For Everything But...'s November/December 2020 issue, I designed and lead the whole publication, while also writing an opinion piece. The story in original format can be found here.
Am I an avid necklace wearer? No. But have I worn a necklace? Yes. Therefore, I am something of an expert on the subject.
I’ll be honest; I don’t wear a lot of jewelry. I think it has to do with my upbringing. After you rock a dried-out bubble Rugrats necklace on a colored cord for the first like 6 years of your life, it sets the bar pretty high. It’s the type of thing that makes gold and sterling silver look pretty lackluster. But I’ve been known to wear a black tourmaline pendant especially when there is ghostly activity, solely for protection.
I’ve clasped my own necklaces and I’ve clasped necklaces for other people, so let’s just say that I know the mechanism well. Therefore, I’m wondering why I’m constantly seeing a trope in movies and television in which characters physically rip a necklace off. It always starts the same way; there’s a mean character who wants an underdog’s necklace that maybe they got from their dead mother or something. Instead of taking the necklace off - you know - the normal way, they just grab the pendant and rip the necklace off.
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