Co-founded and designed by Beth Bugdaycay, her tokens are meant to empower and protect its wearers, with medallions and enameled cigar rings symbolizing love, resilience, and strength.
Jacquie Aiche is the queen of boho chic fine jewelry. As one of the first designers to herald fine body jewelry, her brand is where spirituality meets diamonds. Think inlay lapis lazuli, diamond embellished bellychains, and weed-themed jewelry for the 14k tokers out there, including Rihanna herself. Louis-Ulysse Chopard, a Swiss watchmaker, founded Chopard in , but it has since expanded into jewelry—specifically, the diamond showstoppers seen on the red carpet.
The recently-dropped Happy Hearts collection is something you could easily wear every day. Designer Vania Leles is bringing the voice of Africa to fine jewelry with her luxury label Vanleles. Taking inspiration from traditional African prints, the Nile River, and the snow tops of Mount Kilimanjaro, her high pieces should be your future crown jewels. Here, you can play engagement ring designer working with more than 3, style combinations to create your perfect ring.
The diamonds come from Diamond Foundry — a Silicon Valley-based firm that produces lab-grown diamonds using solar technology—and acquired Vrai in Once your ring is designed, it's made in Los Angeles and then sent to you.
If you think anything like Irene Neuwirth, fine jewelry should come with a heavy dash of playful imagination. You can have solid gold, rubies, and enamel with a side of kitsch when you look to Alison Lou Jewelry. Under the creative direction of Alison Chemla, the prescious brand has become synonymous with cheeky emoji studs and lucite hoops in a rainbow of colors worn and loved by Emily Ratajkowski. The famous French jeweler has a storied relationship with coronated kings and the Kardashians alike.
Are you the type to love fine jewelry and tarot card readings? Let Sofia Zaskia be your new favorite jeweler. The designer weaves astronomy, mythology, and spirituality through her pieces, so you can be sure to feel personally connected to every piece.
From s-era charm bracelets to jaw-dropping engagement rings, the jewelry in Tiffany's iconic blue box is meant to be cherished, worn with ease, and passed down for generations to come. Bvlgari is an Italian luxury brand that, while it has expanded in fragrances, hotels, and more, is at its a core a fine jeweler.
Founded in Greece in , the company has dedicated more than years to crafting everything from its iconic serpent bangles to their influencer-backed B. Not all pearls are made equal. You see a cable twist bangle, and you instantly know who made it: David Yurman. The brand was founded by David, a sculptor, and his wife Sybil, a painter, which speaks volumes to the brand's artistic approach to jewelry.
Her style ranges from clean minimalist lines to undular, natural forms using baroque pearls, but at its heart all jewelry is intended for personal, daily wear. She is also the jewelry designer behind Vrai, so you can trust that she knows what she's doing when it comes to sourcing materials ethically and keeping costs down.
Shop individual pieces or try its service Curate by AUrate, where you can take a style quiz and AUrate will send you five pieces free of charge. Each piece is priced based on the real-time value of the pure gold weight, plus a design and manufacturing premium, which means that the price for a piece can change depending on the day. According to the site, "this premium is never more than 20 percent of the precious metal value each day.
Shop Elle. United States. Catbird began as a little storefront in Brooklyn that became popular locally for its ultra-dainty jewelry with names like the threadbare ring and sweet nothing choker. Not far from the original Catbird storefront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is Mociun.
Designer Caitlin Mociun designs fine jewelry that is unique but elegant like a diamond-studded squiggle ring , as well as treasures with a sense of humor, like its Fine Foods collection.
There are some names in fine jewelry that have stood for generations, and are likely to continue on for generations to come. Since opening its doors in , French fine jeweler Cartier has continuously introduced styles that have been solidified by time as classics.
Initially a single shop in NYC opened in , the company has ballooned in store count and offerings. This French jewelry house dates back to and is known for its motifs that celebrate the natural world, like flowers, butterflies, and snowflakes.
Styles are full of color and whimsy with intricate craftsmanship that often employs multiple kinds of gemstones. Vintage jewelry can be more unique, sustainable, and affordable than buying new. Kindred Black is environmentally-minded with luxurious eye. While some of its stock is sourced from contemporary makers with a similar ethos, much of the wares are vintage, including the vast jewelry selection. Unexpected statement pieces are the highlight here, like sculptural rings and collar necklaces.
For vintage diamond jewelry, prices start in the mid-hundreds and rise from there, with prices averaging in the low thousands. Expect your treasure to arrive in low-waste, recyclable packaging free of plastic materials—Mother Earth is the ultimate heirloom after all. Similar to 1stDibs above , TheRealReal is a marketplace authenticated by experts.
