JEWELRY TRENDS 2008

Everything Old is New Again According to Lustre Magazine:" Even though we are well into the first decade of the 21st century, fashion seems to continue to take its cues from the past. The past being the recent past, post-World War II. Despite the dearth of items, a multitude of color directions, and no clean vision on what length a necklace ought to be, there was plenty of new ones and direction to be found in the jewelry stands at this year, shows in Basel Switzerland and Las Vegas."

ü       Metals, Metals, and More Metals" Blackened metals of every sort, from steel to sterling silver to gold. Oxidized sterling silver, black rhodium-plated gold, black (and even brown) PVD gold, black titanium, and other black or blackened metals allow larger-sized jewelry and silhouettes to remain large yet less ostentatious than high-polished looks. Necklace in 18k brown gold with citrine and brown gems.

ü       Expect to see lots of Texture from hand-hammered to etched. Any kind of texture will dominate precious and base metals.

ü       One of the top raves for the coming seasons is a splash (and more) of black. Black onyx and pearls are hot. Rings with black pearls and pendants decorated with tiny black gems should give you that in look. Why not try some Swarovski black Pearls.

ü       Retro Jewelry, jewelry from the 1940s, is forecasted to be big in 2008. Most retro jewelry was made with inexpensive base metal findings and glass beads. Do some research online by typing in retro jewelry in your browser.

ü       Fall 2007 to winter 2008 will be dominated by rich and vivid saturated colors. Colors and gems like ruby, blue sapphire, and emerald, or use similar colors from Swarovski. Other strong, vivid gemstones, such as tanzanite, and tourmaline should fit right in. Warmercolors, including brown gems and pearls will continue to be popular, just combine them with vivid, saturated color or darkened precious metals.Throw in some dashes of vibrant red, teal, yellow or cosmic blue...purple and coral.

ü       Gray was on the runways this fall, both here and abroad. Grays (from silvery lame looks to deep charcoal) will be around throughout fall and into spring 2008. Gray will be added as a fashion basic like  black and white as a fashion basic. Depending upon the hue, gray easily coordinates with any color and metal.  

Click here for Pantone Color Forecast 2008

Click here for "Lustre" magazine full fashion report