Jewelry

SHAY Jewelry: Link Bracelets to Gold and Diamond Pieces

SHAY jewelry started as a woven chain link bracelet that Tanaz Shayan made for herself in high school. I follow it from costume jewelry into 18K yellow gold and diamond rings, earrings and necklaces.

Haute Victoire

Yasmina Benazzou spent over two decades as global creative director at the carpet house Tai Ping before signing up for an evening jewelry-making class in New York at 45, which led her to found Haute Victoire. The name means high victory in French, chosen because launching the label felt like a personal win after years spent designing something else entirely, and her debut collections were worked in 18k gold set with Tahitian pearls, Persian turquoise and stones pulled from flea-market brooches.

Tabayer Oera Diamond Rings and Jewelry in 18K Gold

The Tabayer 18kt yellow gold Oera diamond ring comes from Oera, the collection that launched the brand in 2021. I go through the Oera, Loop and Signet pieces and the Miami founder's story.

Lié Studio: Copenhagen Jewelry and Bags From Twin Sisters

Lié Studio was founded in Copenhagen in November 2021 by twin sisters Amalie and Cecilie Moosgaard, former runway models who had walked for Gucci, Valentino and Prada before building their own label with business partners at Brand Institute. The specific thing that makes the brand what it is: a small set of core minimalist gold and silver jewelry pieces, designed by two people who by their own account were not natural jewelry buyers before they started making it themselves.

Jamie Wolf Jewelry: A Former Ballet Dancer's 18K Gold Designs

Jamie Wolf grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side and spent about a decade dancing professionally with the New York City Ballet before she left the stage to design jewelry full time, a hobby she had kept up during off-seasons since around 2001. She works mainly in 18k gold set with precious and semi-precious stones, made in New York City, on the belief that femininity is timeless and beauty lives in the finest details.

Fiametta: Lab-Grown Diamond Jewelry by Merill Hollander

Merill Hollander founded Fiametta in New York in 2023 after a career that started at Bloomingdale's buying desk and ran through a Wharton MBA. The label works exclusively in lab-grown diamonds and frames itself as a rewrite of fine jewelry's rulebook, drawing openly on Hollander's experience as a queer woman deciding which traditions to keep and which to drop.

Eden Presley

Gwen Myers started making jewelry in New York as a way to fill the hours at home with three young children, and named the label after two of them, Eden and Presley. What began as pieces for herself and friends grew into informal jewelry parties before it turned into an actual wholesale business, hand-set gemstones in 14k gold with a bold, maximalist streak.

Ten Thousand Things Jewelry: 18K Gold Pieces From a New York Duo

Ron Anderson and David Rees, both self-taught jewelers who came out of fashion retail rather than formal design school, founded Ten Thousand Things in New York in 1991, taking their name from a line in the Tao Te Ching. The label helped bring personal, wearable fine jewelry back into fashion at a moment when magazines were dominated by oversized costume pieces, a shift cemented early when Kate Moss wore its small cross pearl earrings in her first Calvin Klein campaign in 1992. Here are some of my personal favorite items from the collection...

Ben-Amun

Isaac Manevitz, an Egyptian-born designer who had worked for costume houses like Trifari, started Ben-Amun in New York in 1980, naming it for his eldest son and the pharaoh Tutankhamun. The brand never pretended to be fine jewelry: it built its name on hand-finished pieces in electroplated gold, Czech glass and Majorca pearls, made to photograph and move like the real thing, which is exactly what got a Ben-Amun cuff onto Jackie Kennedy Onassis's wrist in 1989.

