagyu rib eye steak MR,1.5 lb Auz. lobster tail, and desserts from Cafe Florian in San Marco, Italy... :lickout: :lickout:
www.pricescope.com
 
I spent a lot of money on low-cost fashion jewelry and have given most of it away or tossed it. I never spent much and had fun with it at the time so I don’t regret it per se, but it was really wasteful and I would have been better off investing in a few nicer items. What I actually regret is wearing heavy earrings that stretched my piercings. I also had orbital piercings that I think stretched the lobe itself over time (a larger gauge hoop that went through two holes in my ears) when I was younger I was pretty punk-y/alternative in fashion through the 90s and 00s and wore lots of heavy/chunky chains/etc, crazy colored short hair, vintage clothes until I eventually transitioned to a career where I have to look more conservative.

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A Comprehensive Guide To Every Ear Piercing Style You Can Get

Read this before your next appointment.
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Black hills gold for my class ring.
 
When I first became a mariner, I went through a phase where all my studs had sea themes. All costume of course, like killer whales, crabs, turtles, starfish, anchors etc. I don't wear them anymore but the Betsey Johnson lobster studs are hilarious.
 
I've never been particularly fashionable. It was this year when I realized I have purchased items for their inherent beauty, but never considered the fact that it was too fussy or ornate for my preferred style. I'm not sure when it came over me that I wear my jewelry, it should not wear me.

I have decided I like simple and beautiful lines. I live in my plain yellow gold solitaire and leave the blingy old cushion in the box. Living and learning.
 
At one time, the majority of my pre-PS purchases would fit this category :lol: Too much time reading the opinions of others tainted my view of what I had and what was "good"...focusing too much on flaws that I hadn't seen before.

While PS has been immensely helpful in allowing me to make informed purchases, I had to step back and remind myself not to let the opinions of others influence what I should like and just because it isn't someone's definition of "ideal", doesn't mean it isn't pretty. With time, I have revisited those older cast-off pieces to find much of what I have is still pretty and bring me joy to wear.

That being said there are purchases where, PS aside, that I will never wear:

- Going with 14K YG when WG, which generally looks better with my skin tone, would've been a better choice. When I was young, I had this opinion that if I spent the money, I wanted it to look like gold and not confused with sterling silver.

- Circular Gold hoops with earring charms. Had to have them because they were popular in the 80's...but round hoops look horrible on my ears. But I had to have them along with a bunch of charms...of course, they looked horrible on me, but it took me a long time to admit it. It was like my need to wear platform shoes in the 70's (which looked horrible on my feet).

- My engagement ring. My smart husband-to-be told me to pick the diamond which meant that I was more focused on keeping it affordable than he was. Also I wanted to forego a traditional round stones all my friends had and instead only looked at marquis shapes which were limited. Between cost worries, not shopping around (as I knew nothing about diamonds, I put all my trust in a relative of a co-worker), I ended up with a diamond that I quickly fell out of love with as I realized it's flaws. I still have it for emotional reasons but it's sat in a box for decades. I think it will still make a pretty pendant so I may do that one day.

- Back when putting the kids through private schools and college, I didn't have money for a jewelry budget. There w a Macy's across the street from my office. I have a bunch of costume impulse/sale purchases that I would classify as totally junk jewelry.

-Many impulse or emotional buys. I too easily get caught up on a bargain price and/or feeling the need/desire to buy from someone who engages well with their customers (especially independents).

No bad emotional experiences tied to jewelry. To the contrary, all of my purchases made me happy at the time and were what I could afford... so no real regrets.
 
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