1920′s Jewelry for Women

After the First World War the new fashions for women were casual as well as sporty, and were not very well suited to the formal nature of precious stones. The Art Nouveau movement had already shifted the public’s focus to appearance rather than cost so following the first world war there was a major trend toward non-precious jewelry.

The  1920′s Art Deco movement used strong colors and geometric shapes to convey the “modern” look. It used sleek, streamlined forms to convey elegance and sophistication. Jewelry materials ranged from the new plastics through to rubies, gold, and platinum. Platinum was the new luxury metal used with stones like coral, jade, aquamarine, citrin, onyx and opal. Trend-setting designers were Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli.

Inspiration for 1920′s jewelry designs came from such diverse sources as Nature, China and Japan, and the Pharaohs of Egypt.

1920’s Bracelets

1920′s bracelets were works of jewellery art that showcased the art deco influence of strong colors and geometric shapes. The variety of bracelets designed in the 1920′s is staggering with a huge diversity of materials and styles that reflected the financial status of the wearer.

Costume jewelry was in vogue so bracelets usually featured geometrically cut and shaped glass stones in a veritable rainbow of colors on a non-precious metal band. Silver colored base metals were commonly silver plated or sometimes rodium or chrome plated to give the cheaper bracelets a more expensive look.

Beautiful bangles were created from bakelite that imitated the tortoise shell effect, and sometimes were decorated by painted designs or rhinestones.

More elaborate and much more expensive bracelets were made from silver, white gold or platinum and incorporated precious stones like diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Due to the amount of metal and gem stones used in their construction these 1920′s bracelets were very expensive at the time and remain so even today.

The Art Deco influenced 1920′s bracelets with their bold geometric designs and colors are still very attractive by modern day standards and this contributes to their popularity with collectors and lovers of quality jewelry.

Estate auctions are a good source if you are seeking a 1920′s bracelet but it requires constant monitoring of auction catalogs to locate them.

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How about a stomach exercise you can do while watching TV or sitting in front of a computer at work. This is an exercise that will tighten your abs in a dramatic way in just a few short weeks. It’s not uncommon for people to lose 2 to 3 inches in that time. The stomach vacuum is just that exercise. It’s a long forgotten stomach flattening exercise that can be done just about at any time and anywhere.

The main muscle that is engaged by this exercise is the transverse abdominal muscle which runs horizontally underneath you oblique muscles. The transverse abdominis muscle is basically what holds everything in, so by doing this one simple exercise you are tightening the abs and shrinking the waistline at the same time. Another reason to strengthen the transverse ab muscle is that it helps to eliminate lower back pain by stabilizing the spine and pelvis areas.

So what is the stomach vacuum? It’s pretty much what it sounds like. If you have ever sucked your stomach in for any reason, then you were basically doing the stomach vacuum. Now to actually do this stomach exercise correctly you need to suck your tummy in and picture pulling your belly button up and to the back toward your spine. Try to pull it in just as far as you can go and remember to breathe. It doesn’t matter if your sitting, kneeling or standing on your head. The stomach vacuum can be done in any position.

To start with try and hold it for 15 seconds then relax for about a minute. Now repeat it 2 more times. Over time you will want to increase the length of time you hold the vacuum position and increase the number of sets you do as well. Another option with this particular tummy flattening exercise is just to do it through out the day. Since you are not noticeably moving around you can sneak a set or two in at any time.

Do these everyday over the next couple of weeks and you will be absolutely amazed by the results.

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After a recent visit to Worcester by Train, one of our regular customers contacted us to ask about child car seats and where we stand as Taxi Drivers and the new UK child seat laws and restrictions. Ms Jones and her young daughter were sent away from a Worcester Taxi Rank for not having the correct baby car seat with her.

The Cheltenham Taxi website is of the view that the Worcester Taxi driver involved was properly a bit keen when it comes to road safety, or may not have been aware of the exemptions for Children who travel via Taxi. It can be a hard shout for Taxi drivers, as they are legally responsible for ensuring children under 14 are belted up correctly whilst travelling in their Taxi.

Children are exempt from the child car seats laws whilst travelling in a taxi, as long as a certain criteria is met:

Children under 3 may sit on an adults lap in the rear of a Taxi, as long as the adult is wearing a seatbelt –the seatbelt must only be around the adult and not the baby.

Children 3 years and over may sit in the rear of a taxi using just the seatbelt, if the correct baby car seat or booster seat for the child’s age and weight is not available.

No child under the age of 13 and less than 135cm in height may travel in the front seat of a taxi.

If you are planning a Taxi journey for an advanced date, there maybe sufficient time to arrange for the correct child car seats to be available.

Just the same as with a bus or a train, a Taxi will not have the right size baby car seats with them for your children, nor would anyone expect you to carry several different child or booster seats around with you whilst travelling on public transport.

An advanced booking for our Cheltenham Taxi Service would allow you to take your own baby car seats with you and we would stow then for you until needed again for the return journey.

Disclaimer.

This is not safety advice for your children when using a Taxi service, it just our interpretation of current UK child seat legislation. If you need advice, please contact your local road safety unit at your local authority.

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