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‘ Tis the season to gift jewels, wear them and even self-purchase.
This gallery features some of the best looks to bring into your store for holiday and beyond.

And we break it down into three trends: The Short and Long of It, Messages and Meanings, and Cocktail Hour.

By Beth Bernstein

The Short and Long of It

The Short and Long of It ranges from floral bouquets to chandeliers as holiday 2023 offers a variety of options in earrings. They go from sitting on the ear to dangling down to the shoulder, and they’re available in a range of hoops and linear styles.

Jade Ruzzo goes long and lean with her Chime Earrings in 18K Yellow Gold with pave diamonds and unheated tanzanite top.

jaderuzzo.com

$22,600

The Short and Long of It

Nouvel Heritage 18K yellow gold, baguette and round diamond hoops are the go-to earring of the season.

nouvelheritage.com

$7,500

The Short and Long of It

Jenna Blake is inspired by 19th century earrings with a mix of shapes and colors in 18K gold. Gemstones in this pair include blue sapphires, corals, rubies, peridots and citrines. They are long and will add a jolt of color to holiday gift giving and party going.

jennablake.com

$12,400

The Short and Long of It

Mindi Mond 14K Cherry Blossom Chandeliers with vibrant rubellite tourmalines set in a handmade silver and diamond blossom setting with old cushion-cut diamonds for anyone who loves antique-inspired earrings.

mindimondny.com

Price upon request

Messages and Meanings

Messages and Meanings in pendants and rings continue to be a key trend evoking love, luck, protection and guidance, which are universal needs and are worn as modern talismans. These make symbolic or sentimental gifts or a perfect self-purchase item.

Buddha Mama’s Scalloped Evil Eye Pendant in 20K gold with diamond makes a great gift for protection.

buddhamama.com

Price upon request

Messages and Meanings

Loquet London 14K gold Tessellated Locket with diamonds and colored sapphires in a double bezel, with the multi-colored sapphires in different cuts. Part of the company’s anniversary collection taps into the power of color to uplift the wearer’s spirits. The inside of the crystal locket can be personalized with symbolic motifs.

loquetlondon.com

$6,700

Messages and Meanings

Luck can be worn on the finger with Marie Lichtenberg’s 18K Horseshoe ring with square-cut sapphires and round diamonds.

marielichtenberg.com

$13,140

Messages and Meanings

Auroro’s ultra-modern meaningful pendants pieces are pavéd in diamonds with angular silhouettes, rich with nuances to appeal to a new generation of women. A good example is this 14K diamond shooting star, which can symbolize wishing on a star or going for your dreams.

shopauroro.com

$1,440

Messages and Meanings

Walters Faith 18K rose gold mini diamond four-leaf clover with one leave of pavé diamonds can be worn alone or layered with other necklaces and charms.

waltersfaith.com

$415

Messages and Meanings

Mason and Books 14K gold, green tourmaline and malachite. Love Bug is inspired by ancient scarabs reinvigorated with gemstones for a current and collectible contemporary feeling.

masonandbooks.com

$2,050

Messages and Meanings

İTÄ 14K Gold Yarí “Tesoro” Nugget Charm Pendant with multi-shaped gemstones.
This faceted nugget provides gifters or wearers a blank yet powerful canvas to choose motifs that represent their loved ones or themselves.

itajewelry.com

$3,750

The Cocktail Hour

The Cocktail Hour borrows from the optimism of the post-war years of the 1950s, when jewelry was worn to parties in the neighborhood or out for a night at dinner clubs. One of the most popular styles was the cocktail ring, which could range from florals to clusters to large gemstones. Today the bold pieces also include signet rings twinkling with diamonds or other precious stones.

Future Fortune Wildflower Ring in18K yellow gold with pink tourmaline is a bold yet feminine take on a cocktail ring.

futurefortunejewelry.com

$7,000

The Cocktail Hour

Yvonne Léon 9K yellow gold Oval Picotti Signet Ring with diamonds can be worn on any finger.

yvonneleon.com

$1,270

The Cocktail Hour

Misahara 18K rose gold floral ruby, white diamonds and pink sapphire ring speaks of renewal and optimism.

misahara.com

$5,000

The Cocktail Hour

Yoki Collections 18K gold rose Quartz Ruby Diamond Gold Ring is bold, elegant and timelessly modern with its cabochon center stone and gemstone surround.

yokicollections.com

$11,100

The Cocktail Hour

Dru. Eye of the Storm Ring in 14K gold, with east to west black onyx with diamond surround, is an edgy, ultra modern take on the gemstone cocktail ring.

drujewelry.com

$5,695

Estate Diamond Jewelry platinum Elmswell Ring features a 3.27-carat emerald-cut aquamarine, bezel-set and accented by an old European-cut diamond halo. Baguette-cut diamonds are set flanking the center stone in a classic take on the aquamarine rings of the mid-20th century.

estatediamondjewelry.com

Price upon request

Holiday Gift Guide 2023 Is All About Color, Symbolism and Earrings

Holiday Gift Guide 2023 Is All About Color, Symbolism and Earrings

‘ Tis the season to gift jewels, wear them and even self-purchase.
This gallery features some of the best looks to bring into your store for holiday and beyond.

And we break it down into three trends: The Short and Long of It, Messages and Meanings, and Cocktail Hour.

By Beth Bernstein