Here’s the thing about jewellery: when it comes to ‘classics’, you could fill a book – or a museum. From pearl chokers to diamond rings, long looped chains a la Chanel to emerald pendants a la Liz Taylor, everybody has their own idea of the core must-have jewellery wardrobe. With so many traditions, aesthetics and trends, how can you pick the pieces that will retain an edge for years?
We’ve moved beyond silver and gold. Titanium, platinum and all manner of hybrid metals are now everywhere, from Tiffany’s to your local jeweller. The first key rule of jewels is that there are no rules – your grandmother may have gasped about clashing metals, wearing too many rings, layering bracelets over sleeves, or putting a chunky necklace with a complicated neckline, but you’re free to do as you please.
Here are RESCU’s picks of jewellery’s new classics: pieces that run from the minimalist to the outrageous, the cheap to the mortgage-worthy, and the fabulous to the more fabulous. Are you ready to do some serious jewel-shopping?