I'm Super Picky When It Comes to Jewelry—These Cool Finds Passed My Test
A few years ago, catching me without gobs and gobs of jewelry on would never happen, period. Earrings, rings, bracelets, and necklaces covered my body, usually causing a tangled mess of chains, clasps, and pendants that I'd then have to meticulously unravel for hours on end. Eventually, it got to be too much, and I started to edit down my jewelry collection—both in my jewelry box and on my body—until I began only wearing a small handful of pieces on a daily basis with a few rogue statement items being added when necessary for a certain look.
Having gone from the least picky jewelry shopper to the pickiest one, I've learned something about what's really worth buying and what's better left in the display case. And I don't mean just because of a piece's price tag. From timeless items you'll own forever to trendy baubles that will serve your outfits (and your Instagram feed) well, the mightily cool jewelry pieces ahead all passed my particularly grueling test. I get the feeling they will pass yours too.
I love pieces that mix metals because they make it easy to experiment with other jewelry of all materials.
Tennis bracelets are trending. This one from Nordstrom lets you try the trend without doling out thousands of dollars for a real diamond option.
Not only is this pendant gorgeous, but it can also be worn in so many ways because of the adjustable feature on this cord.
Wrist cuffs like this one were all over the fall/winter 2023 runways.
You could wear the simplest outfit, and this necklace would make it a 10/10.
An elevated version of all the early-aughts butterfly motifs going around right now.
If you don't want to get a ton of piercings, earrings like this pair will give you the look without any of the pain.
After taking out most of my cartilage piercings because they would constantly get irritated, I started relying on cool ear cuffs like this one. It was one of the best decisions I ever made.
These leather hoops make just the right statement.
Trust me. If you get these, everyone will want to know where you bought them.
Coming up: 6 Formerly "Dated" Jewelry Trends That Will Be Big This Fall
Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.
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