New colour combinations in fine jewellery

[quadlondon]

For many years, using coloured stones in jewellery usually meant rubies, blue sapphires and emeralds, accented by white diamonds in very traditional styles. Apart from the mega-wealthy, the average person on the street had limited options of where they could buy their jewellery from and the High Street wasn’t usually very inspiring. Thankfully, all that has changed and there are now hundreds of unique, independent designers producing exciting new jewellery readily available from a number of places. Specialised jewellery boutiques and online stores means finding something special is so easy.

Because these designers are no longer constrained by the demands of large retail chains, they have a huge amount of freedom to create design-led jewellery in myriad of wonderful colour combinations. What might have been seen as too risky to put in a jewellers window is now common place. Bright clashing coloured stones in interesting shapes and cuts alongside bold, striking metalwork, wire wrapping and even uncut, rough stones are there for the choosing. Mixing precious, semi-precious, crystal and even glass is entirely acceptable to produce stunning jewellery that can really express the wearer’s personality and individual style. Even black stones are proving popular, giving sparkling jewellery a real gothic edge. So, whatever your style, take a walk on the wild side and try something a bit different. You won’t be disappointed.

 

[Begonia]

 

[LadyMaria]

okay...so give us some pictures to demonstrate what you are talking about.

 

[smitcompton]

Hi,

This is probably someone in the jewelry business who is pumping jewelry in a generic sense.
I think the individual is right and i particularly liked his comment on black stones giving a gothic feel to the piece. I now know
I have a gothic looking black diamond ring. I'm going to show-it- off by saying, "Oh look how gothic I look."

I enjoyed his or her comments. I think they are quite true. Show us some pictures if you wish.

Annette

 

[Lee Little]

There is a live link in that post to a jewelry blog.