Jewelry
Jewelry
Clip-on earrings: How a Tiny Clasp Made Room for Drama
Clip-on earrings put gold relief, pearls, crystals, and blue stones in conversation with the clasp that holds them. I would choose the closure first, then let the shape make the noise.
Pinky ring: The Little Finger With a Long Memory
Pinky ring explores gold and silver signets, slim bands, stones, and engraved faces for the little finger. I would choose by fit first, then decide whether I want a small mark or a little more shine.
Evil eye necklace: A Long History, a Modern Point of View
Evil eye necklace ideas range from blue-and-gold pendants to diamonds, cords, and beads. I would choose by chain length, setting, and how much color I want at the collarbone.
Herringbone necklace: The Flat Chain With a Long Memory
Herringbone necklace options here range from gold and silver ribbons to stone-set accents and broad collars. I would choose the length and width first, then decide whether it needs a pendant or a quiet, solo line.
Snake ring: A Victorian Love Note With Scales
Snake ring designs move from spare coils to jeweled serpents, in gold, silver, and sculptural wraps. I would choose by silhouette first, then let the stones or metal decide how much attention the hand needs.
Locket necklace: A Small Door, A Long Memory
Locket necklace styles run from simple gold cases to hearts, photo compartments, engravings, and vintage inspired ovals. I would choose what belongs inside first, then make the chain length suit the necklines already in rotation.
Puka shell necklace: The Beach Strand With a Longer Story
Puka shell necklace is the starting point for four directions in shell jewelry, from close chokers to pearl, cord, and metal details. I would choose by neck length and how much else I want at the collar.
Clover necklace: A Little Luck With a Paris Past
Clover necklace styles run from small gold motifs to mother-of-pearl, colored stones, and diamond settings. I would choose the shape and chain length that make sense with the necklaces already in rotation.
The Fall Jewelry Box
Heavy gold, odd pearls and stones the color of turning leaves.
The Pendant Necklace Edit: Five Lessons in Wearing a Small Story
The pendant necklace edit, in five lessons: gold medallions, heart lockets, personal initials, colored stones and silver keepsakes. I would choose one small story at a time, then let the chain do the talking.
Oh Clementine Jewelry: Huggie Hoops and Matching Mother-Daughter Sets
Hypoallergenic huggies for you and your mini
Gold Stud Earrings: Egyptian Rosettes and the Everyday Pair
Gold stud earrings are thousands of years old, and ancient Egyptian examples held by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden include rosette-headed gold studs. In the New Kingdom, larger piercings fit mushroom-shaped shanks with round bosses flush to the lobe. This is how to choose gold stud earrings that you can sleep in and still love.
Evil Eye Bracelet: A 5,000-Year-Old Charm for Your Wrist
An evil eye bracelet is a modern take on an amulet that is thousands of years old. The BBC quotes art historian Nese Yildiran dating the earliest known eye amulets to 3,300 BCE at Tell Brak in modern Syria. This is how to choose an evil eye bracelet that works as a charm and as jewelry.
Dangle Earrings: The Georgian Girandole and a Century of Drama
Dangle earrings have a name from the candelabra, and the girandole was the most popular earring of the eighteenth century. A typical girandole paired an elaborate stud with a bow-shaped center and three hanging pear-shaped motifs. Here is how to choose dangle earrings that move well and weigh little.
Gold Chain Necklace: From Run-DMC to Every Day
A gold chain necklace carries a bigger story than most jewelry, and The Henry Ford documents part of it through Run-DMC, whose look in the 1980s included gold chains and Adidas Superstars. Vogue noted that the American Museum of Natural History's Ice Cold exhibition traced hip-hop nameplates and chains back to early examples like Biz Markie's. Here is how to choose a gold chain necklace that works every day.
Cross Necklace: Sixth-Century Gold, Still Worn
A cross necklace is among the oldest pieces of jewelry people still wear. The Cleveland Museum of Art holds a sixth-century Byzantine gold and garnet pendant necklace with a cross, made for faith and for protection. This is how to choose a cross necklace that feels personal and not ornamental.
Emerald Necklace: From Cartier Deco to the Everyday Green Stone
An emerald necklace has long been the jewelry of film stars and heiresses, and Cartier made two of the most famous in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The Smithsonian holds the Post Emerald Necklace, a platinum Art Deco design with 24 baroque emerald drops. Here is how to wear an emerald necklace today in a way that feels modern and not museum-like.
Gold Hoop Earrings: A 4,500-Year-Old Idea
Gold hoops appear in Sumerian art from around 2500 BCE, which makes them one of the oldest pieces of jewelry still in daily use. This is how to choose the size, thickness and finish, and how to wear them so they look fresh. The pairs below run from solid gold huggies to light plated styles.
The Pearl Necklace: What Mikimoto Changed in 1893
Pearls used to be one of the rarest things a person could wear, until Kokichi Mikimoto cultured his first pearls in 1893. Today a strand can feel as modern as a T-shirt if you wear it right. This is how to choose the size, the clasp and the outfit that stops pearls looking stuffy.
Living Lux: Black, Ivory and Cheetah Looks for Evening
Living Lux is a bold luxury edit of black and ivory evening looks, plus one cheetah print night. I pair midi skirts, totes, clutches and jewelry for each.
Diamond Earrings: Studs, Hoops and Drops for Three Moods
Diamond earrings range here from small solitaire studs to hoops, huggies and swinging drops. I sort the shapes by how much they frame the face and what I would check before wearing them.
David Yurman Sizing: Does David Yurman Run Small, Big or True to Size?
David Yurman sizing is measurement-led rather than universally small or large, with ring width and bracelet construction affecting comfort. I compare the brand's ring and bracelet guidance with real product sizes and stated necklace lengths.
Mazin Jewels Earrings: Layerable Everyday Jewelry Guide
Mazin Jewels began with three sisters and a shared interest in jewelry that can be layered through the everyday. I’m focusing on earrings, necklaces, rings and wrist pieces that can earn a place in a real weekly rotation.
Jennifer Behr Earrings and Jewelry: Sculptural Finishing Pieces
Jennifer Behr began with handmade New York hair accessories and expanded into jewelry in 2017. I love how this selection moves between earrings, necklaces, headwear, and a jaw clip, giving a familiar outfit one deliberate point of focus.