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Amanda’s Style File: So Charming
Charms may be tiny but with their small size comes endless layering possibilities, from bracelets to necklaces and earrings.
This Amanda’s Style File focuses on charms and the nostalgia they hold. One of the 19 selects is Mined + Found’s "Hope" matchbox locket with a pavé-set pink sapphire strike plate and cover, which opens to reveal a red enameled match in 14-karat yellow gold ($4,225).
Charms are iconic. They have an ability to be whimsical and play on the nostalgia that comes with memories of travel and dear loved ones.
Charms have quickly become a classic piece of jewelry and a staple in jewelry boxes around the globe.
Their popularity sways with the times and it feels fitting that when there are times of uncertainty, sentimental pieces rise to the top.
Today’s charms are worn in a variety of ways that keep them feeling current.
With charms often being designed on a smaller scale, they are ideal for layering.
Bracelets can be found with one dangling charm or modern bangle styles with sliding charms. Necklaces with “add on” mini charms are the perfect gifting item, while multi-charm necklaces are today’s casually chic style. Earrings are also having a charm-moment with drops added for even more versatility.
Here are a few charming pieces for this Amanda’s Style File:
Charms have quickly become a classic piece of jewelry and a staple in jewelry boxes around the globe.
Their popularity sways with the times and it feels fitting that when there are times of uncertainty, sentimental pieces rise to the top.
Today’s charms are worn in a variety of ways that keep them feeling current.
With charms often being designed on a smaller scale, they are ideal for layering.
Bracelets can be found with one dangling charm or modern bangle styles with sliding charms. Necklaces with “add on” mini charms are the perfect gifting item, while multi-charm necklaces are today’s casually chic style. Earrings are also having a charm-moment with drops added for even more versatility.
Here are a few charming pieces for this Amanda’s Style File:
Alison Nagasue 18-karat yellow gold “Dragonfly” necklace featuring a “Dragonfly” charm with diamonds and custom-cut Australian opal wings, pictured with an Australian opal “Heart” slide charm ($4,000)
Artistry Ltd. 14-karat yellow gold “Mini Heart” necklace with pink enamel ($470)
Buddha Mama 20-karat yellow gold “Cross” charm with diamonds (price upon request)
Frederic Sage “Star of David” and “Heart” charm necklace set in 14-karat yellow gold with diamonds ($895)
Hamilton Jewelers 8-karat yellow gold small “Sunflower” bracelet from the “Charms of Hope” collection ($1,250)
Harwell Godfrey 18-karat yellow gold “Paloma Lovers Grapefruit Wedge” pendant with sapphire, mother-of-pearl, diamond, and morganite ($4,750)
Jewelmak Fine Jewelry enamel and pink sapphire “Cactus” charm in 14-karat yellow gold ($148)
Karina Choudhrie “Vitamin Pink Ribbon” hoops ($2,800) and “Vitamin Pink” charm ($2,250) with black onyx and diamond
Lindsey Scoggins Studio emerald “Evil Eye” pendant in 18-karat yellow gold ($4,750)
Lizzie Mandler 18-karat yellow gold large “Deco” initial charm with diamonds ($1,315)
Loriann Jewelry “Ladybug” pendant with black enamel and diamonds in brushed 14-karat yellow gold ($1,650)
Mined + Found "Hope" matchbox locket with a pavé-set pink sapphire strike plate and cover. It opens to reveal a single, red enameled match in 14-karat yellow gold ($4,225)
Natasha Schweitzer “Omega Loop” necklace with a gothic letter in 9-karat yellow gold ($1,462)
Norma Wellington Designs platinum “Mini Purse” charm with a diamond heart closure ($1,195)
Oni “Whale Tail” charm, created in collaboration with the Gotham Whale Organization, in 14-karat white gold-plated sterling silver with Swiss blue topaz ($140)
Penny Preville “5 Ring Link” charm necklace with diamonds in 18-karat yellow gold ($7,150)
Robinson Pelham “Strawberry” and “Goldfish” “EarWish” charms in 14-karat yellow gold, set with rubies and tsavorites for the strawberry ($1,050) and orange sapphires and diamond for the goldfish ($685)
Stephanie Gottlieb 18-karat yellow gold personalized “Slider” bangle (from $4,250)
Tiny Tags vertical “Date” charm from the “Madi Nelson x Tiny Tags” collection in gold vermeil ($200)
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