It is difficult to talk about men’s jewelry as the options are so vastly limited. Gone are the days when men used to wear jewelry as extravagant and flashy as women. The royal men from various countries, be it Europe or Asia used to adorn themselves with heavy stone inlaid necklaces, beautifully designed wrist cuffs to even dangling earrings.

Recently, I have been doing research concerning the history of mental health treatment for a project I’m writing.  Did you know that in the late 1800s, it was common practice to open the mental asylums in England to the public so the patients could be observed like animals in the zoo?