This is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by clicking here. Edit Story. Jan 28, , pm EST. Nicola Fumo Contributor. Vrai offers complimentary standard delivery 5—7 business days for all orders in the United States, and complimentary two-day shipping on made-to-order engagement and wedding jewelry.
Tester: Liza Corsillo, writer. About the brand: Aurate designs and makes all of their jewelry in New York City and sells directly to customers, so there are no crazy markups or costly import taxes baked into the prices you pay.
Each necklace, ring, bracelet, and pair of earrings is produced using ethically sourced and sustainably made 14k gold, 18k gold, or 14k gold-plated vermeil. The company has four retail locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D. Or you can try them at home for free and keep and pay for what you like. Each piece in their broad range of styles — from everyday basics like gold hoops and pearl studs to more unique pieces like Art Deco fan rings and collar necklaces — is made to order, but they do carry some limited stock to cut down on delivery time.
For every piece of jewelry purchased, Aurate donates a book to a charter-school network in Philadelphia. What we think: I genuinely like 99 percent of the jewelry Aurate sells, so it took awhile for me to pick just one pair of earrings and a necklace. In the end, I chose two somewhat basic pieces, knowing they would fit in with the jewelry I already own: a pair of medium hoops and a gold necklace with a small pearl-drop pendant.
Both arrived in a few days, housed in a beautiful teal-green box that included two suede-like pouches for storage and traveling. I was immediately struck by how lightweight the hoops felt in my hand.
Part of me loves this, because heavy earrings can start to hurt after hours of wear. But the lightness also feels somehow contradictory to the fact that they are 14k solid gold — and it makes me nervous that I might easily lose one. The necklace, however, was perfect. This Aurate necklace comes on an inch chain with an extra jump ring a second loop you can hook the clasp to at 15 inches.
I also wore my engagement ring on it while at yoga with no issues at all. Overall, I am happy with both pieces. The fine print: Aurate offers a lifetime guarantee on all of their jewelry, plus free shipping and returns for up to 30 days after purchase.
Engraved pieces are final sale. Their larger pearls are ethically sourced from the South Sea with the highest quality AAA-grade, and the smaller Akoya-style pearls are from Japan.
Their conflict-free white diamonds are graded SI or above for clarity, and D to J for color. They offer both wedding bands and engagement rings plus a home try-on program that lets you borrow five pieces of jewelry for a week based on your answers to their online quiz with no commitment to buy.
TL;DR: Aurate sells solid-gold and extra-thick vermeil jewelry in a wide range of styles, with diamonds, pearls, and semiprecious stones. Everything is made locally in New York for less than you would pay at a traditional retailer. Tester: Jenna Milliner-Waddell, junior writer. About the brand : GLDN sells handmade, customizable jewelry think classic hoops and dainty pendants. The company caters to many tastes and price points by allowing shoppers to choose the material their jewelry is made out of — everything from sterling silver to gold fill to rose-gold fill to solid gold.
Bracelets and necklaces come in multiple lengths, and you can even get certain pieces inscribed with your own handwriting. Based on the photos in the listing, the earrings were smaller and less chunky than I expected, but that ended up being a good thing for daily wear especially for two weeks straight. In my ear they are incredibly lightweight and attractive.
The earrings come with two backs, a traditional one and a rubber one, and I chose the traditional one since that always seems to feel more secure. I slept in them and worked out in them, and never once did I find them uncomfortable.
The only thing that bothers me is how even the slightest movement causes the bottom loop to flip and catch upside down, changing the look of the earring. The necklace has fewer details, but I enjoyed it just as much.
I never wear necklaces, so I appreciated that this one was virtually weightless. The site has a very helpful sizing guide , which I used to choose the inch chain length. That made the necklace hit right at the top of my cleavage without falling in it.
The clasp is also easy enough to take on and off even with my long, almond-shaped nails. Big plus. After a week of wear it did seem to have a tiny bit of dullness, but after using the included care guide and polishing cloth it shined right back up. The boxes the jewelry come in are pretty minimal, but attractive enough that you could give them as gifts. The fine print : Because each piece is handmade, standard U. You can return your unworn item within 30 days, exchange it within 90, and get free repairs within the first six months.
Just be ready to wait a bit to receive it. Tester: Chloe Anello, junior writer. Each item is made from 14k solid-gold in L. Responsible Jewellery Council also certified Kinn as a responsibly sourced brand for using ethical and traceable factories and mines for their jewelry.
After putting them in, I forgot I was wearing them until after I showered that night.
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