There's no need to restrict yourself to just one type of bracelet. Different types are suitable for the many different occasions in your life where you're wearing very different kinds of clothes. They cover a wonderful multitude of styles and designs. Take a look at your wardrobe: what kinds of jacket or dress sleeves do you usually wear? If the answer is slim and fitted, your bracelet should be chosen with that proportion in mind.

Do you like blouses with frilly cuffs? Consider a lacy bracelet, or perhaps an antique bracelet from the Victorian era. Are your clothes more tailored? Then choose an elegant bracelet in gold, or flush-set with diamonds. Color, of course, plays a major role in choosing a bracelet. You can match up colored gemstones linked together with white or yellow gold.

A few basic rules also apply in matching up bracelet and wearer. A very slender wrist and arm will look best with a narrower bracelet, or an open-work design that gives a light and airy appearance. An average wrist and arm can support most any style. A wider wrist or heavier arm looks best with a bolder bracelet, one that has enough substance to command attention and balance the size of the wearer's arm and wrist.

There are some signature style bracelets that go well with nearly any type of outfit and just about any woman's personal style. One such wearable wonder is the tennis bracelet, worn memorably by tennis champion Chris Evert, hence the name. This simple yet very elegant bracelet may feature a row of circular diamonds set in prongs or a series of channel set baguette and round diamonds. The tennis bracelet is one of those pieces of jewelry that some women just wear all the time, like a wedding band. It can vary in importance according to the size of the diamonds. For a casual, easy to wear, everyday kind of tennis bracelet, choose small diamonds set in yellow gold. For a major statement, and especially for evening, choose a platinum or white gold bracelet set with large stones. The tennis bracelet is definitely a contemporary classic

Charm bracelets have been in and out of style through the decades. They were popular with movie stars of the l950s as well as school girls of that era but they re-emerge periodically to capture our attention. The charm bracelet starts with a classic link, as narrow or wide as the wearer chooses. These links will support the charms as they are added to the bracelet. The charms dangle from the links, spaced out to create a harmonious design. As charms are added, the spaces grow smaller. Over the years, the wearer creates a personal piece of jewelry that reflects the important occasions of her life. Multitudes of designs in the shape of objects or symbols, often engraved with significant dates, spell out the landmark moments of the wearer's life. Charms may be added to any link bracelet. If this is your ultimate goal, choose one with links that are large enough to support the charms and solid enough to balance the added weight and volume of the charms.