Do you think....

[BlingBlingLova]

....that halos will ever go out of style?? Pardon my ignorance but have they always been around and I never noticed them before? I know Princess Dinhad a halo

 

[jadesilver]

I’ve never noticed them personally. In Asia pretty much everyone I know has a plain white gold solitaire with a 0.4-1ct diamond, usually averaging 0.5. I do know of two 1 ct diamonds with teeny micropave halos like the Tacori kind and they are lovely.

Never seen one of those bigger halos in real life, but they seem very popular in the U.S., like the #goals type of ring.

I don’t think diamond halos will ever die in America. They are so convenient for making a ring look even huger than it already is. I think they’re like jeans. Can’t kill jeans.

I really want this halo. jsdiamonds’ Instagram is awesome. I wish I could order it and that diamonds could be easily changed in settings (maybe yearly...) like I change my clothes.

 

[Sunstorm]

Clusters have been around forever, just look at antique jewelry. Halos are pretty much just smaller stones used creating the modern "halo" instead of a cluster, so no I do not think they will ever go out of style regardless of the geographical location.

In general I would rather say that people who are buying smaller diamonds usually opt for a solitaire where I am located, those going over a carat and especially substantially over often opt for halos.

I personally love halos especially the dainty ones with superb workmanship but can appreciate a nice cluster as well.

 

[doberman]

I'm quite sure they'll fall out of fashion at some point. I can see it now:

"I have my grandmother's ring. The stone is surrounded with little bits of diamond and they're all over the shank as well. In fact, it looks like someone threw up diamonds on the ring"

 

[LaylaR]

Doberman, you made me snort. I don't recall halos being in at all in the 80's. So it is possible that they will go away for a decade or two. Then come back.

I never thought to see pegged jeans back in fashion and yet I was confronted with some at my local coffee shop.

 

[lambskin]

I may be splitting hairs but IMHO there is a difference with 'out of style' /'out of fashion' and classic/timeless. Solitaires are always being made and considered "classic' which means timeless and not subject to fads, fashion and style. Halos have been around forever in various styles. Engagement rings pre 1940s and especially earlier sported some sort of halo. Experts can identify the era of a ring based on design. Then three stone rings with baguettes on the side became popular in the next couple of decades. These settings are also considered classic or traditional as these still are made and purchased. The 70s and 80s brought lots of yellow gold with , swirl- twirl settings with row upon row of channel set stones. These are no longer in fashion and not made. Then three stones made a comeback with traps, trillions and moons (etc) and plat or white gold metals. During this time solitaires and baguette flanked diamond settings were still being made and sold. Now halos, rose gold and yellow gold are popular. I think the technology of cutting smaller and pave stones is more advanced and there are more cutters who deal with tiny diamonds in countries such as India and China so the availability and settings are endless. So I guess if halos are still made throughout the next few decades (like solitaires and three stone) then they may be considered 'classic' in the future. The caveat is that there are so many styles of halos that certain styles may endure while others may not. Finally, economics is a big factor too. If folks can't afford a larger diamond and the halo provides more finger coverage at less cost then it will still be desirable.

 

[foxinsox]

Halos have been around for a lot longer than Princess Di - the styles come and go but I think there’s always been a love of having extra sparkle round the main stone.

 

[RetroTreeGal]

I agree with lambskin. However, out of style and dated are also two different terms. Halo with pave may go in and out of style, some say it’s timeless, but since almost every woman who has gotten engaged in the last several years has one or both of these features, it will become obvious over time that they got engaged in the 2010s. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I’m just saying it will be a dated style.

 

[nala]

I remember falling in love with halo’s in 2003. Then deciding in 2007 that I didn’t care for them. And then look at me now in 2018. Lol. I’ve been wearing different halos since 2010. Not to mention, I have a few Art Deco halos. So my answer is, I think they are here to stay.

 

[Gussie]

@jadesilver "Can't kill jeans." Best statement ever! And thank goodness for that!

Also agree with @foxinsox that some form of halo or cluster will always be around. The size of the melee will be the tell of time.