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There has been a proliferation of men experimenting with their individual styles, due in part to the globalisation of our male style icons. This has meant that our fashion culture which gets imported into our countries via the media and the Internet have become much more diverse with inspirations from all over the World. This leads us to a problem: where we see someone wearing a bracelet that goes down fine in Italy say, but we're not too sure about it in our own locale.
Whether you're looking at sportsmen or rock stars we all keep an eye on what they're wearing and this is particularly relevant in men's jewellery where we might question if a particular item is masculine enough to replicate. But in these times bracelets for men have truly come-of-age, from being functional items often used for medical reasons, to legitimate men's jewellery items that can be easy and unobtrusive to wear and finish your look and they are pieces which look good no matter where you are in the World. There is now a huge range of jewellery so you really can pick out pieces to suit your own personality, image and lifestyle. With the use of particular metals, production techniques and surface finishes there is now distinguishably masculine jewellery.
The history of popular culture has strongly predetermined the attitudes held towards men and fashion, and very specifically this applies equally to jewellery and the wearing of bracelets throughout the C20th. Before WWI accessories for men were defined exclusively by a hip flask, a pair of cufflinks and, if the wear was affluent a well-branded pocket-watch. It was the unspoken rules about fashion and acceptability that caused segregation between the sexes in jewellery where it seemed unthinkable for men to wear any jewellery further than that.
Things started to change, firstly by using the cross-over between function and fashion which meant that during the 1950's the ID bracelet became massively popular amongst men, and now they are really accepted as the traditional men's bracelet. Another item which used this bridge was the dog tags which have evolved to become a staple item of male jewellery. These items certainly paved the way for the diversity we now see today throughout ranges of men's jewellery. Although it faded away for a while after the 50's, male jewellery came back in force during the 80's and 90's with over-the-top ostentatious designs and styles, thinking particularly of the bling thing.
The types of chain, metal or material used to construct the bracelet and whether the style of bracelet is a cuff, bangle of bracelet are only some of the variables which has allowed the bracelet to become an item of men's jewellery that is accepted. This will remain so with such British designers as Chris Hawkins or Iain Henderson creating statement bracelets for men which show your personality through the choice of such pieces.
Living in the C21st has allowed our generation to choose our individual style, observing and noting those International influences but creating our own looks, which is made possible as long as designers continue to create innovative jewellery for men. 'Should men wear bracelets?' is a question which is out-dated, despite some conventional views within society, the question is more like 'do you want to wear a bracelet?' and if you care about your look there is the right bracelet out there that is comfortable to wear and suits your look perfectly.