Favorite bur nit necessarily famous jewelry brands

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Anonymous wrote:I'm one of the PPs who trashed the Alhambra pendant necklace so I guess I owe you my 2 cents.

I have't bought much fine jewelry new and I definitely wouldn't buy any new 'recognizable' designer jewelry as I think it's generally loud/tacky. I also wouldn't wear a LV bag or other obvious logo. I do love and wear my grandmother's Bulgari and Cartier pieces but none are immediately recognizable as those brands. I admit to wearing a lot of Tiffany (heart tags, etc) when it was cool from middle school through college but I wouldn't do it as 40 year old.

I've had quite a few pieces of heirloom fine jewelry restyled by local jewelers. It's a surefire way to get a stunning piece that is meaningful and unique. Of course, not everyone is privileged enough to inherit jewelry. My family has used both Pampillonia and Boone and Sons (Bethesda and Friendship Heights).

I love buying antique/vintage pieces, especially Victorian and 60's pieces. I bid on online auctions frequently but bid conservatively and only win occasionally. My favorite antiques are a garnet pinky ring I wear daily and a filigree gold pendant necklace.

I'm currently designing a 10 year wedding anniversary ring. I'm ordering an elongated cushion cut green lab sapphire three stone ring (with lab diamonds) in yellow gold. I'm ordering from Stag and Finch. Will be about 2-3k.

https://www.stagandfinch.com

So basically PP has generational wealth and looks down on other people who are more obvious about it. Ok.

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My fave part of that post is "I wore Tiffany in middle school ... when it was cool" but not now. So cringe, and they don't even know it.

Eh, I get it. Tiffany heart tags, Elsa Peretti items, and other entry level Tiffany were all the rage for bat mitzvahs when I was growing up. I still associate those pieces with teenagers. Sure it's a private school or wealthy area bubble thing, but this is DCUM after all.

Can confirm. Went to the school Gossip Girl was based off of, and in the mid-late 90’s the sterling Tiffany’s heart tags and bean necklaces were such must-haves. I think the PP who is cringing is not our generation

I’m your generation. And come from a lot of money. But I grew up in the Midwest. I think that is the cultural difference.

Thanks for the casual ageism and relational aggression though.

It's definitely regional. I grew up in a fancy NYC suburb and the Tiffany lock necklace and the mini nylon Prada backpack was like the fashion starter pack for entering middle school.

Oh, and yes, that is ridiculous!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm one of the PPs who trashed the Alhambra pendant necklace so I guess I owe you my 2 cents.

I have't bought much fine jewelry new and I definitely wouldn't buy any new 'recognizable' designer jewelry as I think it's generally loud/tacky. I also wouldn't wear a LV bag or other obvious logo. I do love and wear my grandmother's Bulgari and Cartier pieces but none are immediately recognizable as those brands. I admit to wearing a lot of Tiffany (heart tags, etc) when it was cool from middle school through college but I wouldn't do it as 40 year old.

I've had quite a few pieces of heirloom fine jewelry restyled by local jewelers. It's a surefire way to get a stunning piece that is meaningful and unique. Of course, not everyone is privileged enough to inherit jewelry. My family has used both Pampillonia and Boone and Sons (Bethesda and Friendship Heights).

I love buying antique/vintage pieces, especially Victorian and 60's pieces. I bid on online auctions frequently but bid conservatively and only win occasionally. My favorite antiques are a garnet pinky ring I wear daily and a filigree gold pendant necklace.

I'm currently designing a 10 year wedding anniversary ring. I'm ordering an elongated cushion cut green lab sapphire three stone ring (with lab diamonds) in yellow gold. I'm ordering from Stag and Finch. Will be about 2-3k.

https://www.stagandfinch.com

So basically PP has generational wealth and looks down on other people who are more obvious about it. Ok.

+1

My fave part of that post is "I wore Tiffany in middle school ... when it was cool" but not now. So cringe, and they don't even know it.

Eh, I get it. Tiffany heart tags, Elsa Peretti items, and other entry level Tiffany were all the rage for bat mitzvahs when I was growing up. I still associate those pieces with teenagers. Sure it's a private school or wealthy area bubble thing, but this is DCUM after all.

100% this. I am not and have never been wealthy but even I remember when it was all the rage for boys in college to buy their girlfriends those Elsa Peretti bean necklaces to show they were serious. I had a boyfriend in my 20s buy me a Paloma Picasso necklace from Tiffany and I still have it (I don't wear it because it's silver and tarnishes the instant I take it out of the bag, but I'm sure my daughters will want it when they're teens).

College is a far cry from middle school.

I'm the apparently obnoxious (?) PP who prefers vintage or unique jewelry to new, recognizably designer pieces. I realize I'm lucky to have family pieces and I noted that.

To be fair, I said wore Tiffany in middle school through college. It really was the norm in Bethesda when I grew up.

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I'm older than most on this thread. I wore Tiffany jewelry in my late 20's and 30's when I could afford it myself... my DD wore my pieces in college and still wears a couple of them regularly. I'll fess up- I still like David Yurman jewelry... I know many think it's old lady (I guess I do fall in this catagory) but I still wear it.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm older than most on this thread. I wore Tiffany jewelry in my late 20's and 30's when I could afford it myself... my DD wore my pieces in college and still wears a couple of them regularly. I'll fess up- I still like David Yurman jewelry... I know many think it's old lady (I guess I do fall in this catagory) but I still wear it.

I do think David Yurman is old lady jewelry, I associate it with the Boomers. It will come back in style in a couple of decades though, so it's definitely something to pass down.

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I like Lagos, which always makes me feel kind of weird because nobody ever says they like Lagos. But they do geometrically interesting earrings and it’s so accessible, relatively speaking.

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I like Dana Rebecca. Her dad has been in the jewelry business for a long time and she started her own line. I tend to buy the more expensive items for myself and her more affordable pieces for my teenage daughters for special occasions (16th and 18th birthdays, graduation etc). I also follow the brand on Instagram.

https://www.danarebeccadesigns.com/

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Anonymous wrote:Is Kendra Scott a teen brand now? I went there recently and it looked pretty cheap.

Yes but I actually like some Kendra Scott and I’m 50. I went there to buy stuff for my daughter and nieces and found stuff for myself. I have issues with certain metals but Kendra Scott is safe. So is Na Hoku. David Yurman contains nickel.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm older than most on this thread. I wore Tiffany jewelry in my late 20's and 30's when I could afford it myself... my DD wore my pieces in college and still wears a couple of them regularly. I'll fess up- I still like David Yurman jewelry... I know many think it's old lady (I guess I do fall in this catagory) but I still wear it.

I do think David Yurman is old lady jewelry, I associate it with the Boomers. It will come back in style in a couple of decades though, so it's definitely something to pass down.

It is already coming back in, see the bama rush videos.

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Anonymous wrote:I like Lagos, which always makes me feel kind of weird because nobody ever says they like Lagos. But they do geometrically interesting earrings and it’s so accessible, relatively speaking.

Lagos is a Philadelphia brand and the one place I see it talked about a lot is in Philly. They have a nice store there.