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February 2018

The Importance and Popularity of African Beads

By | Fashion

Beads are among the most intriguing and important symbols in African culture, past and present and they have become an important part of today’s fashion world as well. The origin of beads in Africa dates back to the beginning of any civilization documented in archaeological history, with some researchers saying as far back as 10,000 BC. Some common materials used to make early African beads is helpful in determining the technological ages as well as any foreign contributions to the art form.

Significance of African Beads

The materials used in making African beads include a wide range of locally sourced products, from bone to glass. There are many factors that denote the perspective, experience, feelings, beliefs, desires, and/or power of the person wearing African beads and these can include the colours and sizes of the beads, the significance of the materials chosen and the placement of the beads on the body or on clothing.

Today, most of the authentic African beads and beadwork still consists of natural materials such as bone, coral, horn, ivory, seeds, shells, stones and pearls. In contemporary fashion, synthetic materials are often used and sourced from either China, Hungary, India or Poland.

The Growing Popularity of African Beads in Today’s Fashion

African beads have grown in popularity in today’s fashion world and beads can be seen in everything from jewelry and accessories, to clothing, apparel and handbags. Retailers like Novia Galleria offer a wide range of stunningly beautiful beaded necklaces, many with a definite nod to African-themed designs. Their Iyabo, Moyo and Onome collections offer colourful, stylish designs using a wide range of sizes and shapes of African beads.

Whether you choose to wear African beads for their style, or the power they inspire in many women around the world, choosing Novia Galleria for beautifully designed jewelry will ensure that you receive the best possible quality and some of the most beautiful beaded necklaces in the industry. 

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Choose Novia Galleria to Help You Find the Perfect Wedding Veil

By | Fashion

As your wedding day approaches, you have many tasks and desires. You are marrying the man you will love for a lifetime. It will be a day to remember. Thus you want to have the perfect wedding veil—an heirloom—you can share with your family. Novia Galleria can help you with your desires.

With a variety of veils to choose from, you will need to select a material that will last a lifetime and into the next. Your children will see your veil, want to wear it, play “wedding day,” and some materials are not going to hold up. It is crucial for you to find something that is beautiful, handcrafted, and durable against the test of time.

Italian Tulle

Italian Tulle is known for being the perfect choice for your wedding veil, particularly, when you locate handcrafted veils designed to provide the ideal look for your wedding day.

Italian tulle is beautiful silk that offers a lightweight material that is excellent for veils. It is also known for accepting beadwork with ease, which means you can have a bead or pearl rim along your hairline or a stunning hairpiece that trims nicely with the Italian tulle.

Styles Available

You have a few choices to make now that you know Italian tulle is the right material. The first is the length. Do you want a veil that is as long or longer than your dresses’ train? Are you more comfortable with something that is weight length or mid-back? Are you going to walk down the aisle with the veil over your face or do you want it as an accent to your dress versus something that will block your face?

You can choose anything you desire. Some veils are meant to accent your dress, such as becoming the train and flowing around your shoulders. Others are short to be out of the way when you walk, dance, and say your vows.

The tradition is to have a part that will come over your face, which can be just over your eyes or past your chin.

Candytuft is a full-length veil, with artistry on the bottom edge to enhance the back of your dress. Firefly is a shorter, waist-length veil with a simplistic edge, while the Jessamy style is meant as a hairpiece versus an over-the-face design.

Novia Galleria has any style of veil you could want for your special day.