Leather And Silver Bracelets Not Just For Tough Guys
Jewelry trend watchers know that usually the hottest styles come out of the world’s financial centers like Paris and New York, but the spike in popularity for men\’s leather bracelets is a West-coast phenomenon. The trend for elegant leather bracelets grew out of masculine leather bands but today is seen on cosmopolitan wrists at every boutique. How did leather become so…. golden?
Leather bracelets really hit the fashion scene running in 2001, when celebrities began wearing all kinds of bracelets for causes like breast cancer and supporting troops in Afghanistan. This trend combined with the already popular men’s style of thick leather cuff bracelets due to the popularity of movies like “Gladiator.” What happened next was a diversification of leather bracelets. No longer just thick cuffs, but also leather and silver bracelets, leather and gemstone bracelets, and leather and granulated gold bracelets became popular for women and men.
Today, celebrities continue to court leather and silver bracelets as well as elegant women’s designs. An interesting celebrity factoid is Jessica Alba’s demand to her best friends to wear leather bracelets until she delivered her baby, showing how leather endures as a material that represents strength and prayer. Then there is actress Sienna Miller, who showed the world how personalized leather bracelets can convey deep messages – her charm of choice was the peace sign. In retrospect, it is easy to see how leather bracelets have emerged as a popular way to showcase our interests, concerns, and most valuable relationships.
