JEWELRY OF FRANCE

POPULAR ORIGINS

• Often a sign of wealth or power
• Has included major art movements
• Ex. Art Deco and art nouveau
• Big designers
• Chanel, van kleef and arpels, Cartier sa

CONTD.

• Marie Antoinette
• Big role model
• Led many fashion trends
• People wanted to copy her
• Queen before the French Revolution

POPULAR DIFFUSION

• Paris runways/ fashion week
• Diffuse fast to other countries
• From major leaders to other major leaders
• Hierarchical diffusion
• From leader to leader and leader to commoner

FOLK ORIGIN

• Lorraine, France-province
• A special cross symbolizes freedom
• Rally sign after holocaust
• Northern France controlled by Germans
• Even worn in jewelry (farmers and families)

FOLK DIFFUSION

• Not much diffusion
• A culture of this region/province
• If any, relocation diffusion
• Not common
• Worn for culture reasons

POPULAR ORIGIN (BONUS)

• Louis XVI
• Popular among leaders
• Founded in France
• Abraham-Louis Bergeaut
• Luxury watches

POPULAR DIFFUSION (BONUS)

• Also owned by Marie Antoinette
• Spread to other county leaders
• George Washington (1st)
• Parvez Kader (Indian billionaire)
• Hierarchical diffusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breguet_(watch)
• http://voices.yahoo.com/high-end-luxury-watches-best-rolex-quality-12242823...
• http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/top-5-marie-antoinette-...
• http://www.french-culture-for-visitors.com/french-jewelry-designer.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Lorraine

CONTD

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_France
• http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/France.html