Many trends in diamond jewelry begin with America seeing a newly designed piece worn by our favorite celebrities at a special event or award ceremony. Several new pieces seen in Hollywood this year include cuff bracelets, large and dangling earrings, oversized diamond-encrusted pendants, and many colored metals set with multi-colored diamonds and gems.Men are beginning to get a part of the action, too. Diamond-encrusted cufflinks and watches, as well as personalized and engraved wedding rings are worn by actors, producers, comedians and rappers.
Several new designer jewelry lines and styles are also being introduced now and in the near future. Ellie Thompson, a Chicago-based designer, has unveiled her new American Metaphor Collection. Her collection features floral motifs, sterling silver, tricolored gold with sapphires and diamonds, and black silver with diamonds.
Thompson’s collection employs many of the recent jewelry trends seen in Hollywood. Blackened metals, rose gold and sterling silver are increasingly used and combined with varying stones. The vintage look is also still very popular, with multicolored stones, raw diamonds, and floral designs creating the antique feel.
One of the biggest trends this year is wearing neutral stones and metals in all shades. Gray is perhaps one of the most popular, as it is also extremely rare and expensive – quite the status symbol!
The Silvermist Diamond Collection uses the sought-after gray diamonds in varying shades of the color. From extremely light to very dark gray, the rocks are sometimes contrasted with the standard white sparklers.
Styles used in the collection are contemporary designs, including chandelier earrings and multi-strand necklaces. All of the stones used are naturally colored, and most come from the Argyle mine in Australia.
Yellow gold has always been a favorite standard in everyone’s jewelry chest, and it’s making a strong comeback. A new fundraising effort, named the Leaves of ChangeSM initiative, aims to promote gold and raise charitable funds through the popularity of Hollywood celebrities.
The stars are invited to create their own design using a leaf motif to become a one-of-a-kind gold pendant. Only three of these pendants will be crafted upon pairing the celebrity with a famous designer, who will make the idea become reality.
Out of the three copies of each design, one will be auctioned off to benefit a charity of the celebrity’s choice. The second will be given to the famous designer for crafting the pendant, and the third will become part of a traveling show to increase awareness for the charities.
Debra Messing, lead actress and executive producer of the series “The Starter Wife”, has already signed up to design one of the pendants. Her chosen charity is YouthAIDS, and she will be collaborating with star designer Robert Lee Morris.
Many celebrities are pairing natural motifs, such as the leaf design used for the gold pendants, with white, chocolate or champagne diamonds for a high-dollar look. Yellow gold is also seen increasingly in designs using several different types of colored gold.
Yellow gold, white gold, black gold and rose gold are used to create artistic and colorful designs. When compared to the standard of platinum metals, these gold looks can also be easier on your wallet!
Those of us who aren’t rich celebrities typically look to recent bridal trends for influence on our next piece of jewelry. Fashion jewelry using gold and diamonds is also becoming more popular, as an alternative to yesterday’s throwaway versions of everyday designs.
Price and presentation are equally important to today’s consumer, as we want to feel we are purchasing a quality product at a fair cost. The new Purple Dreams Collection attempts to meet this goal with both bridal and fashion designs.
The complete range of jewelry includes high-quality pieces that are affordable and attainable for everyone in the market for new sparkly things. Bridal designs include solitaires in several fashionable cuts.
Alternative cuts used in the collection include emerald, cushion, princess, oval and rose cut. Fancy cuts in diamonds give the impression of a high-dollar exquisite piece of jewelry, as some of them are typically only seen on the red carpet.
Classic and contemporary styles have equal clout for today’s consumer. We all like something to wear every day and something for a special occasion. Having the option also appeals to a wide array of customer tastes.
The fashion designs in the Purple Dream Collection combine black and brown diamonds with white diamonds for an edgy, modern twist on classic jewels. These pieces are then presented in elegant, signature purple boxes to ensure recognition and a unique packaging for gifting purposes.
Many retailers are offering contemporary pieces using the black, brown or gray diamonds today. Everyone has the option to invest in a rare jewel with these new designer lines, and feel like a celebrity every time they wear them!