This Jewelry Collection Is a Valentine to Pink, Red, and Diamonds



I think that the combination of pink and red together is considered controversial, along the lines of navy blue and black and other alleged color faux pas, but if this pairing is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

When I first saw the Diamonds in Red collection from Greek jeweler Etho Maria Haute Joaillerie last summer I thought instantly of cherry and cotton-candy flavored jelly beans in the same ribbon-tied cellophane bag, bouquets of candy-striped tulips and Sarah Bernhardt peonies, this Emilia Wickstead gown, and jeweler Lauren Kulchinksy Levison giving it a go a few seasons ago in Delpozo.

In Diamonds in Red, the color red is articulated in a lickable, lipstick-shiny ceramic. The collection also includes pastel pink ceramic pieces and the two ceramic colors artfully, and so tastefully, placed in the same unique design. And did I mention the diamonds? Altogether these materials are a love letter to passion, glamour, flirtation, and the best kind of first-kiss levity.

At the moment, and likely because Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, I can’t think of anything I want to wear more. But shoes (thank you, Miuccia Prada for the idea) or Cosabella lingerie may have to suffice. I will also accept sweets of any kind.

I remember being mad about having pink and red shoes. I grew up envying other girls’ pink and red shoes. —Miuccia Prada

 

See my Diamonds in Red favorites below.

Etho Maria spiral drop earrings
Diamonds in Red earrings with 0.8 ct. t.w. diamonds and bands of ceramic in 18k white gold, $8,200
Etho Maria 5 stone ring
Diamonds in Red five-stone ring with 0.7 ct. t.w. diamonds in ceramic bezels and 18k white gold, $4,200
Etho Maria three stone pear shape ring
Diamonds in Red three-stone ring with 1.6 cts. t.w. pear-shape diamonds in ceramic and 18k white gold, $14,500
Etho Maria bracelet
Diamonds in Red bracelet with 1.56 cts. t.w. diamonds in ceramic and blackened 18k white gold, $9,900

 

Etho Maria swoop earrings
Diamonds in Red earrings with 1.66 cts. t.w. diamonds and ceramic in 18k white gold, $8,600
Etho Maria pink ceramic marquise ring
Diamonds in Red ring with 0.33 ct. marquise diamond in ceramic and blackened 18k white gold, $3,400
Etho Maria heart pendant
Diamonds in Red heart necklace with 0.53 ct. diamond in 18k yellow gold on a blackened 18k white gold chain, $4,560
Etho Maria circle earrings
Diamonds in Red earrings with 6.14 cts. t.w. pear-shape diamonds in ceramic and 18k white gold, $39,000

 

Etho Maria pave diamond drop earrings
Diamonds in Red dangle earrings with 15.5 cts. t.w. diamonds in ceramic and 18k white gold, price on request

 

Etho Maria red pear shape ring
Diamonds in Red ring with 0.42 ct. pear-shape diamond in ceramic and 18k white gold, $3,700
Etho Maria pink ceramic earrings
Diamonds in Red earrings with 1.52 cts. t.w. diamonds and ceramic in 18k white gold, $7,900

 

Top: Diamonds in Red multiband ring in ceramic and 18k white gold with 0.75 ct. t.w. diamonds, $5,000

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Amy Elliott

JCK Contributing Editor

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