What Jewelry Are You Wearing Now?

What jewelry are you wearing now? (Are you asking for anything along those lines for presents, or keeping an eye out for post-holiday sales?) What are your daily earrings? What necklaces, watches, bracelets, or rings do you wear regularly? Would you say your jewelry is more due to trend (it's “in” now) or style (you just like the pieces)? Where do you draw the line between which jewelry is appropriate at the office, and what should be worn on nights and weekends instead?

In the past we’ve talked a lot about jewelry (but it's been too long!), including how to build a jewelry collection for work, how to store your jewelry, the best splurges (that may include jewelry), all about watches for the professional woman, how to mix metals, and how to buy pearls.

For my $.02, I tend to like colorful pendants, especially given that I usually wear V-necks (and probably too much black). For everyday earrings I have Vinader ones similar to these or Dweck ones similar to these, but for nights out I do love my large statement earrings from Alexis Bittar or Walter Steven Scott.

I'm kind of in an Alexis Bittar rut, I suppose — I really, really like the colorful pendants and earrings that I've largely thrifted over the years. I also admire the colorful jewelry from Ippolita, but haven't been quite as lucky as thrifting that one. (I think my collection includes one necklace that I got on deep discount back when Neiman Marcus's discount store, Last Call, was still in business.) I was influenced by Adina at Blue Collar Red Lipstick to buy the red earrings she features here; they are some of my favorite statement pieces right now (but would not be for the office).

I'm not really a fan of gold necklaces, but because they've been trendy in recent years I borrowed some of my mom's necklaces that she wore all the time when I was younger. (She doesn't wear a ton of jewelry right now beyond her wedding rings.) If I remember correctly, the gold chains may have been milestone birthday presents, and I like that every time I wear them I feel connected to my mom a bit more. One is like a twisted rope, the other is sort of connected chainlink gold; I wear them both together with a slide lock clasp like these. I like to think the overall effect is similar to this gorgeous David Yurman necklace (which, yikes, is $39,000).

My mother in law has also contributed to my jewelry collection in recent years — I think part of it is decluttering, but I always appreciate them. One opal ring is so stunning that it has surpassed my much-loved right-hand diamond ring. (I still wear the matching earrings though.)

I do enjoy semi- and precious gems, but I've been less inclined to wear them recently. I have a diamond-shaped sapphire I bought years ago that I still wear occasionally, and a large collection of garnet pieces (January baby) that I almost never wear. A few years ago I found a random auction site with a ton of discounted jewelry — think Kohl's type of jewelry. The prices were so insane I wound up getting a bunch of stuff (an emerald necklace for $70… and then the matching earrings were in the next lot and no one was bidding so I got those for $10). Other fun purchases, all in that one night — a 10-carat blue sapphire pendant, a fairly large pink sapphire, a garnet ring, a mystic topaz ring, an opal ring. They're all allegedly real, lab-created gems, but the finishings are all silver, not gold, which struck me as odd. I haven't had anything appraised, but I've had fun wearing them here and there — they're not really my style, but when I bought them the prices were so good I had (extremely!) loose plans to use the gems in other creations.

In terms of semi-precious gems I've always loved the iridescent ones like labradorite, and I went through a phase where I was buying different jewelry based on their woo properties, so I have things like a chrysocolla necklace, or an amethyst and moldavite pendant that I wear to parent/teacher conferences.

Readers, how about you — what are your daily earrings? What necklaces, watches, bracelets, or rings do you wear regularly?

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