Crystallizing Rises as Fashionable It Trend

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia

Staff Reporter

Sparkling crystals, whether clear or colored, are the hottest things in fashion these days. Everything from T-shirts and lingerie to sunglasses and cell phones are being sprinkled with hundreds of twinkling crystals.

Supermodels like Giselle Bundchen and Heidi Klum modeled sexy lingerie embellished with crystals and beads during a recent Victoria's Secret fashion show. Designer brands Escada and Dolce & Gabbana used crystals for their glamorous evening gowns. Guess Jeans also introduced rhinestone-studded jeans.

The trend is not just limited to designer brands. On the streets of Seoul, young women are wearing crystal jewelry, glittery shoes and handbags. Even LG Dios designed refrigerators with Swarovski crystals for the luxury market.

Crystals seem to have the power of transforming something ordinary like a pair of jeans into something glamorous and luxurious.