When’s the last time you thought about wearing different jewelry? It might’ve been when you sat down with all the earrings you own, all white gold and maybe some have a white gem. You were trying to replace one earring in your earring stack and it took you half an hour because this will be your ear stack for the next twelve weeks. It’s always a huge decision to put on something new since you have to have your signature jewelry. You won’t even take it off to sleep.
I don’t think signature jewelry looks ugly! It looks curated and perfect and predictable every day. I’m just bored.
The Jewelry Dilemma
I understand why people have signature jewelry. It takes away decision fatigue; it does mean jewelry is one less thing to think about every day. When you wear the same jewelry daily, it becomes less a part of the outfit and more a part of you. For some people, that signature jewelry is their form of self expression. If you find pieces you absolutely love, why even bother taking them off? For others, some jewelry never comes off because it’s incredibly sentimental in nature or signifies something. I’m not here to judge.
My biggest gripe with the trend of signature jewelry is that everybody’s has started to look the same. As with any cute style inspiration that circulates social media, people simply copy what they see on Pinterest or Instagram. I’d love to see someone’s signature style expressed with mixed medals, chunky earrings, multiple rings, maybe even a custom necklace. Unfortunately, social media has started the death of truly personal style. Everyone is copying someone.
For the Fun of it All
Growing up, I remember when people had fun with their jewelry. They’d wear earrings shaped like Christmas lights around the holidays and pumpkins on Halloween. Jewelry wasn’t so serious, it was another fun form of self expression where you could be creative and show off your personality.
If you know me, you know that I love to wear different jewelry every day. I wear gold jewelry with outfits that I think look better with gold, and silver when it’s better suited. Once fall begins, I tend to wear my leaf earrings with my favourite necklace, a piece from a local jewelry designer that holds an orange stone. In the summer, especially August, I don my peridot birthstone more frequently. I love to coordinate my jewelry with the seasons and how I’m feeling.
As with any element of style, you will inevitably return to a few favourites most days. It’s true that I tend to rotate between the same three to four earrings and necklaces. But, I always try to change it up! It makes me feel more fun and lets my personality show.
The alternative I’m proposing to your signature jewelry may seem radical, but I’d urge you all to give it a try. At the end of every day, take your jewelry off before bed (and maybe clean some of those earrings you haven’t removed in months). The next day, get up and choose your outfit first. Go into your jewelry box, which I know is filled with options you never wear, and try new things on! Try to match your jewelry to that new outfit. Let your creativity flourish.