Jewelry Trend Watch: Big Cuffs

Cuffs grandiose in size and ornamentation add instant appeal to any wardrobe—both casual and formal.

Jude Frances has designed a unique cuff that is constructed out of stainless steel mesh (but offers the illusion of silk) in brown, silver, and black with an 18-karat white gold and yellow gold motif and diamond ornamentation. The black cuff has a “cipriani motif” which looks like the overlapping of half circles in a Venetian cyclical pattern in 18-karat white gold with round brilliant cut diamonds. The brown cuff boasts an 18-karat yellow gold and diamond pattern with interwoven hearts in the shape of a flower. These cuffs are wide, and the texturing of the stainless steel mesh adds variation of shading and light to the solid neutral tones.

The Ivanka Noor Collection has a beautifully crafted black onyx cuff with a diamond deco scroll pattern. This pattern is intricate and arabesque in theme: incorporating the overlapping of diamond shapes with the branching out of leaf like patterning.

One unique and striking cuff by Paul Morelli’s Labrynth Collection, constructed entirely of 18-karat yellow gold with a 7.31 total carat weight of white diamonds and a 8.61 total carat weight of cognac diamonds. The edges of the gold cuff are perforated and triangular with the line of the cuff  falling in an elegant down slope and up slope pattern. The surface of the cuff features diamond patterning cut into the gold with the white and cognac diamonds in a striated circle design. The perforated edges, assortment of line, and sparkling diamonds add  intrigue and splendor to this exceptional piece.

Kim Fries

KFries@hpjewels.com

303-333-4446