Time and again, accessories reinvent themselves. Bold, beautiful fashions always come back with a bang each season. The last few seasons were dominated by the big bag, and now the gigantic cocktail ring has made an appearance.
The latest darling of accessories, cocktail rings are available in affordable materials, as well as higher-end semiprecious and precious metals and stones. Depending on your budget, you can get an heirloom ring inset with diamonds or a cubic zirconia – or even costume jewelry – that imitates the look, but is more budget-friendly. Big rings for women are being flaunted everywhere.
Celebrities take pride in accenting their outfits with a gigantic cocktail ring, leaving their necks and wrists bare of any other accessory. You can see these rings on the latest collection of top fashion houses like Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior. These latest babies cost anything from up to £50,000 (over $80,000 in USD). However, affordable cocktail ring designs are available with chains like Top Shop, starting from $7-8.
I love the cocktail rings from the Kenneth Jay Lane jewelry house. The turquoise ring in particular looks as suitable on your finger as it would in the sea (pictured above). This fun starfish-shaped ring looks great with most colors, especially the basic black, whites and nudes.
Eye-catching cocktail rings come in an array of gemstones and motifs, but understandably not everyone can afford gigantic diamonds. Fortunately, CZ cocktail rings – CZ stands for cubic zirconia, or an artificial diamond – are pretty common. The ruby ring above looks just like a real ruby, doesn’t it?
Some celebrities who get full marks for sporting these cocktail rings in style are:
- Angelina Jolie with her bold aquamarine gem
- Christina Aguilera’s butterfly shaped cocktail ring makes an impeccable fashion statement
- Cate Blanchett had also sported a cocktail ring in Cannes