Wholesale Jewelry goes back at least as far in human history as the most rudimentary animal skin clothing. Indeed, according to our good friends at Wikipedia, baubles and bangles of various sorts date back to our Cro-Magnon ancestors, back to what kids call "caveman days." We imagine, the first cave man or woman who made enough necklaces out of string made from animal hair and bones or rocks that he decided to trade them in large numbers to a traveling hunter gatherer, was the first supplier of wholesale jewelry. We can't imagine if it was long before the first bulk discounts came along - "100 stone anklets for just two baby goats - this week only" or "shrunken head necklace close out - no offer too small." Of course, before they could do this, they'd have to figure out how to express these ideas via cave painting, but you get the idea.
Of course, the manufacture and marketing of fine and costume jewelry is much more sophisticated now. We use jewelry to show off our wealth, to highlight our beauty, to advertise our sexual confidence (or overcompensate for a lack of same) - all those <a href="
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Jewelry - from the finest works of wearable art to cheap trinkets - has been a constant throughout recorded human history. However, with the worldwide rise of consumerism in the middle of the twentieth century, relatively affordable high quality and low cost costume jewelry became increasingly popular. Today, women and men of all income levels aspire to a certain look of affluence. That was just one of several revolutions that would help build business in both retail and wholesale jewelry.
