Silver is a versatile metal when it comes to jewelry designs. This versatility comes primarily form it color and workability. Silver has a natural white glow about it. It can be polished and treated to a high gloss, given a matte finish for a more subdued look, or even allowed to tarnish a bit for a more antique look. Given these options that are available to the designer and wearer, silver jewelry is considered by many to be an easy and relatively inexpensive way to show style, class and elegance in an understated manner. A sterling silver pendant with a sterling necklace or even a leather lariat is considered by many to be the most popular fashion accessory for casual and more formal looks. When it comes to workability, the two key properties are malleability and ductility. These properties allow the silversmith to beat silver into plates, or draw it into wires of varying sizes. This metal can also be melted and then cast into a variety of shapes and patterns.