costume jewelry
noun
: jewelry designed for wear with current fashions and usually made of inexpensive materials
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In short, her latest manicure is basically the nail art equivalent of fancy costume jewelry.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Aug. 2025
Since then, she’s worked alongside Abloh and Williams, helping to redefine the codes of men’s costume jewelry.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Experience The New Museum of Costume Jewelry Founded by local collector Sharon Ryback, the Museum of Costume Jewelry showcases over 300 pieces of 20th-century costume jewelry.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
But one couple in particular stands out: A traveling costume jewelry salesman, Lars Thorwald, and his nagging, bedridden wife.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Aug. 2025
Since then, she’s worked alongside Abloh and Williams, helping to redefine the codes of men’s costume jewelry.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Experience The New Museum of Costume Jewelry Founded by local collector Sharon Ryback, the Museum of Costume Jewelry showcases over 300 pieces of 20th-century costume jewelry.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
But one couple in particular stands out: A traveling costume jewelry salesman, Lars Thorwald, and his nagging, bedridden wife.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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“Costume jewelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costume%20jewelry. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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