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How has your jewelry style changed over time / life stage?

I handled jewelry purchases all wrong. I never had money for bling so didn't plan ahead and budget. Then impulsivity (is that even a word?) would hit (usually when I'm stressed) and I'd smack a very modest piece on the CC. Do that for 30 years and I could have afforded at least 3 or 4 really nice pieces. It's hard to realize but there it is. The only ones worth anything are my modest Rolex (that's another story) and my small ER.

I'm finally learning self control and don't buy those fashion pieces anymore. I love all jewelry but don't feel the urge to wear all jewelry. Daily I wear my curated ears and a cheap Casio (cuz I adore cheap Casio's), maybe a medallion pendant.

When I can't sleep and am anxious I think about those 5 to 10 pieces I should have budgeted for - classic, timeless stuff that you can wear anywhere. I advised my niece to think about her purchases as I should have, and see her first investment was a pair of diamond studs. Atta girl!

If I ever win any money, I'll do it right this time. A few holy grails.
 
Begonia said:
I handled jewelry purchases all wrong. I never had money for bling so didn't plan ahead and budget. Then impulsivity (is that even a word?) would hit (usually when I'm stressed) and I'd smack a very modest piece on the CC. Do that for 30 years and I could have afforded at least 3 or 4 really nice pieces. It's hard to realize but there it is. The only ones worth anything are my modest Rolex (that's another story) and my small ER.

I'm finally learning self control and don't buy those fashion pieces anymore. I love all jewelry but don't feel the urge to wear all jewelry. Daily I wear my curated ears and a cheap Casio (cuz I adore cheap Casio's), maybe a medallion pendant.

When I can't sleep and am anxious I think about those 5 to 10 pieces I should have budgeted for - classic, timeless stuff that you can wear anywhere. I advised my niece to think about her purchases as I should have, and see her first investment was a pair of diamond studs. Atta girl!

If I ever win any money, I'll do it right this time. A few holy grails.
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I too daily wear my curated ears its my thing never go anywhere without all my earrings. I could lose my other jewelry and keep earrings and be ok with it
 
Mine has always been classic and simple.
I've had babies consistently every few years for the past 22 years with my next one due this winter!
Babies are hard on Necklaces....I don't wear any anymore because they always pull at them and snap them. But I do love yellow gold necklaces. And wear Pearls any time i get the chance! My oldest daughter wears pears daily and it looks really sweet on her!

I only have a few classic earrings. A couple of diamond studs I've had for years but would like bigger ones soon, pearl studs I wear often and gold hoops (not big ones). Babies always rip out my hoops so around mths or so I switch back to studs!

I have a 1ct princess cut solitaire e-ring that I wear daily and love it. I add or subtract bands to go with it. But lately my taste in rings has expanded... I want more!!! I want antique stones, some filigree yg settings and some art deco!

I currently have 4 daughters and have small vintage refinished jewelry boxes for each of them and a small collection of jewelry for each to inherit. Anything I buy or am planning on buying I want to be of a quality that can be passed on to them and kept within their family. So I don't like to be hasty with my purchases but I also have limited funds so purchases are few years between
 
What a great thread! Love hearing how everyone’s taste evolves.

Mine has probably changed more recently from lots of YG bling - full sets every day, multiple gemstone rings etc to WG/RG minimal - same Canturi set & my epic Emerald engagement ring daily. :kiss2: I still love pearls a lot too.

Just had a baby so not much of anything being worn right now lol! Feel like I’ve lost the desire to hunt for new gems (as nothing tops my engagement ring) nor do we have spare budget so will probably go on back burner for a while….
 
I like to think if myself as jewelry fluid. Open to all eras and non committal to any single one. Variety is the spice of my collection and I think this has been who I am since I started collecting.
 
I've been thinking about this for a while now and eventually reached the conclusion that my taste in jewellery has fundamentally remained the same ever since I was a kiddo. What I actually wear has changed as I've stabilised in my career but other than that...

Since I was a kid I've wanted to be able to keep and enjoy my jewellery for many years. So I never liked costume jewellery, plated metals and so on. In my teenage years it was all silver. Now it's gold and platinum because I can afford it.

Since I was a kid I've loved hand made, custom designed and one of a kind pieces. I love jewellery that's unique, it makes it special to me.

Since I was a kid I've loved vibrant colours and found colourless stones boring. As a teen I didn't want any stones because the stuff in my price range was just cheap glass/cz/plastic glued to the metal, and then they'd fall out, and I hated when that happened. Now that I can afford the real deal set in secure prongs, I wear a lot more colour.

That's been it for the past 25 years. Who knows what will happen after another 25.
 
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