Diamond & Jewelry News, Advice and Prices for Consumers
Diamond & Jewelry News, Advice and Prices for Consumers
October 5, 2010
just trying to find out a little bit more about the industry of costume jewelry...
October 8, 2010
October 8, 2010
from what i read in an article about costume jewelry, costume jewelry is thought to be a discrete kind of fashion accessory, and thus it displays a lot of the attributes of a self-contained industry. costume jewelry producers are found around the world, with a certain concentration in China and India, where entire city wide and regional economies are dominated by the trade of costume jewelry. there has been a great deal of controversy in america and in other places about the lack of regulations in the production of this kind of jewelry... and this vary from human rights issues regarding the treatment of labor, to the manufacturing processes where insignificant, but harmful amounts of toxic metals are added during production. in america, there was a scandal that broke when, during testing that cheap costume jewelry from China, it was discovered that the jewelry contained unsafe levels of the metal cadmium. the greater issues surrounding imports, exports, trade laws, and globalization, also apply to the costume jewelry trade. you should also know that as part of the supply chain, wholesalers in america and other major countries buy costume jewelry from manufacturers and often import / export it to distributors and suppliers that directly come in contact with retailers. costume jewelry merchants used to search for new suppliers at trade shows, but as the internet has become increasingly important in global trade, many retailers now select from a large number of wholesalers through the worldwide web. a lot of these sites also market directly to consumers who can buy costume jewelry at reduced prices. a few of these websites specify fashion jewelry as a separate category, while some use this term in favor of costume jewelry. the trend of jewelry-making at home by hobbyists for personal enjoyment or for sale on websites resulted in the buying wholesale costume jewelry in bulk.
