Trends in Jewelry – Spring 2013

Jewelry trends are derived from the three Rs: red carpet, runway, and real life. Here’s a list of the trends compiled through jewelry market research of new styles seen at shows and during market appointments, runway fashions for spring, and top looks at awards shows.
 
Emerald. It’s the color of the year, per PANTONE, and is being widely used in the fashion collections of numerous clothing designers, not to mention the stone itself has been a big hit on the red carpet for some time.  This is great news for me! Anyone that knows me knows it’s my favorite gemstone!
 
Subtle Drop Earrings. They make a slightly bigger statement than last year’s studs—widely worn on the red carpet—and coordinate with many a fashion silhouette, so the petite drop earring is a style to watch this year. They also made a splash on the red carpet in 2012 at the Golden Globes, and will nicely complement Spring’s full skirts, and romantic and flouncy effects. Our new designer, Bounkit, coming early Spring has the best collection of drop earrings I have seen in a long time.
 
Black and White. The colors are still all over the runways, and with 2012’s Art Deco effects happily lingering, black and white will remain in style for quite a while. In jewelry, this bodes well for diamonds—America’s perennial favorite—and cool colored stones like colorless rock crystal, black spinel, onyx, white topaz, and more.  Our Crislu is a perfect fit for this trend! We also have a new line arriving early Spring with lots of gorgeous white Topaz. Black and White also reminds us of Chanel and Thad Cline has some killer new pieces arriving the beginning of February.
 
Drusy. There was lots of it in finished collections during jewelry week 2012 in Las Vegas, at the Summer edition of the Jewelers of America show, as well as in entries to this year’s AGTA Spectrum Awards. The flat-backed, crystal-dusted mineral has an organic look many consumers love, is relatively inexpensive, and is available in a wide variety of colors. Thad Cline has some gorgeous new Drusy pieces in our Spring shipment! He and Phillip are always on trend in the fashion world!
 
Hair Ornaments. Think barrettes and hairbands, but also tiaras and crowns. Impractical? Perhaps, but they’re youthful and fun, and more widely used. Hair ornaments are ideal statements to top off spring’s sheer and gossamer looks that rightfully call attention to the body for their whimsical effects, and where a fanciful headpiece could be just the right accessory. We have a huge shipment coming in this week from Medusa’s in New York. No one in the hair accessory industry is better at being right on trend than Kathy at Medusa’s!
 
Amber. It’s light, inexpensive, beautiful, not widely used—yet—in fine jewelry, but I think it’s poised for greatness. Polish jewelry designers, with an abundance of Baltic amber in their backyards, already know the versatility and tawny appeal of fossilized tree resin. Trollbeads has several different sizes and styles of Amber that are so beautiful. We carry these all the time.
 
Soft and Sweet. Petite karat gold pendants speak to the still-soaring price of gold and ideally accent Spring’s necklines and romantic themes, while matte- and sand-blasted gemstone finishes seen industry-wide this year speak to Spring’s soft aesthetics. We have a wide variety of just this style with our Page Sargisson collection. Page also likes to sprinkle some of her pieces with diamonds and other gemstones. Her prices a reasonable even though gold is not these days.