Jewelry is taking a cue from the broader fashion world.
Plaisir Champêtre Saphir. Dior
That notion that earrings should come in a matching set?
Forget it.
Mismatched jewelry, and earrings in particular, is hot, The New York Times reports. The look stems from a trend in the broader fashion world of mismatched prints and colors.
For jewelry, the asymmetry can mean different sizes and shapes, as well as non-matching gemstones.
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The Plaisir Champêtre Saphir earrings by Dior, for example, feature one piece that is “square, dangling from a stem of tsavorite garnets,” the Times notes. Its counterpart is “a bouquet bursting with pink sapphires, emeralds, turquoise, yellow diamonds, Paraiba tourmalines and lacquer blooms.”
A wide variety of designers and brands have taken to the trend, and in some cases, consumers can mix and match single earrings to create their own pairings.
Read more at The New York Times
Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson
When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren.
For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish.
"Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful."
The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing."
Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."
