HOW TO GO BOLD WITH JEWELRY

GO BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL WITH JEWELRY

from the article 'Jewelry Do's & Dont's'
Melissa Kagan ON Apr 7, 2005 at 1:20AM

What every woman should know

It's an all too familiar story. Woman gets dressed in fabulous outfit. Woman wears hottest new shoes and handbag with outfit. Woman ruins everything by wearing wrong jewelry with outfit. As if rules for skirt lengths, shoe height and lipstick color weren't enough, women also have to worry about the do's and don'ts of wearing jewelry. Relax -- these rules aren't that tough to follow, and we'll also tell you which ones you can now completely ignore!

Go Bold and Beautiful

Wearing bold jewelry takes confidence and fashion know-how. It says to the world, "I'm no shrinking violet, and I'm okay with standing out in a crowd." What it shouldn't scream is, "I am over-accessorizing with the wrong outfit!" The main thing to remember is less is more. If you are wearing a chunky bangle and necklace, forget the bling-bling ring and big earrings, or you'll look like you're playing dress-up in Mommy's closet. When you want to wear big and bold jewelry, don't wear prints -- they just don't get along. Sleek all-black and all-white, however, are perfect with big or colorful jewelry. Have fun with the coral and turquoise trends of the season. The last thing to remember is the larger a stone, the less real it looks. Large retro-cool cocktail rings are very in right now, but resist the "gem-tation" to pair yours with other jewel-encrusted pieces. Let the ring be the focal point of your look.

MY THOUGHTS

In other words, don't look like a Christmas Tree with too many Christmas balls and trinkets there won't be any need for Christmas lights.