Five Jewelry Trends Worth Investing In for 2021

In a year that had many extolling the virtues of sweatpants and shunning fancy garments altogether, wearing jewelry while sequestered at home seemed abnormal. What was the point of putting on dangling earrings or ring stacks when no one was around to see it? It just didn’t feel right, or so I initially thought.

Then Zoom became the standard, and I began logging FaceTime calls more in a few months than I ever did collectively since owning a smartphone. I kept my tights and well-worn (yet designer) sweater intact, but progressively, I started to pile on the baubles. It was a way to add some oomph to my authentically ho-hum outfit for the screen. Also, being a jewelry devotee, I missed the ritual of accessorizing myself in the morning.

The pieces I gravitated toward, however, had much more personality than I was accustomed to wearing in the real world. And, as it would appear, I wasn’t alone in this thinking. Jewelry designers, themselves having to quarantine, perhaps saw the need to create things that were more conducive to being home alone and communicating virtually. As a result, their offerings for 2021 are sweeter, much more ornate, convey messages of good fortune, or really pack the heat—as much literally as figuratively. They truly pop on-screen and imbue good vibes.

Below are five jewelry trends that will start you on the right path for 2021. Whether we have to stay indoors a little longer and perfect our Zoom backgrounds or we finally get to venture into an office and commiserate about how much we miss working from home, this selection of rings, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces will work for any scenario.