[Jewelry making - Article 00065] - Re: [Orchid] Women and self-purchases

[Ateh Modus Vivendi Customer Service]

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Hello Suzanne,

    did you see the article "Fashion, Color and Women who buy Jewelry
    for Themselves " by Nanz Aalund in the JDPN archives?
    (http://www.geocities.com/~jdpn/nanz-aalund-article.htm) It has a
    lot of very interesting observations. 

    My own observations, is that while all men love to look at
    attractive, well-dressed women, they don't want their own woman to
    look attractive to other men. I can hear all the progressive modern
    men objecting out there, but there are different levels of trying to
    "veil" their woman - from actual veiling on the most conservative end
    of the spectrum to having a strict idea of how many centimeters of
    breast above the nipple can be shown - on the other end of the
    spectrum. And you get everything in between. I have customers whose
    husband wouldn't approve a purchase of too big a ring, and not
    because of the price. Another wouldn't buy large beaded necklace,
    because her husband thinks it makes everyone stare at her. I think
    men tend to buy conservative traditional jewelry, the kind of jewelry
    that translates into a status symbol. Women who don't have
    independent income tend to self-censor themselves by buying things
    that their husbands will approve off. Financially independent women
    tend to be more independent in defending what they like as well -
    they seem to be more adventurous and willing to spend the money on
    something that's not conservative. 

Regards,

Ruslana
http://www.atehmodus.com



 
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