Stereotype of yellow gold wearing woman vs white gold / platinum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m unaware of any stereotype about this.

Not a stereotype but - growing up in Vancouver there were many recent East Asian immigrants who wore a lot of very yellow gold that l was told was close to 24k. Like they were wearing their wealth. I’ve heard pure gold is very soft it’s better to use up to 18k for making jewelry.

Personally l prefer yellow gold because as others have said, it looks nice with my skin tone.

Are you some some sort of expert? 22k gold is that norm in India and other places.

Also "wearing their wealth" sounds gross and sort of racist, PP. How is wearing a lot of gold jewelry different than a big engagement ring on a white woman?

Ok smarty pants, I googled it for you.
24K (100% pure gold)
Being the highest karat of gold, it’s easy to assume that 24K is the “best” gold to buy, but that isn’t necessarily the case. Pure gold can be easily scratched and bent, so it’s impractical for daily wear (yet the most expensive). You wouldn’t want to do housework while wearing a set of 24K bracelets, but if you’re planning on attending a red-carpet event and want to make a statement, it might be another story.
22K (92% gold and 8% alloyed metals)
Even a modest mixture of only 8% alloyed metal makes 22 karat gold a touch stronger and more durable than pure gold. Nevertheless, care will need to be taken with this blend as it’s still the softest form of mixed metal jewelry.
18K (75% gold and 25% alloyed metals)
This is the most traditional mix of gold and other metals. 18K pieces tend to have a deeper yellow tone than 14K. Because of the higher gold content in 18K pieces, it will also yield a higher price than 14K, and is usually a sign of a higher quality piece of jewelry.

The wearing their wealth is what l heard from an East Indian. Many cultures display wealth in different ways. Acknowledging that isn’t racism. For example, an immigrant Chinese friend invited me over for a Chinese New Year feast. Her parents generation was close to starving. So now their new year feast they have more food than anyone can possibly eat. It’s a display of wealth because they had so little just 1 generation ago. It’s not racism to discuss culture. If you look down on someone for it, maybe that’s racism.

And you certainly sound like you're looking down on people, so....

Also "East Indian" is not an appropriate term to use, so you can just f_ off, lady.

I'm S. Asian and agree that East Indian term is not common. Do you mean Bengali? As far as bangles etc and wealth, the older generations would wear more stacked gold bangles. Vs the younger ones. But at special events etc, wear sunglasses bc the gold on display is over the top, imo.

Also 24k is only used for child rings, or perhaps earrings. Bangles necklaces etc, and usually earrings are always 21-22k bc it is more durable. But still too soft. I am actually not a fan of orange gold appearance. 22k gold necklaces need to be watched repaired more bc the soft gold clasp chain area generally breaks. I prefer 14 or 18k. If I do wear 22k the bracelets are quite thin. I would never wear a thick bangle, in any karat, especially 22. Looks a little tacky imo. But to each their own. I love jewelry but am minimalist compared to other ladies of my culture. A couple bangles, earrings. Or earrings and dainty necklace but no bangles then.

Before anyone attacks me fir being racist, I'm south Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

Gold is trendy right now. Platinum is out. Go look at what the 20-somethings are wearing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

Gold is trendy right now. Platinum is out. Go look at what the 20-somethings are wearing.

So get your wedding set reset every decade to stay cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m unaware of any stereotype about this.

Not a stereotype but - growing up in Vancouver there were many recent East Asian immigrants who wore a lot of very yellow gold that l was told was close to 24k. Like they were wearing their wealth. I’ve heard pure gold is very soft it’s better to use up to 18k for making jewelry.

Personally l prefer yellow gold because as others have said, it looks nice with my skin tone.

Are you some some sort of expert? 22k gold is that norm in India and other places.

Also "wearing their wealth" sounds gross and sort of racist, PP. How is wearing a lot of gold jewelry different than a big engagement ring on a white woman?

Ok smarty pants, I googled it for you.
24K (100% pure gold)
Being the highest karat of gold, it’s easy to assume that 24K is the “best” gold to buy, but that isn’t necessarily the case. Pure gold can be easily scratched and bent, so it’s impractical for daily wear (yet the most expensive). You wouldn’t want to do housework while wearing a set of 24K bracelets, but if you’re planning on attending a red-carpet event and want to make a statement, it might be another story.
22K (92% gold and 8% alloyed metals)
Even a modest mixture of only 8% alloyed metal makes 22 karat gold a touch stronger and more durable than pure gold. Nevertheless, care will need to be taken with this blend as it’s still the softest form of mixed metal jewelry.
18K (75% gold and 25% alloyed metals)
This is the most traditional mix of gold and other metals. 18K pieces tend to have a deeper yellow tone than 14K. Because of the higher gold content in 18K pieces, it will also yield a higher price than 14K, and is usually a sign of a higher quality piece of jewelry.

