Jewelry trends usually come from the top-down: from Paris, to the US, to consumers. But a recent trend in jewelry – personalized jewelry – is strictly a user-generated craze. It’s also coming out of young adult styles and influencing older women, rather than the other way around. Here’s a closer look at the buzz around personalized jewelry today.

What is personalized jewelry? In general, it includes necklaces, bracelets, anklets and pendants that are selected because they embody some personality trait of the wearer. These pieces can be bought in a store or online, or they can be assembled at mall jewelry shops for truly original designs. What all personalized jewelry has in common is a fun and flirty attitude that is lacking in much modern jewelry.

Now, not only teens wear and design personalized jewelry but also moms and Hollywood stars, too. In fact, mother jewelry is rapidly becoming a major fad in own right. Moms choose charms and monogrammed pieces that display their new baby’s name as well as its weight and height if desired. Necklaces and bracelets are the most common way to wear these charms and monogrammed pieces.

The best part about personalized jewelry is that wearers can always redesign it when they feel like it. Baby tags can give way to pearls, and old beads can be replaces with new ones. Jewelry is no longer about the best, but finding something that works for you, your attitude, and your personal fashion.