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#35061 - 05/10/01 12:10 PM
Let's talk about jewelry.
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Registered: 01/29/01
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Loc: Danville, CA USA
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On a trip to Italy last year, I left all of my "nicer" jewelry at home...just took the run-of-the-mill costume type stuff so as to avoid standing out, being a target of a crime, etc. Not only did I miss my "goes with anything" small diamond earrings and rings that I wear daily, I was in awe (translates as envious) of all of the flashy gold jewelry and watches worn by the well-dressed and fashionable Italian women. Does anyone have any advice on whether or not to take it or leave it??
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#35062 - 05/10/01 12:18 PM
Re: Let's talk about jewelry.
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Registered: 03/30/01
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Loc: Chicago, IL, USA
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I stayed in Madrid for five days,and returned last week. I wore my diamond engagement ring and diamond band, my Tag watch and my "go with everything" diamond earings. No problems. The only time I didn't wear my diamond earrings was at El Rastro. My fear there was getting them ripped out of my ears I put them in my suitcase with a lock on it, when we left. We returned, I put them back on. Otherwise, I wouldn't leave anything out in the open, just like I wouldn't in the USA. I did notice that it was rare to see a madrilleno with an engagement ring, mostly they wear they're wedding bands on their right hand. This probably made me stick out as a tourist, as I had mine on the left hand.
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#35063 - 05/10/01 12:53 PM
Re: Let's talk about jewelry.
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Speaking of madrileñas wearing engagement rings, I was told by my madrileña ladyfriend that it's not the custom for a man to give a woman an engagement ring in Spain -- at least not for her generation (she's 40! hehehe..) and older generations. Maybe the youngsters have adopted the US customs, but I don't know. Of course, if you are staying in one of the nicer hotels you can always leave your valuable jewelry in the reception safe. I've never heard stories of diamond earrings being yanked from the earlobes of woman, but you never know. Saludos, MadridMan
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#35064 - 05/10/01 12:57 PM
Re: Let's talk about jewelry.
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Registered: 03/30/01
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Loc: Chicago, IL, USA
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Well isn't that nice, it gets you out of buying one someday perhaps....?? Or will she adopt that American custom?? When will she say yes already?? The ear lobe thing is something that happened in Caracas Venezuela. Not to me, but my host told them to take them out. So, I do that now. When in big crowds, I'll turn my ring around.
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#35066 - 05/10/01 04:09 PM
Re: Let's talk about jewelry.
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Nic, 6 years ago it was bought, presented, "accepted", and never worn...
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#35068 - 05/11/01 10:21 PM
Re: Let's talk about jewelry.
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Registered: 02/22/01
Posts: 736
Loc: Ames, Iowa, USA
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I wore my hoop earrings, a small charm necklace, and two rings during our recent trip to Spain.
I would turn the rings around (stone in toward my palm) when I wanted to be less conspicuous (though they are not enormous stones or anything). Then they just look like plain gold bands. I tend to do this in NYC as well, out of habit.
What about taking along costume jewelry if you want to dress up?
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#35069 - 05/30/01 08:58 PM
Re: Let's talk about jewelry.
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Registered: 05/30/01
Posts: 3
Loc: Madrid
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Darlings, All this fussing and fretting, what's it all about? Having never owned any costume jewellery myself (is costume jewellery akin to Nefertiti's crown at the museum Berlin?) I don't quite comprehend the conundrum. I will say that you can't go wrong with platinum - it looks like silver yet costs more than gold. Indeed, having told my fiancé that I was allergic to gold and silver, it came down to a choice between plastic and platinum. I'll leave to your little imaginations as to which won the day. As to your enquiries as to what to sport this season in Madrid, I take my cue from Princess Caroline of Monaco, as does all the Barrio Salamanca. Karma bracelets in precious stones (and semi-precious too for those of you who haven't the wherewithal) are it. Earlobes are graced with dangly earrings of late, taking a hint from the gypsies. Deep red coral and tourqouise are the stones de jour, indeed Hermés's little velvet trays are laden with the stuff as we speak.Should one wear one's jewellery in public? Other Madrileñas will delight in seeing your man's net worth. When I go to the Rastro looking for that hidden Louis XVI bargain, I wear all of my jewels ( They're so big, people just assume they're fake - when is the last time you saw an 80k emerald?) This reminds me of my time at school in England when I was a font of advice for the American girls, who admired my Continental sophistication. My advice would be then to wear your gems with aplomb, but be wary of those who would be covetous and daring enough to relieve you of them. A city is always difficult for unchaparoned young ladies, but I recall the words of my kind teacher Sister De Loreto (sadly lacking in any lustrous stones of her own) "Walk with confidence, don't read huge street maps and never wear khaki shorts with Berkenstocks sandles in town."
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