Noted Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga’s fashion house is showing wide gold-toned cuff bracelets as accessories for the Fall Ready-To-Wear collection. Couturier to the rich and famous, the USA’s most famous fan was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. He also served as mentor to other famous designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Emanuel Ungaro and Hubert de Givenchy.
Closed in 1972 after the designer’s death, the house of Balenciaga was reopened in 1986. Contemporaneous fans are Jennifer Connelly and Nicole Kidman, who wore a Balenciaga gown for her wedding to Keith Urban.
What Is a Cuff Bracelet?
Cuff bracelets date back to circa 1000 - 1500, where they were found in Inca graves. The characteristics of a traditional cuff bracelet are that they are fabricated from inflexible bands of metal that taper at each side. Of course, they are worn at the wrist.
Balenciaga Style Cuff Bracelets
This year the design house is mixing metals. Large gold cuff bracelets are shown with silver-toned garments. Some are wrapped around the wrist Egyptian style. A very cool dressing is to wear the cuff bracelet over the flowing sleeve of a dress or blouse. In essence, this replicates the fabric cuff on the garment.
Purchase Cuff Bracelets
At these prices, it’s easy to be trendy!
- Laura Matthews – for the economy-minded, Laura Matthews has fabulous brass and nickel cuff bracelets in the $50 price range. Check these cuff bracelets out at the designer’s website. However, please be advised that this designer’s website doesn’t have a Policy page. If interested in any of the jewelry, it may be wiser to purchase it at one of the many brick-and-mortar boutiques selling this brand.
Brass and nickel are both base metals. Brass is an alloy of cooper and zinc and is normally gold-toned in color. Nickel is silvery-white and is a member of the iron group.
- A.V. Max – also in the $50 price-range check out this designer’s cotton, glass beads and sequin cuff bracelets at winknyc.com. For under $30, a wide gold-tone cuff bracelet is also available.
WinkNYC’s return policy: full refund (less shipping fees) or an exchange. Returns and exchanges for online orders only are accepted on merchandise within 21 days of receipt.
Silver-Toned Cuff Bracelets
- Amrita Singh – various wide silver-plated and metal cuff bracelets for $70 at the designer’s website.
Silver-plate is a base metal that has been overlaid with silver. Amrita Singh return policy: returns and exchanges can be requested within 7 days of receiving the order. Shoppers must get a return authorization prior to returning any merchandise.
- Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet - More expensive - the image on this page. Available from Amazon for $144.50.
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