VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[say brooke]

Has anyone bought the YG FRIVOLE cuff style bangle? Just curious on how comfortable it is to wear. Considering it as my next purchase.

 

[innerpeace85]

I think we will be twins on the earrings soon, they are gorgeous I can’t wait… do you find yourself wearing them daily ?
As far as the sweet Alhambra I simply love how easy and care free vs my onyx 10 motif for example!
I decided on RG pave to match the earrings on my list. My SA thinks either diamonds or pink sapphire would go together… I just changed my mind on the sapphire!
It’s a sparkly happy piece so seeing it on my sister doesn’t feel like completely passing on it!
I hope I don’t regret as I already ordered all pave
I think you will love the pendant whichever color you decide to layer with the sweet as I’m hoping to wear both everyday!
Plus you will have a complete set

I have both Frivole and Vintage Alhambra pave earrings. I use both regularly but my favorite has always been Alhambra earrings - Such a classic and elegant piece, goes with everything and makes me feel happy every time I wear it. I use my Vintage Alhambra pave pendant way too much that I want to get the Pave Alhambra Frivole pendant so I can rotate between them.
I am working from home currently and I usually wear 10 motifs at home with my loungewear and 16 motif for grocery shopping for understated look It is so hard to pick between these 2 styles for me.
Hope you get the earrings and pendant soon!

 

[BigAkoya]

Hi these are me and my panda threaded on my SO WG onyx 20 motif These were photos from the VCA lucky animals thread
Thank you

I caved and got enabled... I love love love your panda-on-a-chain idea, so I had to follow suit!
@Happyish Thank you so much for bringing up the animal clips. I never even considered them, but now to me, they are more than just brooches! They can be charms to hang on a chain.

Here is my little guy... hanging on WG MOP... he's not as cute and matchy matchy as @TankerToad 's hanging on WG oynx, but he'll do for now until I get my oynx (or GMOP) set.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

I caved and got enabled... I love love love your panda-on-a-chain idea, so I had to follow suit!
@Happyish Thank you so much for bringing up the animal clips. I never even considered them, but now to me, they are more than just brooches! They can be charms to hang on a chain.

Here is my little guy... hanging on WG MOP... he's not as cute and matchy matchy as @TankerToad 's hanging on WG oynx, but he'll do for now until I get my oynx (or GMOP) set.


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Don't be silly--he's just as stunning on MOP/WG -- he's gorgeous! And remember, he'll dress up a lapel as well!
Wear him well and in good health.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

I love the Frivole collection and have the WG pave BTF ring and matching earrings. It's my favorite of all VCA collections, and the pave makes the piece pop. I wear them very casual.

If it were me, I would sell the gold pendant and get the large pave pendant (no need to have two Frivole pendants). It is very pretty especially if you wear short pendants. The large is not that much more in price than the small, but size-wise, it's a big difference to me. If you cannot swing the large, then for sure, I would get the small in pave.

For metal, unless you really really love RG, I would get YG. RG is trendy now hence it feels fresh. But RG was also once fashionable but faded (you could not even buy RG pieces as part of regular stock). Yes, now it's back, but I think RG may fade again. YG, WG, or platinum will always remain in my opinion. And for me, I never mix metals, so just something to think about. For me I would choose the WG. It's all preference of course.

Regardless of metal, I think you will love the pave... Frivole sparkles like crazy!
Good luck to you!

Hello vca lovers, would love some input on the Frivole pave rose gold necklace from all the lovely ladies on this forum!
I purchased the regular one with diamonds in the center before lockdown, while it’s pretty and casual I really love the pave version now!

my questions are:
is it worth the price tag “Smaller” at 9200$ ?
which size to choose as there are 2 sizes?
rose gold or yellow gold ?
lastly my SA is also trying to locate one with pink sapphire in the center ?!

I attached what I already purchased and what my SA sent me for size comparison

My mother always said, "Jewelry Shrinks." She was never wrong . . .

 

[jenayb]

I caved and got enabled... I love love love your panda-on-a-chain idea, so I had to follow suit!
@Happyish Thank you so much for bringing up the animal clips. I never even considered them, but now to me, they are more than just brooches! They can be charms to hang on a chain.

Here is my little guy... hanging on WG MOP... he's not as cute and matchy matchy as @TankerToad 's hanging on WG oynx, but he'll do for now until I get my oynx (or GMOP) set.


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LOVE!!!

 

[jenayb]

@Belle-brune this happened to pop up in my IG feed this morning. Hope this helps - seemed so timely!

