Men liked wearing jewelry as much as women in the olden days. To ward off evil some kings wore jewelry as a talisman. Even then they relied on a handcrafted men’s jewelry box to keep their jewelry safe.

Greek artisans shaped beads with shells and bones to make jewelry during the 17th century. Men generally wore badges, to denote official and social rank, and emblems of religious or political affiliation. Kings and male gods of Indian mythology, wore large crowns encrusted with various precious stones.

Indian men wore jewelry such as rings, earrings, armlets, nose and lip rings, necklaces, and chains with pendants in real life too. Men also wore brooches, clasps, and buttons on their chest. They wore rings, bracelets, and anklets on their feet and hands. Girdles, belts, pendants and chatelaines adorned the waist.

There are some men from the state of Orissa in India who still wear jewelry all the time up to this day. Everyone in Egypt wore jewelry. The men also wore earrings, armlets, bracelets, and anklets. The ankles worn by men were huge and round shaped. Precious stones were filled in the whole body of the anklet which is hollow.

The rich would wear jewelry made of gold and silver or Electrum, which is an amalgam of gold and silver, and inlaid with precious stones. From generation to generation this jewelry was handed down. Men usually followed their father’s footsteps and wore what they wore in those ancient times.

Men nowadays have the opportunity to choose their occupation and way of dress, as the modern world has gone through considerable changes in outlook. Till today there are tribal men in every country who continue to wear their forefathers’ jewelry and live the same way their ancestors did.

Men are now beginning to wear jewelry in today’s world and it is quite common to see them wearing rings, chains, bracelets, and earrings. Professional jewelry like cuff links, and tie pins made of gold or other precious metal, expensive watches, etc are still very popular. Men have started wearing thick silver chains to look fashionable. They like to match the chain with a bracelet that has a similar pattern.

For men piercing the ear and wearing a gold or silver stud is considered macho and trendy. Men have always liked to wear rings. Western men usually wear their wedding rings, and some wear rings with religious connotations.

Asian men like to wear their birthstone on a ring. A superstitious belief is that if they wore it, luck would keep knocking at their door. Male Bharatnatyam (an Indian classical dance) dancers wear costumes and jewelry similar to their female counterparts in India and elsewhere and carry it off so well! Men are increasingly fascinated with electronic gadgets with the constant evolution in their tastes.

Men can easily find a jewelry box to store their collection of jewelry and accessories, whatever their interest may be.

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