Blue and White Jewelry Looks So, So Good Right Now
Maybe it’s because it does indeed feel like everyone is in Greece right now. Maybe this Ralph Lauren runway show has firmly planted itself into my subconscious. Or perhaps it’s my longtime love of Delftware: Two tall vases graced the entryway of my wedding reception—before the wedding, this lunatic bride secured them from an Etsy seller based in Belgium and we filled them with yellow forsythia branches. They have since become a staple of my apartment decor; current status: on the mantle with raspberry-hued dahlias.
The aforementioned reception arrangement (photo by Iris Photography)
For whatever reason, I’m feeling very drawn to jewelry that pairs Aegean blue with crisp white (think creamy pearls with cornflower blue sapphires, enamel Breton stripes, lapis inlay swirled with crystals). Certainly the combo is evocative of cliffside dwellings and hidden lagoons, but it can also go classic and stately or trim and sporty. I’ll take it any which way—how about you?
Cuff in 24k gold and silver and antique white patina with cabochon blue sapphires and diamonds, price on request; Victor VelyanMandala wrap ring in 20k gold with blue enamel and diamonds, $11,200; Buddha MamaClassic striped signet ring with enamel in 18k yellow gold, $2,420; Jessica BialesLarge enamel band with lapis inlay in 14k yellow gold, $805; Alison LouAdina bangle with lapis lazuli inlay and white stones in rhodium-plated sterling silver, $695; Belle ÉtoileRoyal blue and clear-patterned enamel cufflinks in sterling silver, $400; Deakin & FrancisPearl earrings in 14k yellow gold with lapis centers and 14k gold accents, price on request; little hHokusai earrings in dark blue titanium with diamonds in rose gold, price on request; Garaude ParisCuff with mother-of-pearl, diamonds, and blue sapphire, price on request; HasbaniGeorgian-era Josiah Wedgwood pottery earrings in 15k gold, price on request; 1stdibs.com
Jean Paul Gaultier Navy collection watch with stainless steel case and stripes on dial and leather strap, price on request; Bezel WatchesScène de ménage fleur #1 necklace in porcelain cotton cord and metal, price on request, Julie DecubberEclipse bracelet with diamonds, sapphires, tanzanite, white gold, and rock crystal beads, price on request; Mathon ParisEarrings with Venetian glass backed with mother-of-pearl, sapphires, and freshwater pearls in 14k gold, $2,190; The Mazza Co.Blue Velvet ear clips in titanium with diamonds, price on request; Vhernier
