The History of Men's Jewelry
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Date: 2022-12-29
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Opulent
I will add, Jewelry is still extremely popular for males within POC communities. In the black community, for instance, growing up in the early 2000s it was very normal for teenage boys to get their ears pierced! They would wear the huge, fake beauty supply store chains and earrings! The BLING BLING- Hot Boys Era of rap music pushed this fashion greatly. We also adorn our baby boys with small gold bracelets or necklaces at birth. I feel like only now are we seeing less men wearing earrings in the community. In the 70s, black men wore a ton of gold rings and chains. The disco era! My dad still has most of his gold rings and medallions/chains from his early 20s from the 1970s. That was common for Italian men as well during that time period.
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I will add, Jewelry is still extremely popular for males within POC communities. In the black community, for instance, growing up in the early 2000s it was very normal for teenage boys to get their ears pierced! They would wear the huge, fake beauty supply store chains and earrings! The BLING BLING- Hot Boys Era of rap music pushed this fashion greatly. We also adorn our baby boys with small gold bracelets or necklaces at birth. I feel like only now are we seeing less men wearing earrings in the community. In the 70s, black men wore a ton of gold rings and chains. The disco era! My dad still has most of his gold rings and medallions/chains from his early 20s from the 1970s. That was common for Italian men as well during that time period.
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Mariah
Back when slavery was still a thing, enslaved Gypsies in Romania started to wear gold chains around their neck as a display of wealth. It meant they could buy themselves from their owner and sell themselves to another one who treated them better. Post slavery, the more gold jewellery one had, the higher it meant he was in the Gypsy hierarchy. Gold teeth count too and it's still a practice to this day(except for the owner part)
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Back when slavery was still a thing, enslaved Gypsies in Romania started to wear gold chains around their neck as a display of wealth. It meant they could buy themselves from their owner and sell themselves to another one who treated them better. Post slavery, the more gold jewellery one had, the higher it meant he was in the Gypsy hierarchy. Gold teeth count too and it's still a practice to this day(except for the owner part)
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Sreejith
Jewellery is a part of India culture since Indus valley civilization, men in India wore jewellery to decorate their hair to feet. That obsession of gold and ornaments can be seen even today in India, even though it is less in males but still they prefer to wear ornaments in festivals and occasions, but the Indian women dominate in ornaments, that is why the Indian women Own the highest number of the gold in the whole world.
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Jewellery is a part of India culture since Indus valley civilization, men in India wore jewellery to decorate their hair to feet. That obsession of gold and ornaments can be seen even today in India, even though it is less in males but still they prefer to wear ornaments in festivals and occasions, but the Indian women dominate in ornaments, that is why the Indian women Own the highest number of the gold in the whole world.
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Tony
You didnt do much research, did you? That necklace that you claim is being worn by King Gustavus III of Sweden is actually 4 different objects. As a monarch he was head of the chivalric orders of knighthood of his nation. Each order has its own collar (not a necklace. Gustavus is wearing 4 of these collars. Yet you mention the Order of the Garter that you show Prince William and King George VI wearing.
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You didnt do much research, did you? That necklace that you claim is being worn by King Gustavus III of Sweden is actually 4 different objects. As a monarch he was head of the chivalric orders of knighthood of his nation. Each order has its own collar (not a necklace. Gustavus is wearing 4 of these collars. Yet you mention the Order of the Garter that you show Prince William and King George VI wearing.
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Hallows4
One thing I wish was covered in this video: The Renaissance was also a period of extremely meticulous sumptuary laws, and jewelry would definitely be a prime candidate for regulation. Don't know any specifics offhand, but I imagine that certain styles of jewelry and the materials they were made from were all strictly stipulated in accordance with the wearer's wealth and social status.
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One thing I wish was covered in this video: The Renaissance was also a period of extremely meticulous sumptuary laws, and jewelry would definitely be a prime candidate for regulation. Don't know any specifics offhand, but I imagine that certain styles of jewelry and the materials they were made from were all strictly stipulated in accordance with the wearer's wealth and social status.
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Falena
As a young teenager, a boy I liked gave me his gold rope chain necklace; when he broke up with me, he demanded that I give it back and I didn't want to. My dad intervened and told me I had to give it back to him and I reluctantly did so. The very next day, my dad took me to a department store and bought me a gorgeous real gold rope chain necklace. I still have it: .
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As a young teenager, a boy I liked gave me his gold rope chain necklace; when he broke up with me, he demanded that I give it back and I didn't want to. My dad intervened and told me I had to give it back to him and I reluctantly did so. The very next day, my dad took me to a department store and bought me a gorgeous real gold rope chain necklace. I still have it: .