The wearing their wealth is what l heard from an East Indian. Many cultures display wealth in different ways. Acknowledging that isn’t racism. For example, an immigrant Chinese friend invited me over for a Chinese New Year feast. Her parents generation was close to starving. So now their new year feast they have more food than anyone can possibly eat. It’s a display of wealth because they had so little just 1 generation ago. It’s not racism to discuss culture. If you look down on someone for it, maybe that’s racism.

And you certainly sound like you're looking down on people, so....

Also "East Indian" is not an appropriate term to use, so you can just f_ off, lady.

I'm S. Asian and agree that East Indian term is not common. Do you mean Bengali? As far as bangles etc and wealth, the older generations would wear more stacked gold bangles. Vs the younger ones. But at special events etc, wear sunglasses bc the gold on display is over the top, imo.

Also 24k is only used for child rings, or perhaps earrings. Bangles necklaces etc, and usually earrings are always 21-22k bc it is more durable. But still too soft. I am actually not a fan of orange gold appearance. 22k gold necklaces need to be watched repaired more bc the soft gold clasp chain area generally breaks. I prefer 14 or 18k. If I do wear 22k the bracelets are quite thin. I would never wear a thick bangle, in any karat, especially 22. Looks a little tacky imo. But to each their own. I love jewelry but am minimalist compared to other ladies of my culture. A couple bangles, earrings. Or earrings and dainty necklace but no bangles then.

Before anyone attacks me fir being racist, I'm south Asian.

Another south asian here - it's definitely generational, even in India. The younger women are not wearing as much jewelry as the older ones. Also in the U.S., Indian households have been targeted, so more and more of the older generation are keeping their gold and diamonds in the bank and wearing fake jewelry. A lot of what you see if not real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

Gold is trendy right now. Platinum is out. Go look at what the 20-somethings are wearing.

Oh my. I definitely do NOT base my style preferences on what "the 20-somethings" are wearing. Platinum is a classic metal - always has been, always will be the highest standard. It will never be "out."

[Anonymous]

I've noticed almost all of the jewelry that Queen Elizabeth wore was either platinum or white gold. I suspect most was platinum. She owned a few pieces of yellow gold but not many and she rarely wore these.

Given Queen Elizabeth's background I would say platinum and white gold are worn if you are from an upper crust background.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think this is a thing OP. Maybe for extremely shallow bridzilla types. I have literally never thought anything about other women’s engagement rings.

[Anonymous]

“East Indian”?!? Is PP 85 years old? Wow, such ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think this is a thing OP. Maybe for extremely shallow bridzilla types. I have literally never thought anything about other women’s engagement rings.

Lol what of course we all at least notice other peoples jewelry

I am loving the cultural info in this thread. I didn’t know some of it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

Gold is trendy right now. Platinum is out. Go look at what the 20-somethings are wearing.

Oh my. I definitely do NOT base my style preferences on what "the 20-somethings" are wearing. Platinum is a classic metal - always has been, always will be the highest standard. It will never be "out."

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

Gold is trendy right now. Platinum is out. Go look at what the 20-somethings are wearing.

Oh my. I definitely do NOT base my style preferences on what "the 20-somethings" are wearing. Platinum is a classic metal - always has been, always will be the highest standard. It will never be "out."

+1

That’s kind of the point of this thread - platinum is seen as the highest standard by some, 22k gold by others

[Anonymous]

The 80s called and want their fashion rules back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

Gold is trendy right now. Platinum is out. Go look at what the 20-somethings are wearing.

Oh my. I definitely do NOT base my style preferences on what "the 20-somethings" are wearing. Platinum is a classic metal - always has been, always will be the highest standard. It will never be "out."

Oh my, the thread you're replying too started with someone saying wearing gold is fashion forward, someone disagreeing with them, and me saying that gold is trendy right now. Oh my, you must not be able to read that far up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wearing gold - traditional or more fashion forward. Platinum - suburban.

It's actually exactly the opposite. Not only is platinum more expensive, it's also much harder than gold, and more rare.

Gold is trendy right now. Platinum is out. Go look at what the 20-somethings are wearing.

Oh my. I definitely do NOT base my style preferences on what "the 20-somethings" are wearing. Platinum is a classic metal - always has been, always will be the highest standard. It will never be "out."

+1

That’s kind of the point of this thread - platinum is seen as the highest standard by some, 22k gold by others

Yes but it's not a class thing.