harumph! We all know the world is complicated. Why fight it? Even the old jewelry maxim about “one good piece” feels a little threadbare. And with so many gorgeous gold and silver bands in the shops — many of them comparatively inexpensive — why limit yourself to one? Not to mention, one idea, one motif — or even one metal. A whole handful of rings and styles (and a mix of a gold, silver, platinum and diamonds) suggests a brash lightheartedness toward style that says, “I fear the future not.” Furthermore, a stack of rings means that everything isn’t riding on that one good piece being so very good. Fairly or not, a multitude of rings subtly suggests that you have endless sympathies (and contacts) with interesting people around the globe. One gold band? It suggests sympathies and contact with but one fellow — and he’s local.
Cathy Waterman platinum and diamond wheat band, $4,920 at Barneys New York; oxidized white gold band with diamonds, $950 at Ivanka Trump; Trinity interlocking bands in white, yellow and rose gold, $1,050 at Cartier.
Small Perlee ring in white gold, $600 at Van Cleef & Arpels; white gold band, $840 at Bulgari; silver torque ring, $125 at Tiffany; white gold Empriente ring, $1,320 at Louis Vuitton.
Me&Ro gold and diamond band with a dangling diamond, $4,585, and gold band with diamonds, $4,060, both at Me&Ro New York; gold ring with a tsavorite and diamonds, $3,450 at David Yurman; Charlotte Bjorlin D’Elia faceted silver band, $300 at Barneys.
Cathy Waterman gold pyramid band, $1,550 at Barneys; Charlotte Bjorlin D’Elia gold coin ring, $900 at Barneys; Cathy Waterman gold crown band with diamonds, $3,100 at Barneys.