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Noah
Male jewelry always makes me think of the saying that pretending to be rich when you aren't will ensure you are never actually rich. Like pissing away money on leased cars you can't afford to own. Buying flashy clothes and jewelry instead of investing in the future. In short, too much jewelry makes a man look like a classless fool
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Male jewelry always makes me think of the saying that pretending to be rich when you aren't will ensure you are never actually rich. Like pissing away money on leased cars you can't afford to own. Buying flashy clothes and jewelry instead of investing in the future. In short, too much jewelry makes a man look like a classless fool
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John
Boomers from Tennessee personify Peacock mentality. The Appalachian culture of yesteryear encouraged ostentatious displays of male vitality. They grow and dye their hair, wear flashy clothing, jewelry, and heavy cologne. As a historian, Im considering writing a book on them.
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Boomers from Tennessee personify Peacock mentality. The Appalachian culture of yesteryear encouraged ostentatious displays of male vitality. They grow and dye their hair, wear flashy clothing, jewelry, and heavy cologne. As a historian, Im considering writing a book on them.
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David
I dont see why men cant wear all this stuff. Why shouldn't they? Who dictates it should only be for women. You can be masculine whilst wearing it. Maybe its because men buy jewelry for women, but not the other way round.
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I dont see why men cant wear all this stuff. Why shouldn't they? Who dictates it should only be for women. You can be masculine whilst wearing it. Maybe its because men buy jewelry for women, but not the other way round.
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Andrew
When l got my ear pierced as a 15 year old boy in 1985, l thought l was being trendy and rebellious. Years later l find out rather than being some new trend, men have done it for hundreds even thousands of years.
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When l got my ear pierced as a 15 year old boy in 1985, l thought l was being trendy and rebellious. Years later l find out rather than being some new trend, men have done it for hundreds even thousands of years.
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Paul
When I was 8 I made a necklace from candy. It's good to see my royal status recognised. I also wore my mother's necklaces and a bathrobe with a hat. I walked around the house pretending to be a hardcore pimp.
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When I was 8 I made a necklace from candy. It's good to see my royal status recognised. I also wore my mother's necklaces and a bathrobe with a hat. I walked around the house pretending to be a hardcore pimp.
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Katelyn
That second painting in the Walter Raleigh section, right after he speaks about the Road to El Dorado, looks EXACTLY like Kevin Cline! the next one was strikingly similar to him as well, imo!
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That second painting in the Walter Raleigh section, right after he speaks about the Road to El Dorado, looks EXACTLY like Kevin Cline! the next one was strikingly similar to him as well, imo!
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Lichen
The question is not why they wore jewelry but rather why it is seen as something weird. Open your minds! the comments in this video are just so shamefull and mean, whats up with you all?
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The question is not why they wore jewelry but rather why it is seen as something weird. Open your minds! the comments in this video are just so shamefull and mean, whats up with you all?
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Phe
Men still wear jewelry. Gold chains, religious pendants, rings, earrings, facial piercings? Also fancy watches count. Maybe a lot of it is more subtle, but it's still there.
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Men still wear jewelry. Gold chains, religious pendants, rings, earrings, facial piercings? Also fancy watches count. Maybe a lot of it is more subtle, but it's still there.
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I'm
Women wearing jewelry might be the first feminist thing ever besides it being commercialised, because a men's wealth is also shown through his wife and family.
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Women wearing jewelry might be the first feminist thing ever besides it being commercialised, because a men's wealth is also shown through his wife and family.
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Emperor
It's still very much the same in Europe. men and women have mainly jewelry to show off, with the more money we have, the jewelry will be more extravagant
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It's still very much the same in Europe. men and women have mainly jewelry to show off, with the more money we have, the jewelry will be more extravagant
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Jes
I'm from a town called El Dorado. When that movie came out, the studio came to town and painted our main street gold and had a parade in the bitter cold, lol
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I'm from a town called El Dorado. When that movie came out, the studio came to town and painted our main street gold and had a parade in the bitter cold, lol
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Kal
So were not mentioning any of the ancient African or Middle Eastern leaders and nobles who were adorned in jewelry far before any of these Europeans?
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So were not mentioning any of the ancient African or Middle Eastern leaders and nobles who were adorned in jewelry far before any of these Europeans?
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Mrs.
Many men still wear jewellery today, especially those into rap and R&B music. Bling? Gold teeth? Diamond studded implants? All to show off wealth.
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Many men still wear jewellery today, especially those into rap and R&B music. Bling? Gold teeth? Diamond studded implants? All to show off wealth.
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Cherry
I never really thought about the men wearing jewelry back then. I guess I just thought that's just how it was but this video explains it well.
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I never really thought about the men wearing jewelry back then. I guess I just thought that's just how it was but this video explains it well.
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