Yvonne Leon Jewelry: Gold and Gemstone Pieces Made in Paris

Yvonne Leon grew up around a family of jewelers in Paris, spending childhood afternoons at her parents' vintage jewelry shop before studying at the fashion school Esmod and working as a stylist and editorial assistant, including time at Vogue Paris. She launched her own fine jewelry line in the early 2010s, building it around the dessous d'oreille, an ear jacket earring she reworked from a piece her father originally designed for her mother, and expanded it into a bestiary of animal charms sourced from her own flea market habit. A brand of my wishlist dreams

Lizzie Fortunato

Twin sisters Lizzie and Kathryn Fortunato started making jewelry as a Duke University side hustle in the early 2000s, then founded Lizzie Fortunato in 2008 from a Lower East Side apartment on the strength of a ten-thousand-dollar bonus check Kathryn handed her sister with instructions to follow her dreams.

Tacit Jewelry by Michelle Fantaci

TACIT jewelry is the fine jewelry line from Michelle Fantaci, a New York jeweler in business under her own name since 2007. I go through the balloon-inspired pendants, earrings and bracelets, all made with 18k gold, ceramic-coated silver and traceable diamonds.

Rings in 14k and 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Signets and Stacks: How to Choose

Rings start with a number: GIA says 24 karats means pure gold, so every 14k and 18k band is a blend. This edit sorts gold, sterling silver, signet, stacking and statement pieces, with fitting notes for each.

Spinelli Kilcollin Ring Dupe: Linked Bands, Mixed Metals and Pavé Sparkle

This Spinelli Kilcollin ring dupe edit gathers linked stacking rings, mixed-metal multi-band rings, pavé bands, interlocking rings and link bracelets from other labels that share the original's slim bands and small links. I picked pieces that read well in a stack and moved from there.

Diamond Earrings: Studs, Hoops and Drops for Three Moods

Diamond earrings range here from small solitaire studs to hoops, huggies and swinging drops. I sort the shapes by how much they frame the face and what I would check before wearing them.

Chanel Earrings: Pre-Owned CC Studs, Drops and Hoops, Sorted by Shape

Chanel earrings are where the story of costume jewelry starts, and this edit sorts pre-owned CC studs, drops and hoops by shape. I go through the pairs by name and say how each one sits on the ear.

YSL Earrings Put The Monogram At Ear Level

YSL earrings repeat one graphic, the Cassandre monogram, across studs, hoops, drops and threaders. I look at how scale and movement change the same mark at ear level.

Vacation Outfits: Dresses and Cover-Ups for a Week in the Sun

Vacation outfits for a week in the sun: a crochet cover-up dress, white dresses, a maxi dress, easy pants and tops, and a sea necklace. I picked easy pieces for a week of beach days, starting with the cover-up.

Statement Earrings: One Strong Pair With Button-Downs

One strong earring can do more work than a whole jewelry box. This edit pairs eight statement earrings against the button-down shirts and gold necklaces that actually share the frame with them. The point is not more jewelry, it is picking the one piece that changes the outfit's balance.

Tennis Necklace Guide: Diamond, Crystal and Everyday Gold Styles

A diamond tennis necklace is a single line of stones that sits close to the collarbone, and crystal and gold-tone versions follow the same shape. I cover slim everyday styles, fine diamond pieces and lab-grown lines.

Gold Hoop Earrings Have Left the Quiet Corner

Gold hoop earrings need not stay in the quiet corner. Compare mini hoops, chunky shapes and a pavé crescent to find a proportion that feels like you.

Paola Sighinolfi Jewelry: Sculptural Rings, Earrings and Cuffs

Paola Sighinolfi makes jewelry that treats color and volume as part of the silhouette, not an afterthought. The Colombian-born, Barcelona-based designer studied gemology and jewelry design, worked with maisons including Piaget, and launched her own brand in 2014. Malachite, carnelian, resin, and sculptural metal give the pieces a distinctly personal charge.

Living Lux: Black, Ivory and Cheetah Looks for Evening

Living Lux is a bold luxury edit of black and ivory evening looks, plus one cheetah print night. I pair midi skirts, totes, clutches and jewelry for each.

Minimalist Office Wear: Sharp, Organized Pieces for Inbox Zero

Minimalist office wear is sharp and highly organized. I pulled tees, blazers and dresses that keep the workday simple.