If you are old enough to remember the flashing neon ball and the disco dance and music craze of the 1970s, then these jewelry trends will be familiar. If you were born later, then all of the photos from Saturday Night Fever to the happenings at Studio 54 will give you a good indication. But the jewelry inspirations don’t stop there. Hip hop’s 50th anniversary has influenced designers to create pieces that allude to the 1980s with the eclectic mix that hit the East and West Coasts.

By Beth Bernstein

Disco Divas

Disco divas wore yellow gold jewelry that glimmered under the flashing lights. The spinning disco ball influenced a whole new generation of chokers, shoulder duster earrings, sexy chains that can be worn draped in the front or down the back, and pieces that allude to the disco ball itself.

Runway shot from Ralph Lauren, courtesy of Ralph Lauren

Disco Divas

Sydney Evan 14K Disco Script Necklace in 14K gold and diamonds

$1,145

sydneyevan.com

Disco Divas

Anne Sisteron 14K Yellow Gold Diamond Isabella Drop Earrings

$9,350

annesisteron.com

Disco Divas

Jemma Wynne 18K gold Escalator Large Gold and Diamond Choker

$28,980

bondeyejewelry.com

Disco Divas

Bondeye Jewelry 14K yellow gold earrings

$600

bondeyejewelry.com

Disco Divas

Nicole Rose 18K Diamond Mesh Hanging Earrings

$14,585

nicolerosejewelry.com

Disco Divas

Single Stone Calypso Necklace with varying old cut and round brilliant cut diamonds set in a handcrafted sphere-shaped pendant on Mirella Diamonds by the Yard chain

Price upon request

singlestone.com

Disco Divas

Retrouvaí 14K Cascading Domino Ball Chain with Round Diamond, which is an old European cut diamond.

$49,450

retrouvai.com

Haute Hip Hop

This is a fresh take on several trends that made up hip hop style of the 1980s: oversized hoops; women’s pink rings; name plate and word jewelry; chunky chains; and pile-on pieces mixed with activewear or an eclectic mix of fashion, sneakers, sunglasses and other accessories.