SINGER/SONGWRITER MAETA recently performed in a body-hugging spaghetti strap green/yellow dress and an armful of yellow gold bangles.
After years of the ear party, signet and stack rings and statement necklaces (all which are still going strong), bracelets are back, particularly armfuls of bangles in different widths and textures and often in mixed metals. Los Angeles-based, Indiana-born Maeta, the soulful contemporary R&B artist who has won music critics and fans with her intimate lyrics pulls off the look with just the right amount of ease and trendsetting style.
She is also wearing hoop earrings, which have become the go-to earring of multiple generations of women. Maeta’s pulled-back hair and large yellow gold hoops remind me of Sade in her prime.
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But let’s get back to the bangles. She wears narrow to wider bangles mixed together on one wrist. The look is a winner as long as you don’t mind the clanging sound when they ride up and down your wrist. If you sit at a computer for work, less is more, as they tend to get in the way while typing, but you can definitely pile on more for a night out. You can also wear different styles and amounts of jewelry on both wrists for an unstudied bohemian feeling.
The bangle theme is one you can play with and create multiple looks.