In Western Europe during the Middle Ages bracelets were not widespread because of the widespread fashion for long sleeves. It was believed that bare hands the woman a very indecent, and wear jewelry in the form of bracelets - the inheritance of savages and witches. And only with the advent of the Renaissance bracelets again in vogue. Important role in this played the court of French kings, who declared that there is nothing elegant female pens, wrist, which is decorated with a beautiful bracelet that is shining gems. It was at the court of Louis XIV, surnamed Sun King, spread the fashion for short sleeves of women's dresses and, accordingly, the decoration of naked arms bracelets. Courtiers men who were great coxcomb, soon borrowed from the ladies these magnificent ornaments, and also started to wear them, they have plenty of decorating their wrists. Actually, the very name "bracelet" and comes from the French bras - «hand", so that the current name we owe the French. Incidentally, the French fashionista use of these products not only as decorative ornaments. So, for example, bracelets hung small pouches filled with herbs or impregnated with perfume, which created a cloud around the ladies a pleasant aroma.