[Jewelry making - Article 00145] - Re: [Orchid] Wearing your jewelry creations

[Robin Key]

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    I am male and proud to ware some of my jewellery - I always have a
    Thor's Hammer pendant on and some years ago made an abstract fused
    silver broach and at about the same time had to go to a function in
    my tux and decided that the broach would look good against the black
    - a bit like a flower in the lapel so I have now used it often and
    as a result have had a number of orders from men for similar style
    ones and now hold male and some his and hers orientated stock. I have
    just sold a set of his and hers diamond ear studs - two for her and
    one for him ( thats a 50% bigger sale than usual). 

    I think that the market for "male" jewellery is an under developed
    one not just tie pins, rings and belt buckles. Its possibly a way to
    replace some of the falling sales that some have experienced
    recently. In some cultures male jewellery is a sign of manhood.
    Matching gold or silver lapel jewellery for male wedding guests -
    they last longer than a flower? I am happy to wear my (less feminine)
    creations especially if it opens up more sales - another way to
    market my wares. 

Robin Key
Clavis Jewellery
Aberdeen, Scotland
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