Jewellery and accessories guides

A red enamel flower brooch pinned to the lapel of a black wool jacket

Why the Brooch Is Back (and Where to Pin It)

Pin it higher than you think. That's most of the advice, honestly, but the brooch has been out of rotation long enough that a lot of people have forgotten how to wear one. It's worth relearning this

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A sterling silver necklace of large hand-formed round links draped across dark wooden roots

Necklace Lengths and Necklines: Choosing the Right Drop

A necklace is bought by its length and worn by its position. The number on the listing, 18 inches or 45 cm, describes a chain laid flat. On you, the same chain curves around the neck, rests on the col

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Model in a pink blouse wearing layered gold necklaces, bracelets and sculptural earrings

Layered Gold Jewelry: Building a Stack That Works

Layered gold looks easy when it's edited. It looks heavy when every layer fights for the same space. The difference is rarely how much gold you're wearing. It's order, scale and movement, plus a few p

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Model in a black jacket wearing gem-set statement earrings, a matching necklace and a brooch

Statement Earrings: Weight, Balance and Proportion

Statement earrings are sold facing the mirror. What decides if they ever leave the drawer sits behind the lobe: the post, the back, the total weight and how far the earring swings when you turn your h

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A titanium chronograph on its metal bracelet

Watch Straps and Everyday Accessories: What to Check

Most watch advice is about the movement, which you can't see and will probably never touch. The strap is what you feel all day, what fails first and what you can judge and change yourself. The same go

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Modern Pearl Jewelry: Styling Rules Worth Keeping

Pearls don't belong only to formal sets anymore. A strand works with a T-shirt, a baroque drop sits beside a plain gold hoop, and black or silver pearls look as modern as any polished metal. The visua

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A metal strip with one end polished bright next to the dull, tarnished section

Tarnish or Wear? Diagnosing Dull Jewelry Before You Polish

Dull jewelry usually gets called tarnished and handed a polishing cloth. Sometimes that's right. Sometimes the dullness isn't a film on the metal but metal that's gone, and every polish takes a bit mo

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Model in a pink blouse wearing layered gold necklaces, bracelets and sculptural earrings

Everyday Jewelry: What Survives Daily Wear

The jewelry that survives daily wear isn't the most expensive. It's the jewelry with enough metal in the right places. Two pieces can carry the same hallmark and price, and one is still sound after tw

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Caring for Jewelry at Home: Cleaning, Storage and Wear

Very little jewelry is ruined by cleaning. A lot is ruined by being worn in the wrong places, stored in a heap and scrubbed with something harsher than it needed. The right routine is unglamorous and

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