Fashion accessories and costume jewelry are items that are used to complement fashion. Accessories help highlight a dress or apparel. They can also help to hide a weakness of a dress. Trends are continuously set
by adding accessories to different outfits, for example, belts. Accessories change an entire look, fromhandbags to shoes to earrings and beaded necklaces to 80s leg warmers.
 
A fashion accessory is a decorative item that supplements one's outfit. Items such as such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, leggings, ties, suspenders, and tights.
Accessories add color, style and class to an outfit, and create a certain look, but they may also have practical functions. Handbags are for carrying small necessary items, hats protect the face from weather, Laptops and mobile phones communicate, and gloves keep the hands warm.
Accessories may be used to show religious or cultural affiliation: Crucifixes, Star of David, Islamic headscarves, skullcaps and turbans are common examples. Designer labels on accessories are perceived as an indicator of social status.
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