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What Online Jewelry Influencers Expect in 2019
Rapaport asks four style experts to pick their top trends for this year
Feb 27, 2019 4:36 AM
By Sonia Esther Soltani
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Becky
Stone,
Diamonds in the Library founder and CEO:
Modern jewelry lovers
want to put their money toward pieces they can connect with, that make a
statement about who they truly are. Charms offer that personal connection like
nothing else, and that’s why charms — from medallions and monograms to vintage
and newly minted figurals — will reign supreme in 2019. In the past few years,
designers have realized the potential of this market and have created a range
of charm holders and chains so that styling possibilities for charms have
skyrocketed. Eye-catching designs and carefully curated layers make charms
Instagram catnip, while symbols of significance offer the wearer comfort and
strength on difficult days.
Claudia Carletti Camponeschi,
High Jewellery Dream founder and manager:
In 2019, it will be very interesting to
observe how sales of synthetic diamonds will develop. In a time when clients
look to make a statement through jewelry, synthetic diamonds could prove an
interesting choice for significant creations at equally significant lower price
points.
The brooch is definitely making a strong comeback
and will be a fashionable touch to every outfit, from day to night. Another
trend is architectural earrings, which can be combined by using different
shapes and sizes to dress the ear from the lobe and up. This adds great light
to the face and a certain note of contemporary glamour. Finally, necklace
layering, through the combination of different materials, lengths and textures,
will remain popular. From the shortest chokers to extra-long chains, they will
embellish and dress up deep V-neck décolletés in a sexy way.
Tracey Ellison,
TheDiamondsGirl founder:
I’m always reluctant to talk about
trends when it comes to diamonds, as I firmly believe it is impossible for a
diamond to date — they are timeless, and their beauty never fades! That being
said, there are styles and pieces enjoying a surge in popularity that I believe
will continue throughout 2019.
Smaller diamonds: Heartbreaking for someone like
me, who adores large diamonds, but more and more, I hear my followers complain
that they don’t have occasion to wear the larger pieces, and they want more
wearable pieces that can be worn daily.
Layering: The trend for layering is stronger than
ever, so while people are buying smaller diamonds, they are buying more pieces
than ever before and wearing multiple necklaces, rings and bracelets
simultaneously.
Multi-functional pieces:
Everyone loves a piece that can be worn in multiple ways, and today jewelry
items can be easily transformed by the wearer. I am seeing lots of beautiful
diamond necklaces with detachable diamond pendants, or earrings with detachable
drops, that can be dressed up or dressed down, depending on the occasion.
Katerina Perez, KaterinaPerez.com
founder and editor in chief:
In my mind, two of the
biggest jewelry trends for 2019 will be abundance of color in jewelry, and
unusual diamond cuts. We will see more and more brightly-hued gemstones coming
to the fore in designs — not just those created for special occasions, but
everyday jewelry, too. Colored stones are more accessible in terms of price and
are more casual than diamonds. Considering that every year, more women wear
jewelry as a part of their outfits (thanks to jewelry being seen pretty much on
every fashion catwalk season after season), it sets the tone for the
colored-stone trend.
This article first appeared in the February 2019 issue of Rapaport Magazine.
Image: Charms from Love & Luck by Circa 1700. (Love & Luck by Circa 1700)
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Becky Stone, charms, Claudia Carletti Camponeschi, Diamonds in the Library, High Jewellery Dream, influencers, Jewelry, Katerina Perez, KaterinaPerez.com, Rapaport Magazine, Rapaport News, Sonia Esther Soltani , TheDiamondsGirl, Tracey Ellison, trends
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