Bye-bye minimalism. Hello bling-bling.
What’s hot? Glamorous to-the-shoulder chandelier earrings and glitzy, oversize cocktail rings. Thanks to the extravagant styles of Beyonce, Lil Kim, J.Lo and Missy Elliott, jewelry is back and bling-bling has become a household term.
If you want to keep the winter blues away, only a hearty dose of bling a ling a ling will supply the requisite wattage to brighten these dark December days. The only requirements are big, high-drama pieces and a hard-core shine.
Earrings
– Banana Republic, large triple-tiered chandelier earrings (left), $42, and large aventurine chandelier earrings, $38
– Tear drop earrings, 14k gold, $360, www.lanaunlimited.com
– Sorrelli chandelier earrings, $65, Nordstrom
– Swarovski crystal chandelier earrings, $135, Nordstrom
Cocktail rings
– Noir By Catalan large ring, $46, www.girlshop.com
– Bulgari yellow gold ring with mother-of-pearl (right), $1,350
– Banana Republic green square ring (above), $38, and large rectangular onyx ring, $45
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