 

[911snowball]

say brooke, I have the frivole cuff. I find it very comfortable. I do not stack it with anything, as I prefer to let it stand alone
as it has more than enough presence by itself. Because of the way it sits on the wrist, it does not get banged or scratched. It looks as new as the day I purchased it (when it first launched). I have the large YG frivole earrings and it makes a wonderful springtime set.I also wear it with my yg pave alhambra and it looks fine too, depends on my mood!

 

[880]

I caved and got enabled... I love love love your panda-on-a-chain idea, so I had to follow suit!
@Happyish Thank you so much for bringing up the animal clips. I never even considered them, but now to me, they are more than just brooches! They can be charms to hang on a chain.

Here is my little guy... hanging on WG MOP... he's not as cute and matchy matchy as @TankerToad 's hanging on WG oynx, but he'll do for now until I get my oynx (or GMOP) set.


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Love this! Amazing! I’m so happy you got this cutie!

 

[rosebean]

Happy Saturday Ladies,
I would love to hear your opinion if I were to SO GMOP necklace and bracelet, should I go with RG or YG? My dilemma is most of my other pieces are YG, but GMOP does pair better with RG.
much appreciate your thoughts.

 

[BigAkoya]

Happy Saturday Ladies,
I would love to hear your opinion if I were to SO GMOP necklace and bracelet, should I go with RG or YG? My dilemma is most of my other pieces are YG, but GMOP does pair better with RG.
much appreciate your thoughts.

Hi! I would go with the metal most of your collection is, so if I were you, I would choose YG. GMOP goes great with all metals, and it's splitting hairs.

If you are thinking RG is a better match the GMOP, that's not really a good reason to me.
If you are thinking RG because you love love love RG, that's a better reason.
Otherwise, I would get YG. I think GMOP looks stunning in both YG or WG as well.

For me, I like to match my metals. Plus, YG is classic... will never really go out of style. I would worry RG will not be so trendy one day, you may feel it doesn't quite match with your YG pieces, and then it will just sit in your jewelry box. If you look at metals in jewelry over time, it's mostly white or yellow. Just my thoughts to help you decide as it doesn't seem you personally love love love the RG metal itself.

Please let us know what you decide. I am debating between oynx vs. GMOP, but in a WG set (I'm a white metal gal).

 

[BigAkoya]

Love this! Amazing! I’m so happy you got this cutie!

Thank you so much! He just arrived via FedEx this morning, and I'm so dense (never owned a brooch in my life), I had to text my SA and ask him how to unhook the little guy from the jewelry box.

I got him loose, and he's been swinging on my chain all day!

 

[deedeedor]

I caved and got enabled... I love love love your panda-on-a-chain idea, so I had to follow suit!
@Happyish Thank you so much for bringing up the animal clips. I never even considered them, but now to me, they are more than just brooches! They can be charms to hang on a chain.

Here is my little guy... hanging on WG MOP... he's not as cute and matchy matchy as @TankerToad 's hanging on WG oynx, but he'll do for now until I get my oynx (or GMOP) set.


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[rosebean]

Hi! I would go with the metal most of your collection is, so if I were you, I would choose YG. GMOP goes great with all metals, and it's splitting hairs.

If you are thinking RG is a better match the GMOP, that's not really a good reason to me.
If you are thinking RG because you love love love RG, that's a better reason.
Otherwise, I would get YG. I think GMOP looks stunning in both YG or WG as well.

For me, I like to match my metals. Plus, YG is classic... will never really go out of style. I would worry RG will not be so trendy one day, you may feel it doesn't quite match with your YG pieces, and then it will just sit in your jewelry box. If you look at metals in jewelry over time, it's mostly white or yellow. Just my thoughts to help you decide as it doesn't seem you personally love love love the RG metal itself.

Please let us know what you decide. I am debating between oynx vs. GMOP, but in a WG set (I'm a white metal gal).

thank you so much, BigAkoya, I think YG is better for my skin tone that's why most my other pieces are in YG.
sorry one more opinion, how about alternating GMOP with solid gold (no diamonds)?

 

[jenaps]

I caved and got enabled... I love love love your panda-on-a-chain idea, so I had to follow suit!
@Happyish Thank you so much for bringing up the animal clips. I never even considered them, but now to me, they are more than just brooches! They can be charms to hang on a chain.

Here is my little guy... hanging on WG MOP... he's not as cute and matchy matchy as @TankerToad 's hanging on WG oynx, but he'll do for now until I get my oynx (or GMOP) set.


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This is just too cute! Is he able to sit on the side when you wear it? Or is he too heavy?