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Practical guidance on wearing fine jewellery well. Layering necklaces, brooch placement, pearl types, and building a working jewellery wardrobe.

A hand resting on a décolletage wearing four stacked silver rings across two fingers — a clover motif ring, a wide hammered band, a pavé ball ring, and a black onyx bezel ring — alongside a sculptural chunky silver chain necklace.
Style · How To

Ring Stacking in 2026: The Rules, the Breaks, and What Actually Works

Ring stacking has been building for years and is now firmly established. A practical guide to what works — the rules, the breaks, and the sizing trick.

By Florence11 min read
An overhead view of a pile of gold-tone jewellery heaped in a white ceramic dish — chains of various link styles, rings, earrings, and pendants in a tangled, undifferentiated mass.
Style · Building a Collection

How to Build a Jewellery Collection: A Practical Guide to Starting Well

Most jewellery collections are not collections — they are accumulations. A practical guide to building one deliberately, in the right order.

By Florence12 min read
A man's hands adjusting a belt buckle, wearing three silver signet rings — an engraved lion-face on the left index finger, a ridged cushion signet on the left middle finger, and a plain square signet on the right little finger — against a dark suit.
Style · The Edit

The Men's Jewellery Edit: What to Buy, What to Wear, and What to Ignore

Men's fine jewellery has been growing faster than women's for three years. A guide to what's worth buying, what works, and what to leave alone.

By Florence12 min read
A late Victorian or Edwardian amethyst and seed pearl brooch in yellow gold scrollwork, photographed in its original fitted burgundy velvet presentation box, surrounded by purple harebells.
Style · How To

How to Wear a Brooch in 2026 Without Looking Like Your Grandmother

The brooch is back, and not ironically. How to wear one in 2026 — where to pin it, what to avoid, and why the piece in your jewellery box is worth wearing.

By Florence11 min read
Six Georgian and early Victorian acrostic jewellery pieces — including two multi-stone REGARD rings, a flower-cluster ring, a filigree circular brooch with pearl centre, and a scrollwork gold pendant — all set with coloured gemstones whose initial letters spell coded words.
Style · Floral Motifs

The Language of Flowers in Fine Jewellery

Victorian floriography gave flowers coded meanings set in gold. A guide to floral jewellery, from forget-me-nots to acrostic rings and Van Cleef.

By Florence14 min read
View from behind of a woman wearing five layered pearl necklaces — including round freshwater strands, a baroque pearl strand, and a delicate pendant — with matching drop earrings, against a navy background.
Style · Modern Classics

How to Wear Pearls in 2026: The New Rules

How to wear pearls in 2026, from baroque strands with denim to men's pearl necklaces. The types, the styling, the mistakes, and the brands worth knowing.

By Florence15 min read
A woman in a cobalt blue square-neck dress wearing four layered gold necklaces — a fine curb chain, a flat herringbone, a delicate box chain with small stations, and a long satellite chain with a spherical pendant — paired with a floral drop earring.
Style · Style Rules

The Art of Layering Necklaces: How to Get It Right

How to layer necklaces well: chain lengths, the two-inch rule, mixing metals, the pitfalls to avoid, and the brands worth knowing for 2026.

By Florence17 min read
An open travel jewellery case overfilled with mixed costume and fashion pieces — tangled chains, unpaired earrings, statement rings in silver and gold tone — against a dark surface.
Style · The Edit

The Modern Women's Jewellery Edit: Seven Pieces Worth Owning

A modern women's jewellery edit: the seven pieces actually worth owning, with specific recommendations at entry, mid, and fine price tiers for 2026.

By Florence18 min read
A cushion-cut vivid pink sapphire in a rose gold diamond halo ring with a pavé shank, resting on a pink ribbon — natural silk inclusions visible through the stone under close lighting.
Style · A Reclamation

Pink Jewellery, and the I-Hate-Pink Phase: A Reclamation

Pink jewellery is back: the cultural moment, the stones (pink sapphire, morganite, tourmaline, padparadscha, pink diamonds), and the reclamation behind it.

By Florence22 min read