Heading out to Vegas for Jewelry Week? Here are some of the trends we are predicting you will see and that you might want to bring into your store. Some have been going strong for a few seasons, while others have been evolving for a couple of years. All are popular from the red carpet to the ready-to-wear runways to the jewelry design studios. So, why not try your luck with this trend or the others we will be showing?
Designers continue to travel back in time for inspiration. This is not a new concept. In jewelry the adage “whatever old is new again” is one that definitely applies. But today’s designers who borrow from the past are daring to mix different time frames, periods and materials with abandon. Here we look at designers who do one of two things: reflect on the past and revive symbols and motifs with a modern-day creative flair, or revitalize components from antique or vintage jewelry and work them into designs that are relevant today and will remain so well into the future.
Heavenly Vices’ Souvenir collection revives love tokens (actual coins from the 1800s) into modern day keepsakes and future heirlooms. Her sterling silver Gipsy coin is surrounded by a contemporary bezel of rubies and an orange sapphire set into the coin. It hangs from an 18” ruby bezel and silver chain. heavenlyvices.com. $1750 complete.
Seal & Scribe uses antique hardstone intaglios and glass Tassies which are engraved with sentimental or symbolic meanings and motifs. Shari Cohen, designer creates original bezels and shanks for each piece from the past. Here her 18K gold ring features a yellow glass Tassie that is a rebus (puzzle of words and motifs) which reads hand to hold; heart to forgive. sealandscribe.com. $2,295
Darsana Arden14K yellow gold and silvered(antiqued) mirror in the shape of a crowned heart with tapered baguettes forming the crown. Crowned hearts in Victorian times represented “triumphant love” For Kathleen Sleigh designer behind the collection, “ it embodies our heart’s desire – to love and be loved with a fierce loyalty.” On 18″ chain. darsanajewelry.com $1550.00
Arman Sarkisyan 22K gold and blackened silver diamond and ruby arrow earrings. Arman Sarkisyan has consistently reinvented past iconic motifs with an eye for what the modern woman wants and with a current vibe. Here he takes cupid’s arrow which are meant to pierce the heart with love and creates linear earrings that are at once elegant and edgy. armansarkisyan.com. $7,480
