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Shane Hester
Silver always plays second fiddle to gold when it comes to value and prestige. But modern day fashion has elevated its status because its color and brilliance can easily blend in with a lot of new styles in clothing. Because of this upgrade, it's easy to understand why many business establishments are selling silver as the perfect complement for modern lifestyle. Fashion and Silver Gold will always be valued more than silver but for fashion designers the latter offers a lot of design possibilities that are simply not doable with the yellow hue of gold. There are two characteristics of silver that they find useful when designing clothes. The first one is its color. Compared with gold, silver can be mixed and matched with a wide array of colors. It can basically be used for any type of color scheme which give designers freedom to experiment. The second quality is the price and availability of silver; although not cheap, silver is still much more affordable and is easier to find compared with gold. Shops selling silver realize this which is why they often work with many fashion designers. Silver Usage Like gold, silver has been in used as jewelry since its discovery. The brilliance and color attracted ancient kings and queens which led them to use the metal as a form of adornment. And because of its reflective property, it was also used as mirrors. In addition, its smooth surface and the ability to be polished made it suitable for utensils like spoon and fork. It didn't take long as well for silver to be used as currency since it's highly malleable like gold. Because of all these usage, selling silver became a profitable business for many individuals. Industrial Silver Aside from fashion and its most common applications, silver is also used industrially in making photography equipment and musical instruments. It's also used for optics and auto glass manufacturing. Hollywood and Silver Many actors and celebrities are often photographed wearing silver jewelry. In fact, the shining quality of silver and gold has led to the creation of a new term used to describe brilliant jewelry - bling. The word was coined by rapper musicians and like the jewelry itself, it caught on with many of their followers. Because of this affinity for jewelry, most Hollywood shops are selling silver to gain more customers. It's true that silver will always symbolize second place as far as awards are concerned. But when it comes to fashion, it can go head to head with the more precious metal. In fact, there are more celebrities who prefer to use silver jewelry in their daily activities than gold. It's probably because it's much safer to jog around with silver rather than gold.
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