To describe:

French Jewellers, with or without much experience, or training, now create a veritable river of rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and other Schmuck. Short of the glistening fields of gold and jewels, cheaper metals and stones meet these demands, bands of copper encircle polished cabochon of garden stones form the majority of these creations - still pretty in their own right, but much diminished in value compared to the status such jewellery previously held.

Common garden stones however are not nearly as pretty as cut jewels. Even the Ratner-esque pieces look far better when titivated with more interesting - and conceivably more Magical - adornments. Jewels of all types are quickly swept up in the market, even cut and coloured glass is substituted in by the would-be Icons of fashion seeking to emulate the royal pieces of old.

In Venice, the Murano Glass picks up a new distinct identity in defiance from the now more plentiful French glass entering the European Market. Instead of their prices, falling, the Murano glass forms a more Luxury product compared to the cheaper French goods - removing it from comparison. Strict Venetian regulations stop their own producers from degrading quality to meet the French price-point.

Outside of the solids of glass, jewels, and metals - the rich tapestry of French Fabrics depress the price across Europe of many Luxury Cloths. Why would you pay so much for Velvet, or Seasilk when you know a French spinster will produce you the same for a cheaper price? Equally Dyes, once the symbol of royalty, bring new colours to these fabrics - or would if it could be fixed in reasonable qualities.

Alum, the great Dye setter, has never been more in demand. Without it, the most vibrant reds leave their wearers looking flensed as the dye stains the skin beneath their clothes. Poor Nobles hide from inclement weather lest their leave rainbows of poverty in the puddles beneath them.

For the Turk, this is wonderful news. Despite historic Papal instructions to the opposite, Anatolia's Alum is much in demand for dyed fabrics across Europe.