+1with @doni, @saligator, @AntiqueShopper, and @Joule. This thread also made me think of the quote by Coco Chanel. “A woman should mix fake and real,” she once declared. “The point of jewelry isn’t to make a woman look rich but to adorn her—not the same thing.”
Although I own or have owned many of the must haves on the list of others, I want my list to reflect my personal taste as per @HauteMama. Most of these as per @saligator , and @doni, can go from day to night. After decades of wearing diamonds in wg, DH and my jeweler said that YG is more flattering and youthful (couldn’t they have mentioned this sooner)
all top three also make me feel like me and like royalty as per @Hekate03)
1. My torso puzzle pendant by Miguel Borrocal (this is made of base metal) and is closest to the CC quote above. I wear it on a hardware lanyard, rubber cord or etsy metal choker. (It was given to me by my stepfather who collected boroccal scupture and wh9 knew many artists personally. It also inspired me to start collecting art.
2. A pair of yg clip Corne earrings by Verdura Belperron) that can be worn day or night
3. A favorite watch (I ’borrow’ any from DHs small collection except the Alange zeitwork and wg Odysseus). Mainly a tonneau wg Breguet or an IWC Portugueser. My most unique watch is a wg gerard perrigeaux from my GM (last pic) it’s links are structured like a bridge.
4. a statement/fantasy piece (since I was a teenager, I adored the verdura Maltese cross cuffs on Coco Chanel. I never thought I’d ever own anything like that, (as per @papertiger #7 below) but DH made it happen for our thirtieth wedding anniversry 2021. I intend to wear it daily and as per @Joule, I’ll feel like Wonder Woman
. Unlike many TPFers, I prefer to wear my jewelry very loose and like movement. . .
5. Rings that make you feel fabulous and part of the family tapestry (as per @doni) : a vintage rose cut that my godmother gave me in college (it used to belong to my aunt); an oval diamond from my grandmother that I had reset; and, an emerald cut solitaire and earrings from my mom (the later two part of graduation presents).
6. Pearl strands Preferably Black Tahitian orsouth sea pearls, baroque or round, but I have some white too, the bigger the betterm and relatively cheap From the Philippine pearl markets. My godmother handpicked my most classic large graduated black grey pearl strand. . (I bought them bc I obsessed about an angela Cummings strand at bergdorfs. Mine were less than the tax on the Cummings strand). Over the years, I’ve had my jeweler remake baroque strands by adding wg chain to strands that can be combined or doubled, and diamond clasps to others.
7. Dealers choice as per @jelliedfeels Mine is a hand set Georgian antique necklace of Russian aquamarines with a detachable Maltese cross pendant/pin (that I rarely wear but adore) or my VCA six motif gmop necklace that I wear quite a bit.
Number 2,4, and 7 were purchased recently thanks to advice from @papertiger, @Notorious Pink, @BigAkoya ,@kipp, @Rockerchic @Comfortably Numb, @etoupebirkin, and after reading posts of numerous other TPfers. I could not have figured out how to curate, transform and weed out my collection otherwise. (As is the family custom, jewelry that I no longer wear gors to other family members, like recycling)
Edit: @muddledmint, my choices are markedly different than yours, so I would love to see an action shot! I can imagine you with lots of stud earrings, necklaces and a big statement piece on your hand!
@jelliedfeels, i cannot do normal clip ones, but Belperron designed hers to fit left and right lobes and to distribute weight evenly. (The clip runs the length of the lobe and there are no pinching pressure points.
@periogirl28, I keep a long strand of pearls with good luster as a place holder, but never wear it. On me, the long pearls can come off as prissy, conservative, matronly or debutanteish, and I don’t quite have the knack to style them. But, I’m hoping someday, they will work.
Apologies for the length of this post.
Although I own or have owned many of the must haves on the list of others, I want my list to reflect my personal taste as per @HauteMama. Most of these as per @saligator , and @doni, can go from day to night. After decades of wearing diamonds in wg, DH and my jeweler said that YG is more flattering and youthful (couldn’t they have mentioned this sooner)
all top three also make me feel like me and like royalty as per @Hekate03)
1. My torso puzzle pendant by Miguel Borrocal (this is made of base metal) and is closest to the CC quote above. I wear it on a hardware lanyard, rubber cord or etsy metal choker. (It was given to me by my stepfather who collected boroccal scupture and wh9 knew many artists personally. It also inspired me to start collecting art.
2. A pair of yg clip Corne earrings by Verdura Belperron) that can be worn day or night
3. A favorite watch (I ’borrow’ any from DHs small collection except the Alange zeitwork and wg Odysseus). Mainly a tonneau wg Breguet or an IWC Portugueser. My most unique watch is a wg gerard perrigeaux from my GM (last pic) it’s links are structured like a bridge.
4. a statement/fantasy piece (since I was a teenager, I adored the verdura Maltese cross cuffs on Coco Chanel. I never thought I’d ever own anything like that, (as per @papertiger #7 below) but DH made it happen for our thirtieth wedding anniversry 2021. I intend to wear it daily and as per @Joule, I’ll feel like Wonder Woman
. Unlike many TPFers, I prefer to wear my jewelry very loose and like movement. . .5. Rings that make you feel fabulous and part of the family tapestry (as per @doni) : a vintage rose cut that my godmother gave me in college (it used to belong to my aunt); an oval diamond from my grandmother that I had reset; and, an emerald cut solitaire and earrings from my mom (the later two part of graduation presents).
6. Pearl strands Preferably Black Tahitian orsouth sea pearls, baroque or round, but I have some white too, the bigger the betterm and relatively cheap From the Philippine pearl markets. My godmother handpicked my most classic large graduated black grey pearl strand. . (I bought them bc I obsessed about an angela Cummings strand at bergdorfs. Mine were less than the tax on the Cummings strand). Over the years, I’ve had my jeweler remake baroque strands by adding wg chain to strands that can be combined or doubled, and diamond clasps to others.
7. Dealers choice as per @jelliedfeels Mine is a hand set Georgian antique necklace of Russian aquamarines with a detachable Maltese cross pendant/pin (that I rarely wear but adore) or my VCA six motif gmop necklace that I wear quite a bit.
Number 2,4, and 7 were purchased recently thanks to advice from @papertiger, @Notorious Pink, @BigAkoya ,@kipp, @Rockerchic @Comfortably Numb, @etoupebirkin, and after reading posts of numerous other TPfers. I could not have figured out how to curate, transform and weed out my collection otherwise. (As is the family custom, jewelry that I no longer wear gors to other family members, like recycling)
Edit: @muddledmint, my choices are markedly different than yours, so I would love to see an action shot! I can imagine you with lots of stud earrings, necklaces and a big statement piece on your hand!
@jelliedfeels, i cannot do normal clip ones, but Belperron designed hers to fit left and right lobes and to distribute weight evenly. (The clip runs the length of the lobe and there are no pinching pressure points.
@periogirl28, I keep a long strand of pearls with good luster as a place holder, but never wear it. On me, the long pearls can come off as prissy, conservative, matronly or debutanteish, and I don’t quite have the knack to style them. But, I’m hoping someday, they will work.
Apologies for the length of this post.
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