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Amanda’s Style File: Fun and Fictional Animal Kingdom
Why let Starbucks have all the social media fun with the Unicorn Frappuccino? Here are 11 pieces of animal jewelry perfect for sharing.
The Unicorn Frappuccino sent people flooding into Starbucks simply to share pictures of the drink on Instagram (until it didn’t anymore).
Animal videos rule YouTube.
Animals--fun, fictional and even extinct--have the ability to lighten the mood and uplift the spirits of so many people; perhaps that’s why animal-themed jewelry is trending.
It’s fun, kitschy and an instant conversation starter.
The 11 pieces featured in this edition of Amanda’s Style File showcase the incredible variation of styles, from a unicorn cameo to a gold and diamond unicorn horn and frog earrings to rose gold monkey.
Serious and traditional jewelry-seekers need not apply for this trend.
Turtle from Adwar Casting Co. All styles are available in 14- and 18-karat gold (white, yellow, pink, and green) as well as platinum, palladium and 18-karat palladium. ($155, mounting only, no stones)
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Adwar.com
K. Brunini Spirit Animals frog earrings composed of carved moose antler frogs and 18-karat yellow, white and rose gold with 0.08 carats of diamonds ($4,525)
KBrunini.com
KBrunini.com
Ambyr Childers 14-karat yellow gold Stagg necklace with pave diamonds ($1,100)
AmbyrChildersJewelry.com
AmbyrChildersJewelry.com
Ariel Gordon 14-karat yellow gold Menagerie Brachiosaurus necklace ($345)
ArielGordonJewelry.com
ArielGordonJewelry.com
Gumuchian platinum, diamond and multi-color tourmaline Horus brooch ($20,000)
Gumuchian.com
Gumuchian.com
William Noble 18-karat rose gold monkey with diamonds and a 27.41-carat carved emerald (price upon request)
WilliamNoble.com
WilliamNoble.com
Smith + Mara 14-karat yellow gold pavé diamond unicorn ring ($2,870)
SmithandMara.com
SmithandMara.com
Susan Wheeler Design black jade Panther cuff with hand-carved Australian black jade, natural rock crystal and 18-karat fairmined gold bezel ($7,441)
SusanWheelerDesign.com
SusanWheelerDesign.com
Wendy Yue 18-karat rose gold monkey ring with coral rose, tourmaline, tanzanite, rubellite, colored sapphires, tsavorite, yellow sapphires, rubies and champagne diamonds ($17,200)
WendyYue.com
WendyYue.com
Sydney Evan rose gold and pink sapphire Flamingo necklace with a single diamond eye ($585)
SydneyEvan.com
SydneyEvan.com
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