INSPIRATIONS

reprinted from monicarichkosann.com

to read my full story, please go to https://www.monicarichkosann.com/blogs/journal/history-stackable-rings

I’ll never forget my first stack of eternity bands. I was drawn to antique and vintage jewelry and found an Art Deco marquise and princess cut all around diamond band. When I put it on my finger alone it looked like a wedding band, so I asked to see two more thin geometric style bands and the three made on statement on my right hand. It was the 1990s and I began to slowly collect antique jewelry and unknowingly stackable rings were part of my daily style. Whenever I found a unique shaped band, I added it to my stacking rings collection. Eventually I wore seven Art Deco platinum and diamond geometric eternity bands encircling my right-hand finger. It was the start of a theme for me—I then began piling rings up on my pinky and my index fingers too – a Georgian five stone ring with deeply engraved or repousse bands and original poesy rings mixed with modern bands and ruby and sapphire eternities from the mid-twentieth century. I mixed metals, gemstones and time periods. Once while waiting online in a supermarket a devilishly sexy man in front of me turned around, started chatting and looked down at my hand and asked, “is that how many times you’ve been married?” To which I answered. “No that’s how many times I haven’t.” I got a huge laugh and a date.”