Recently, more and more boys and girls are wearing blingbling Cuban chains. Nice~ As expected, fashionable people all have same
vision, and 16-inch or 18-inch short diamond-encrusted Cuban chains
are popular.
                        

what???
The wearing effect is as follows...    

01-girls Cuban Chain

16inch (40cm) or 18inch (45cm) chains are of moderate length and
arewidely chosen. Girls wear a 16-inch Cuban chain around the neck.
This position can replace the choker~ Use it as a base, and you can
also layer it with other necklaces you like~

       

 

The short bling Cuban chain not only has the style of a hiphop
hottie, butis also very versatile. It can be worn with a hottie
suit, a suit jacket, or a loose sports style.

 

 

 

if you are tired of wearing short bling Cuban chains, you canextend the length, add a pendant or choose to wear a decoratedbling Cuban chain~

 

  

The versatility of diamond-encrusted Cuban chains (diamond-
encrusted usually refers to moissanite or three-dimensional
zirconia) means that you can actually wear a Cuban chain whether
you are wearing boots, stiletto strappy sandals or sneakers ~ and
it can be worn on your feet. Cuban anklet? Cuban anklet chain?

  

02-boys Cuban Chain

For men, a Cuban chain of moderate length refines the overall
image of a man. A Cuban chain that is too long, such as 30-inch or
36-inch, looks heavy...Short Cuban chains are more suitable for
most fashionable boys.

 
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Kanye West


16inch and 18inch (40~46cm) long Cuban chains are the sizescommonly chosen by boys, and can also be stacked in two lengths.

 

         Thicker Cuban chains can modify men’s faces.The thin Cuban chain can show your attitude~

03-History of Cuban Chain

Cuban Link Chain (also called cuban link or cuban chain), I heard that the Cuban link chain has nothing to do with Cuba... I felt cold, it didn't come from Cuba, didn't it come from the man who created Cuba Libre and Mojito? Cuba (an alcoholic’s perception)? Well, there are two theories about the origins of the Cuban chain. One theory is that the Cuban chain can be traced back to West Africa in the 14th century. This statement is understandable, because in order to highlight their wealth and status, the people of West Africa began a rich history of wearing gold jewelry from then on. Later, with the passage of time, it may have spread to the other side of the ocean due to colonies, wars, etc. There is no specific research material on these for the time being.

In the 14th century, the Mali Empire accounted for half of the world's gold production, and its ruler Mansa Musa loved to use jewelry to show off his wealth.   Another theory is that the Cuban chain first became popular in Miami, the rap culture center of the United States, so it is also called the Miami Cuban Link Chain. But the interesting part is that the Cuban chain was worn by Felix Delgado, an OG Rapper in the rap circle in the 1970s. Whenever he performed on stage, he would wear this big gold chain, and he His stage name was "Cuban Link", so later people called this chain Cuban Link Chain.  

Felix Delgado AKA Cuban Link   The Cuban chain really became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, the golden age of rapid development of American hip-hop culture. Kurtis Blow, the first commercially successful rapper, photographed the cover of his album with several gold necklaces hanging on his head. This deeply inspired rappers at that time and later, and started the history of rappers wearing gold jewelry.

Kurtis Blow's album cover in the 1980s with an older Kurtis Blow

After achieving success, rappers from lower-class backgrounds began to wear exaggerated and eye-catching large gold chains as a symbol of their status and wealth.

Left: Cover of the 1987 album "PAID IN FULL" by Eric B. and Rakim
Right: 1988 LONG LIVE THE KANE album cover. The image of Big Daddy Kane wearing a white robe and covered with gold ornaments has the connotation of African royalty. Later, the gold necklaces around the rappers' necks became thicker and thicker, and new styles were derived. In the 1990s, the more precious platinum began to replace gold as the choice of the new generation of rappers, and there were more tricks, including diamonds, colored diamonds, pearls, changing colors...