Every year there are hundreds of trends in silver jewelry fashion design that are all clamoring for attention and magazine space. Some rise above the noise and become fashion items worn by many, while most of them fade from prominence. The mark of a successful fashion trend rising to the top is a combination of attractiveness, practicality and value.
A fashion trend that is clunky and unattractive will be often only be seen on the runways of the world’s major fashion cities and nowhere else. These become the “what were they thinking?” items that will be gathering dust on the shelves of jewelry dealers or melted down to create next year’s hot items.
Practicality also is a determining factor in just how long a trend stays hot. A fashion trend that is only appropriate to wear at a ball or formal occasion probably won’t appeal to many people beyond the filthy rich. Noisy and large jewelry are also not likely to make a good impression with working women who spend most of their days in an office environment where these items are totally inappropriate and can be distracting.
Value is the third common denominator that determines whether a trend stays hot or fizzles out. A well-designed piece of jewelry that is able to be worn in different situations and with different outfits is what most people are looking for. The idea that a trendy piece can be worn for several seasons because it retains its attractiveness far beyond the stage where its considered hot, appeals to working women who look for value in everything they buy.
Here are some of the trends we’ve noticed that cover all three of these criteria. They are practical trends that are both attractive and represent a good value for the money.
Stackables - the Word for Jewelry Fashions in 2019
Whether it’s silver rings, bracelets or earrings, stacking jewelry is becoming the norm in trendy fashion circles. This bohemian fashion trend has emerged as much for the sheer, stunning look it can create as for the fact that jewelry items that you don’t wear much anymore can be given new life by combining them in layers.
It’s a way to make a statement that is all your own. Whether it’s a stack of necklaces to give a bit of pizzazz to a simple black cocktail dress or a stack of stud earrings climbing up your earlobe to turn heads, stackables are very hot right now.
Alternative Gemstones Highlight Your Ensemble
Diamonds may be forever, but for 2019 many women are turning to alternative, coloured gemstones to highlight their ensembles. Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, Jade and Opals are becoming more sought after in high-quality jewelry pieces than in recent years. Women are re-discovering the deep, beautiful colours that made these materials gemstones in the first place.
Whether cut in a classical shape and set in a traditional piece or simply polished and mounted in their free-form, natural shapes, coloured gemstones can be mixed and matched to suit a variety of outfits.
Bibs, Chokers and Collars
Whether an extravagant, jewel-encrusted bib, a victorian-style choker or a collar that hints at the Egyptian styles of Cleopatra, traditional necklace design is giving way to more of these bibs, chokers and collars showing up on the fashion runways of the world.
They can be both lavish and practical and be worn with business, casual or dressy attire. This versatility gives these types of necklaces a lot of value and the stunning designs that are being created in these styles certainly are turning heads.
Charms, Amulets and Talismans
Whether personal or universal, having your favourite symbol made into a piece of jewelry is very hot right now and jewelry manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon to turn universally-recognised charms, amulets and talismans into fine pieces may just bring you luck and guard you from ill-fortune.
It’s a way to make a very personal fashion statement, something that means a lot to you as a person whether politically, spiritually or personally oriented. It can also serve as a conversation piece to let others know how you feel.
Alternative Engagement Rings
With the inevitable rise in the worldwide price of diamonds and the worry about engaging in the ‘blood diamond’ trade, a lot of couples are turning away from diamonds. Instead, they are having their engagement rings set with alternative stones or dispensing with stones altogether and simply choosing an attractive ring to symbolise their love for each other.
Many couples feel that in today’s economy paying a significant portion of the groom’s salary for a ring simply goes against their collective values and they would rather use that money for something more practical as they start their lives together.
