Muses’ Five + Easy Pieces That Will Take You Through Fall And Beyond

_{Show Me Your ID– A fresh take on the chunkier classic ID bracelet. This one by Tara Hirshberg with 10K diamond studded plate and 14K gold chain}

It’s time to think about the essentials for fall that will also take you through the holidays and blend in with your current and future jewelry wardrobes/collections. And although we have opened up as a country with people shopping once again in stores, we have become used to seeing and buying our jewelry online. If we live in the same city as the internet jewelry sites that have become favorites, we can surf those sites and then pop around to the shops and try on and buy our new fall staples in person. One of the shops/sites in New York City that sells a range of some of the most creative and progressive international independent voices in jewelry is Muse. The store is located in the West Village—and feels open and airy yet homey at the same time. The site is musexmuse.com which, in addition to carrying a wide range of award-winning global talents, it features Muses’ collaborations such as ‘Have A Heart’ which includes charms from numerous designers and supports a variety of charities (read here).

Whether you shop online or can get to the store in person, Muse can be your one stop shop for all of your fall easy pieces. Here is a sampling of these modern essentials that balance a nod to the past with a feeling for current trends, thus offering jewelry that will endure.

Bead It

Beads are back in style to wear on their own or to hang talisman and/or pendants. Inspire by 60s and early 70s love bead styles to those that look like candy necklaces; designers are using diamond rondels to elevate wood and natural materials or cutting high-end gemstones into beads to create a fun, playful and nostalgic look. Here, Jenna Blake’s yellow gold and Heishi bead necklace with 18K gold and diamond enhancer.

All Choked Up

Designer looks backward in this trend that riffs on ‘70s and early ‘80s choker necklaces. They can be sculptural or minimalistic or mix the classic yellow gold omega chain with a sense of elegance when working with diamonds and enamel, such as in this Nikos Koulis 18K white and yellow gold with black enamel pear-shaped diamond choker.

Signed and Sealed

Signet rings, once used to seal or sign documents in gold or hardstone, eventually evolved into rings that represented different jobs and hobbies and evolved again into seals that reflected love, friendship and sentimental symbolic meanings with words and motifs that formed a rebus (puzzle). Independent designers have been inspired by these for years and continue to create new interpretations. This Christina Alexiou 18K gold coin heart ring with diamond accents puts a textural spin on the signet ring with its rough-hewn tactile finish and raised heart motif.

Linked Together

Yellow gold chains have been coming on strong for some time in different lengths and weights, inspired by different time periods and styles, such as Victorian heavy watch fob chains or antique or vintage curb links. But there is also a movement toward chains that are more creatively designed, such as the company Futura’s Eternal Chain in fairmined 18K ecological gold.

Artistic Flair

One-of-kind or limited edition specialized artistry offer women ways to individualize their collections in different classifications of jewelry. Rings and bracelets are the two categories women can look down and get joy out of seeing on themselves. Here is a new twist by Silvia Furmanovich on singular statement rings with her signature marquetry technique with diamond accents in a feather pattern.

Tribal Tribute

Ancient textures, techniques and motifs are re-imagined with a modern feeling to create a fresh look for long earrings like these fine-tuned and subtle play on masks in Matturi Fine Jewellery’s Whispers of Meroë Ta-Seti 18K yellow gold earrings with diamonds, morganite and onyx.

Protect Yourself

Over the past ten years, we have seen symbolism and meaning win the hearts of women from a variety of demographics. The pandemic created a stronger reason for women to find the talisman charms or medallions that spoke most to them. Talented designers began to combine different motifs to create their own language of meanings. Such is the case of Anna Maccieri Rossi’s charm, which combines the look of a protective evil eye with the guiding light of a star in the evening sky in 18K gold with white diamonds, mother of pearl and aventurine.