Why You Can't Wear Gold And Silver At The Same Time

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Don't mix: why gold can't be worn with silver

Gold or silver jewelry is an elegant finishing touch to your look. But can they be worn at the same time? Most people are convinced not. And there are many reasons for this.

The esoteric side of the issue

Let's start with a supernatural explanation - namely, the energetics of metals. It is believed that not only stones in jewelry have a special energy, but also a frame made of precious metal. Gold and silver are two opposite hypostases - the sun and the moon, the masculine and feminine, fire and water … Similar analogies can be found in alchemical treatises (although they are presented there metaphorically), in Chinese traditions, in modern esotericism.

It is believed that jewelry is able to transfer part of its energy to its wearer. What happens if you wear two accessories with opposite characters? Bioenergetics believe that two completely different forces will begin a confrontation, and the human body will become their battlefield. Naturally, this will not pass without a trace for the hapless mod - the result of such an unfortunate combination will be malfunctions in the body.

Gold and silver are believed to have opposite energies.

Rational reasons

But even if you do not believe in the energy of things, you should not wear a gold pendant with a silver ring. Etiquette also prohibits wearing jewelry made of various precious metals. First, it exposes the bad taste of the wearer or wearer of the accessories. Secondly, diluting gold with silver jewelry may hint at your not better financial situation. Therefore, all stylists unanimously advise - it is better to remove half of the jewelry than to mindlessly mix gold and silver.

But good style sometimes implies some exceptions to the rule. If you have a developed taste, then you can try combining these two metals. It is believed that a good combination would be:

• relatively large gold jewelry and thin, small silver. For example, a gold ring and a thin silver chain;
• jewelry with the same or similar inserts of precious stones, Swarovski crystals;
• two chains - a longer and more massive gold chain and a short thin silver one.

Many craftsmen and fashion houses create jewelry that in itself violates the rule about the incompatibility of gold and silver.

It is also believed that gold and silver react on contact, due to which the surface of the jewelry oxidizes and loses its beautiful shine. Actually this is not true. Gold jewelry can really spoil silver jewelry, but not because of oxidation, but because of scratches. Gold is a more durable material, so it can scratch silver crafts. To prevent this from happening, keep gold and silver jewelry separately, and when putting them on, make sure that they do not touch each other too much.

Despite the fact that gold and silver are considered incompatible materials, jewelers and trendsetters break this rule with might and main. Now on the catwalks, metal combinations are much more common than traditional mono-sets.