Why A Y-Necklace should be a staple in your jewelry wardrobe
Sinuous and sexy, Y-necklaces returns to the jewelry scene for spring/summer 2017 in a variety of moods and themes, from floral feminine motifs to the streamlined simplicity of a single pave bar dipping down to emphasize the décolletage.
Y-necklaces draw inspiration from earlier lavaliere style necklaces-highly popular in the lacy and airy styles of the Edwardian/Belle Époque period in jewelry-in which a pendant was suspended from central pearl, old cut diamond or two chains that met in the middle.
Y-shaped necklace chain are more delicate , meet at the point of the Y and are often punctuated by a smaller pendant or set gemstone and then drops to reveal a larger medallion, bar, row of diamonds or three-dimensional charm.
If you don’t have one or more in your jewelry wardrobe–it’s time to take the plunge and splurge. And, whY not–they stand alone, layer with shorter and longer necklaces, come in myriad versions and they have staying power.
Here are some of bejeweledmag’s picks for the season:
The Bold & The Beautiful
Ark Jems crystal diamond and moonstone necklace
Long and Lean
- Zoe Chicco diamond bezel bar necklace
- GFG Jewellery’s pink and black sapphire Y-Necklace
Flirty and Feminine
Just Jules Delicate lacy Y-necklace with cabobon emeralds and drop
Singular and Symbolic
- Foundrae’s Protection and Dream double medallion Y-Necklace
- Retrouvai Fearless Lion Medallion Y-Necklace
Motif Driven
- Jennifer Meyer heart and arrow Y- Necklace
- Colette mulit-gem rose Y-necklace
Beaded, Twisted, Braided
- Karen Karch’s Turquoise lariat/long doubled Y-necklace with silver tip
- Amali Fine Jewelry’s Gemstone and bead hand woven lariat/Y-necklace
