Cocktail rings
The cocktail ring has long been a staple of glamorous ladies about town. At speakeasies in the 1920s, flappers wore the extravagant, dimensional baubles on their right hands — which they also used to clutch their drinks — signifying their chic independence (and ability to buy their own jewelry, thank you very much). Today’s cocktail rings offer a similar vintage flair, whether fashioned with oversize gems, ornamental settings or mechanics that allow them to unfurl to their full glory. We raise our glasses to these dazzling showstoppers and all they signify. Go big or go home.
(Left to right): London Collection 18-k white-gold ring with tsavorite and black opal, $138,000; Buccellati 18-k white- and yellow-gold ring with spinel and diamonds, price upon request; Chopard 18-k white-gold ring with amethyst and diamonds, price upon request; Pasquale Bruni 18-k white-gold ring with rubellite and diamonds, $90,000; Chanel Fine Jewelry “My Chain” 18-k yellow-gold ring with rutile quartz and diamonds, price upon request; Pomellato “Ritratto” London-blue topaz ring with diamonds, $12,100; David Webb “Carousel” 18-k gold ring with emerald, rubies, sapphires and diamonds, price upon request; Van Cleef & Arpels “La Fleur de Coleridge” 18-k white- and yellow-gold mechanized ring with white and yellow diamonds, mauve sapphires, and turquoise, price upon request.
Cuffs
Nearly every baby born in a hospital is outfitted with a wristband connecting infant and parent. Bracelets remain a category of jewelry with high emotional significance, from a chain adorned with charms that celebrate life’s important milestones to a cuff crafted to be as grand as your achievements. Today’s bold numbers can be mixed and matched with smaller bracelets for a sparkling arm party, or worn alone as the ultimate statement piece. This icy, jewel-encrusted palette will keep you cool all summer — and stand the test of time.
Buccellati “Opera” 18-k white-gold bracelet with diamonds, price upon request; Bulgari High Jewelry Serpenti platinum bracelet with sapphire, emeralds and diamonds, price upon request; Roberto Coin 18-k white-gold bangle with diamonds, $39,500; Van Cleef & Arpels “Palmyre” 18-k white-gold bracelet with diamonds, price upon request; David Webb “Twilight” 18-k white-gold and platinum bracelet with rock crystal and diamonds, price upon request; London Collection 18-k white-gold cuff with diamonds and sapphires, $45,900; David Yurman 18-k white-gold cuff with blue sapphires, blue enamel and diamonds, $12,000.
Turquoise earrings
Heart necklaces
Front-to-back earrings
All jewelry available at London Jewelers, 2046 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, LI