Celebrity Jewelry

Judge the Jewels: Do We Like Melanie Lynskey’s Pink on Pink on Pink? 

Published

3 years ago

August 31, 2022

Becky Stone

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Shigeko Taylor (@nailsbyshige)

The sighting: Actress Melanie Lynskey attended the 2022 HCA TV Awards, where she was lauded for her performance in Yellowjackets. Her outfit was very pink…perhaps too pink?

The jewels: Lynskey is wearing a necklace with a large carved hardstone flower pendant. The gorgeous flower features a reddish-pink gemstone center and is by Irene Neuwirth, as the actress kindly confirmed for me in an Instagram comment. She’s also wearing a vivid spherical green ring that looks like it could be jade, a gemstone cluster ring with pink stones of varying shades, and a bracelet that looks to be pink gemstones with pearls.

The actress’s earrings are hard to see, but the appear to be large studs of interestingly geometric design, with a pale pink gemstone with a morganite hue accented diamonds.

The trends: Pink is hot hot hot and this look certainly goes hard on that hue. The choice of a few larger statement pieces rather than stacks of smaller pieces also reflects recent red carpet trends, while the carved hardstone flower accurately reflects the high level of interest we’ve seen recently in statement gemstone pieces.

What do we think? Pink is my favorite color. I consider it to be a neutral that goes with almost anything. I’m writing this while wearing a pink shirt with pink flowers, saving this draft with a click on my pink mouse, which sits on a pink mousepad. I frequently wear multiple shades of pink together. I should LOVE this…but it’s just not quite clicking for me. What’s going wrong?

The necklace is a little too short for the neckline. If the flower were two inches lower, it would face out more than up and we’d be able to see it better. I detest those unnecessary strings flying loose from the actress’ shoulders, but that’s the dress’s fault, not the jewelry’s fault. I definitely like the pink cluster ring and I love the pop of green.

I think I’m craving more contrast: can you imagine how gorgeous it would have been to see that flower in a carved pale blue calcedony or green amazonite? Yes. I want the flower to be a cool color hardstone with a cool center stone, and I want the actress to maybe be wearing earrings to match either the cool hardstone flower or the vivid green ring. That would make it sing.

Judgement: 7.5/10 for great elements that need tweaking.

Four Decades of Excellence: How Wilkerson Transformed a Jeweler's Retirement into Celebration

After 45 years serving the Milwaukee community, Treiber & Straub Jewelers owner Michael Straub faced a significant life transition. At 75, the veteran jeweler made a personal decision many business owners understand: "I think it's time. I want to enjoy my wife with my grandchildren for the next 10, 15 years." Wilkerson's expertise transformed this major business transition into an extraordinary success. Their comprehensive approach to managing the going-out-of-business sale created unprecedented customer response—with lines forming outside the store and limits on how many shoppers could enter at once due to fire safety regulations. The results exceeded all expectations. "Wilkerson did a phenomenal job," Straub enthuses. "They were there for you through the whole thing, helped you with promoting it, helping you on day-to-day business. I can't speak enough for how well they did." The partnership didn't just facilitate a business closing; it created a celebratory finale to decades of service while allowing Straub to confidently step into his well-earned retirement.