Southeast Asia is an area with strong tropical characteristics, the special geographical location and cultural history also help to contributed its own clothing and accessory styles.
What the Southeast Asian countries use to produce accessories is usually very regional or local material, such as Thai ivory, Burma jade, Indonesia wood and silver. Also, benefiting from the coastal location, different kinds of peals and shells are widely used on accessories and jewelries.
Besides, the local residents are very proud of their natural gems, several international gem exhibitions and gem trade fairs will be held in Southeast Asian counties every year, it offers a great opportunity people to publish new designs and share information.
Western Asian countries, in other words, Arabic region, a representative of the west Asia culture has obvious local characteristics. Every single piece accessory from Arab have been telling a story.
Not like Eastern Asian quietly elegant style, the Arabic jewelry and accessory are usually made of gold which shows a glamourous and mysterious feeling. The floral patterns are very popular in jewelry designs, meanwhile, piercing partition, engraving are very common skills to in making accessories.
Because of the religion reasons, the designs of accessory are reflecting Arab culture. In Arab culture, accessories are like daily necessity. Regardless of gender, age, social position and wealth level, everyone must own a very personal accessory or jewelry which was given by the senior as they were born.
The Arab peoples care a lot about the occasions to wear jewelries and accessories.The first kind of accessoires is suitable for work or informal social situations, the characteristic is simple and portable; The second is the combination of traditional and modern jewelry design, not only maintains the Arab jewelry convention,also not so heavy out of the way; The third kind is gold jewelry, which is suitable for participating in luxury concierge celebration activities such as the ceremony.
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