Abstract: A device for supporting detachable, interchangeable ornaments that may be used in conjunction with a wide range of apparel including shoes, garments and accessories. The device utilizes complementary hook-and-pile fastening materials. One component (preferably the pile) seated at the base of a receptacle, which serves as the anchor, and the other component is recessed within a cap that fits over the receptacle and also supports the ornament. The hook-and-pile components meet when the cap is mated over the receptacle. This arrangement prevents rotation of the cap and reliably secures it to the receptacle.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a hollow jewelry object in which an electrically conductive coating is applied to part (18) of a non-conductive mandrel or mould (10), the coated mandrel being presented for a first dip into an electrolyte containing ions of a precious metal e.g. gold so that the parts of the mandrel are coated with an initial deposit; the mandrel is then removed from the electrolyte and the previously uncoated portions (24) coated before the mould is again dipped in the or a different electrolyte to form an outer shell integral with the internal ribs or points formed during the first dip. Thus the hollow jewelry object is internally strengthened by the ribs; though in an alternative embodiment the ribs can be replaced by individual upstanding projections in bas relief if these conform to the external profile required for the jewelry object. The invention also includes a hollow jewelry object formed by the method according to the invention.