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June 5, 2018

13 Jewelry Trends Top Influencers Are Loving

Last Friday during JCK LUXURY 2018, a lively panel discussion gathered Shane Clark, a Brides magazine contributor and brand consultant; Kareem Rashed, a fashion writer and stylist who contributes to Robb Report and other luxury media outlets; and Lauren Eggertsen, fashion editor of the popular blog Who What Wear, in an intimate lounge setting to chat about the jewelry trends retailers should be tracking and investing in.

JCK’s Emili Vesilind moderated the panel, posing a number of thoughtful questions that got the influencers speaking to the hottest things going in each jewelry category, the long-range implications of Meghan Markle’s royal wedding jewelry choices, as well as who to follow, and potentially partner with, on Instagram.

One of the most valuable insights came from Eggertsen, who is also the cofounder of the Instagram brand @thedevilswearzara, with regard to the audience she knows best: millennials and Gen Zers.

“In the past, it perhaps hasn’t been [considered] as cool to love fine jewelry, but that’s changed,” she said. “Young people are now very interested in buying it, especially from the jewelry designer everyone is talking about, or doesn’t know about yet—it’s cool to know who Jennie Kwon or Jade Trau is, for example, and to own one of their rings.”

More good news: High fashion and fine jewelry are more integrated than ever before. “The consumer is going to e-commerce sites like Farfetch, Net-a-Porter, Barneys, and Moda Operandi to buy ready-to-wear and clicking into the other tabs to buy fine jewelry,” said Eggertsen.

All three panelists agreed with JCK editors that stacking rings, asymmetrical dangle earrings, hoops, and lab-grown diamonds will continue to captivate jewelry shoppers for the foreseeable future.

Shell-motif jewels were identified as an emerging trend. And sculptural silver jewelry and signet rings also remain au courant.

Below, 13 of the jewelry trends our panelists find most compelling; not surprisingly, there were plentiful examples available on the Vegas show floors—all price points accounted for!

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