Big bangles, neckwear on tap for spring

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Big bangles, neckwear on tap for spring

By Mary Wisniewski

April 07, 2008

New York—Jade Jagger might not sing "Satisfaction" like her father, Mick, but she hopes to bring that very sentiment to the stylish with Jezebel, a new jewelry and clothing line that pays tribute to her Rolling Stone dad's famous pucker via a series of pink enamel lips.

And it's none other than Elle magazine introducing Jagger to consumer awareness, describing Jezebel as "a street-inspired, hip-hopping jewelry collection and slinky clothing line for spring."

Jagger is just one of several designers featured in the copious pages of March's spring fashion magazines, which collectively plugged big, bold "statement necklaces" and bangles as the top jewelry trends of the season.

Marie Claire did not devote much ink to jewelry trends, but in a photo shoot, it did deck some of its models in bold, bright statement necklaces that make the neck adornment trend well known.

Elle devoted a few photos to daring necklaces, with snapshots accompanied by a piece that gave an insider's view on Fashion Week.

Harper's Bazaar reinforced the trend, saying "big necklaces never go out of style, and sculptural geometric elements make this season's batch more striking than ever."

And New York's Feb. 25 issue dedicated four pages to the statement necklace trend, dubbing them "chunkers," with the tagline "nothing shy about these baubles."

Marie Claire chose to back the bangle trend, telling readers to layer them on thick: "If you can still raise your arm, you're not wearing enough," advised the style mavens.

Vogue paid baubles the biggest tribute of all in a jewelry article by Plum Sykes, paired with photos of models bedecked in jewels.

"With the price of clothing skyrocketing (you can pay $12,000 for a skirt at Louis Vuitton), jewelry—selling like gangbusters at stores like Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Barneys—suddenly seems like the better deal," Sykes wrote.

Cocktail rings have not lost their prowess either. As Vogue put it: "A cocktail ring that explodes like a firework, a jeweled frog atop a jade rock, a camellia with turquoise petals—the most coveted collectibles are gorgeously detailed."

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the April 2008 issue of National Jeweler.

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