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Amanda’s Style File: Halloween Delights
Ghosts, spiders, skeletons and zombies haunt this spook-tacular special edition of Amanda’s Style File.
Pumpkins are carved, costumes are ready, candy baskets are filled—Halloween is here.
Though it is known as a holiday for children, celebrating Halloween isn’t reserved for kids alone.
Now more than ever, many adults find joy in the holiday that lets creativity flow and allows them to be whomever or whatever their hearts desire. For some, Halloween has a more spiritual connection as it is believed that Oct. 31 is an ideal time of year to connect with the dead.
Regardless for the reasons why Halloween is loved, jewelry is the perfect way to celebrate it year-round.
Here are 13 (because it must be 13 for Halloween) Amanda’s Style File selections with all the ghosts, pumpkins, spiders, skeletons and zombies you can expect for spook-tacular jewelry.
Ricardo Basta Fine Jewelry pink tourmaline and tsavorite garnet ring set in 18-karat yellow gold with a black diamond-set bat on each side ($7,500)
RicardoBasta.com
RicardoBasta.com
Lashbrook titanium band featuring a laser-carved Zombie in the Mountains pattern with a “zombie- green” Cerakote sleeve ($447)
LashbrookDesigns.com
LashbrookDesigns.com
Hirotaka Gossamer diamond spider web necklace in 10-karat gold ($1,020)
Hiro-Taka.com
Hiro-Taka.com
Alex Woo sterling silver Rockstar skull with purple enamel ($168)
AlexWoo.com
AlexWoo.com
Sofia Zakia diamond ghost necklace in 14-karat gold with diamonds ($405)
SofiaZakia.com
SofiaZakia.com
Wendy Brandes Juana Peekaboo skull ring in 18-karat yellow gold with black rhodium details and diamond and white sapphire ($12,000)
WendyBrandes.com
WendyBrandes.com
Vitae Ascendere skull necklace in silver with pink sapphire eyes and a gold tooth ($650)
Vitae-Ascendere.com
Vitae-Ascendere.com
Norma Wellington Designs black and white diamond spider web necklace set in blackened sterling silver ($999)
NormaWellingtonDesigns.com
NormaWellingtonDesigns.com
Elizabeth Blair Fine Pearls spider pin with Tahitian and South Sea cultured pearls set in 18-karat gold ($7,000)
ElizabethBlair.com
ElizabethBlair.com
LovePendants engraved Halloween necklace in gold-plated sterling silver and enameled Swarovski crystal ($76)
LovePendants.com
LovePendants.com
Delphine Leymarie Facette Opal Eye Skull ring with opal doublet eyes in 18-karat recycled yellow gold ($1,679)
DelphineLeymarie.com
DelphineLeymarie.com
Coomi 20-karat gold Lucy Skeleton pendant with antique agate arrowhead and diamonds ($22,000)
Coomi.com
Coomi.com
David Webb spider brooch with brilliant-cut diamonds and a detachable cushion-cut yellow sapphire set in platinum and 18-karat gold ($158,000)
DavidWebb.com
DavidWebb.com
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