This freedom in designing gives jewellers the opportunity to use materials to create mosaic style pendants, pins, and large earrings, as well as, other imaginative, colorful designs. Because the prices of materials used can be so low, the jeweller can use as much of it as works for the project creating large, colorful pieces. Fashion jewellery, also, reaches a market that would, otherwise, be priced out of the jewellery buying market by creating imitations of precious and semi precious stones set in inexpensive metals imitating gold, silver and platinum.

Fashion jewellery is jewellery that allows designers to create pieces that express their imagination with materials that create an appealing look but have little or no financial value. There are less restrictions in the amount of material used, because their low cost makes the finished product affordable to a larger clientele. Designers, working with inexpensive materials, can allow their imaginations greater freedom. If pretty polished stones better fit the jeweller's vision, he is free to use them. A large, bold piece of fashion jewellery can be the perfect choice for setting off a simple, neutral colored outfit or a dress in only one color.

Large imitations of precious and semi precious stones can become parts of clothing, for.