As for the long answer, well, that’s all ahead. So, why should you wear jewelry to the beach? In short, because accessorizing in any sense is a fun chance to wink at your personality and level up your outfit. “While solid gold is significantly more expensive than plated or vermeil jewelry, it’s by far the best option for longevity.”
Thus, if you’re someone who’ll be taking frequent dips this summer, it’s ultimately best to splurge on more expensive, higher-quality pieces. This surface layer wears off over time, and the process is expedited with water, especially salt water,” the Silent Opus founder says. “Whereas, gold-plated or gold vermeil jewelry suggests that a layer of gold is applied to the surface of the jewelry to give off a gold appearance, covering a less expensive base metal. “Pieces made from solid 14k gold means they are gold through-and-through and won’t alter in appearance with water or time,” Stofenmacher explains to TZR. However, before you start diving headfirst into the ocean in your everyday wares, there are a few key tidbits of knowledge to understand about the metal. She expects minimal, luxurious gold pieces to be popular this summer, too. On the other hand, Vanessa Stofenmacher, founder of the minimalist jewelry label Silent Opus, says not all of this season’s jewelry trends are overtly reminiscent of sandy dunes and waves. It was sparkling aqua and ultraviolet, simultaneously calm and in motion - it had a profound impact on me in that moment.” Inspired by that one fateful trip to the beach, Tung launched the brand on a rainy 2018 summer weekend in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, as a means of always returning to that sun-soaked moment.
“In my early 20s, during a day at the beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, I felt like I saw the ocean in a new way. In truth, Tung’s label was “conceptualized as a bit of armchair travel - a reminder of far-away places, a way to integrate those escapes into your real life,” she tells TZR over email. As such, this summer’s beach jewelry trends are worth consulting, whether you’ll be hopping on a plane destined for remote shores or camping out at the closest body of water in your proximity.Ĭhristina Tung, founder of sustainable silk and jewelry label SVNR, says escapism is paramount amongst this summer’s front-running styles. Personalized styling service Stitch Fix shares with TZR that its sales for summer jewelry doubled compared to last year, an uptick it attributes to clients making up for lost time and finally taking that vacation they planned three years ago.
The next few months look to be following a similar theme of “Oh my god, yes - we’re outside!” In fact, some are already dubbing it the season of great escapes. Last summer was a time of celebratory re-emergence, a season of thanking your lucky stars you’re no longer inside.