Need to Know Now: The Vogue Jewelry Team’s Favorite Jewelry Brands

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Among the many things that delight the members of the Vogue jewelry team is finding and sharing the best and the newest in every category. We revel in the discovery and the evolution of both brands and trends to help inform how we style, wear, and recommend the best jewelry brands to all.

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Vogue’s Top Jewelry Picks:

  • The Day-to-Night Earring: Mejuri easy huggie hoops, $128
  • The Modernist Cuff: Agmes Beatriz cuff, $730
  • The Perfect Bridal Earring: Sophie Bille Brahe Perle Splash earrings, $3,000
  • The Not-So-Dainty Stacking Rings: By Pariah set of three multi-stone rings, $3,125
  • The Golden Drops: Oak and Luna classic Dome huggies, $110
  • The Talisman Necklace: Selim Mouzannar diamond star pendant necklace, $9,860
  • The Forever Hoops: Dries Criel mini Brute huggie hoops, $1,650
  • The Layering Bangle: David Yurman sculpted cable bangle bracelet, $3,900

Our favorite brands are not limited to the most expensive or exclusive but include new and unique designers. From Swarovski and Bea Bongiasca’s colorful creations to Cartier’s elevated classics, shop our favorites and some of the best jewelry brands, below. As we know all too well, the thrill of finding an amazing new brand is almost as good as finding that perfect piece of jewelry.

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Mejuri is more than a jewelry brand with a loyal global following. The company, founded by Noura Sakkijha, is committed to making high-quality, sustainable pieces that nurture and empower women.

Agmes’ sculptural, artistic pieces with pearl and glass elements are a stylist favorite in the Vogue offices.

A specialist in cool girl, delicate jewelry, Danish designer Sophie Bille Brahe continues to produce luxurious and modern approaches to classic design.

Sophie Bille Brahe

Peggy 14k gold pearl necklace

Yurman, an independent American jewelry house built by David Yurman, sculptor, Sybil Yurman, co-founder, designer, and muse, and son Evan Yurman (now President of the company) put silver on the map as a material for fine jewelry. Up until Yurman championed it, silver was rarely—if ever—paired with diamonds. It created a moment of democratization in jewelry. We love that their signature cable motif still influences much of the design and remains a modern cornerstone of the brand.

David Yurman

sculpted Cable bangle bracelet

David Yurman

pavé crossover hoop earrings

Antwerp-based designer Dries Criel harnesses the influences of dance, art, and the idea of freedom to create his fine jewelry pieces. Criel creates his hallmark pieces with only sustainable materials.

Prounis Jewelry’s approach to pieces begins with her passion for beautiful objects. Jean Prounis designs and makes the pieces with sustainability in mind, using recycled 22-karat gold and largely repurposed stones.

Melinda Zeman’s slinky bangles and ingenious use of enamel always garner a response (and often a purchase) in the Vogue offices. We love the fresh and lively spirit the pieces bring to any look.

Boochier

18k gold Slinkee earrings

Each piece by British brand By Pariah is at once sustainable and sophisticated. Simply elegant rings, earrings, and personal necklaces are created with recycled gold and unheated carved precious stones.

By Pariah

set of three multi-stone rings

Stephanie Gottlieb, who has been steadily gaining traction—in part due to custom pieces with Taylor Swift, has found that her jewelry that resonates the strongest with clients are pieces she has designed for herself.

SG Fine Jewelry

white gold tennis bracelet

Stephanie Gottlieb

mini personalized Slider bangle

Italian jewelry designer Francesca Villa’s obsession with vintage collection and curation has led to her unique and often whimsical jewelry. Villa accompanies her found objects or vintage-inspired pieces with fine stones and metals for jewelry perfection.

Modern and impactful in their simplicity, Erede’s ethical pieces are standouts for daily wear. Australian brand founders Jeramie Hotz and Talia Shavalov bring their knowledge of fashion, production, architecture, and industrial design to the jewelry space to give new life to everyday essentials.

Chanel’s Fine Jewelry epitomizes the French fashion house codes: bangles that mimic the quilting of their prized bags, bows that pay homage to their couture collections, and more. The result is a sturdy collection of timeless pieces that use the finest materials.

Former magazine editor, Marie Lichtenberg, draws on global inspiration and her mother’s Martiniquan roots to create her colorful take on lockets with recycled gold chains or silk thread ropes.

Marie Lichtenberg

Horseshoe baby charm earring

Marie Lichtenberg

locket necklace with mixed stones

Cartier has been at the forefront of the jewelry and watch industry since 1847, thanks to the brand’s iconic designs and philanthropic efforts. You can’t go wrong with any of their collections.

Cartier

Panthère de Cartier ring

It’s no secret even a Vogue editor loves a good deal. Oak and Luna offers sleek and everyday jewelry designs that won’t hurt your bank account.

three layer paper clip bracelet

Fernando Jorge creates sensual, effortless, and laid-back pieces for his eponymous brand. Jorge’s jewelry is instantly recognizable for its fluid silhouettes and gemstone elements.

Fernando Jorge

small single chain earrings

As a vintage collection, Jenna Grosfeld of Jenna Blake originally began making jewelry to repurposes some of the stones in her purchases. As the brand has matured Grosfeld has added her more color and stones to the mix.

Jenna Blake

yellow gold turquoise heart charm

Bea Bongiasca embraces color through enamel and stones. Bongiasca began with her easily identifiable curly-cued designs and has developed to some more substantial pieces with finer stones of late.

Bea Bongiasca

Wow enameled gold earrings

Here at Vogue, we love to see pieces that are out of the ordinary. Brent Neale Winston infuses her handcrafted fine jewelry with color, fun, and art. She’s also spearheading the custom jewelry business, from stone resets to brand-new designs, she’s one to approach for a special project.

The sleek, sculptural pieces from Tabayer are crafted from fair-mined gold and many pieces include philanthropic donations when purchased. Nothing like feeling good when looking good.

Franco-Lebanese jeweler Selim Mouzannar’s ethos is to create with optimism and nonviolence. He embraces color and beauty in his designs.

Selim Mouzannar

diamond star pendant necklace

A refined approach to heirloom jewelry made by women for women. The selection of lockets and chains by Charlotte Macaulay are inspired by her English heritage and all have pops of enamel or carvings inside.

Designer Matthew Harris has figured out what women want to buy themselves. His price point is spot on and the styles are simple yet elevated.

Mateo

gold, topaz, and diamond earrings

Mateo

Water Droplet leather and gold necklace

Baylee Zwart of Azlee creates pieces that bridge antiquity with modernity. She is a master of gold and diamonds as much as she is the colored stone.

Azlee

Staircase gold emerald necklace

Azlee

gold sapphire stud earrings

Fisher’s eponymous line is one of the most iconic jewelry brands for hoops out there. Crowned the Queen of Hoops by the NYTimes on the occasion of her New York store opening, Fisher has continued to flourish and expand her cutting-edge and modern pieces.

Jennifer Fisher

Puffy cushion drop earrings

Foundrae has been a Vogue favorite since it was founded in 2015. The Foundrae mission is for each piece of jewelry to become part of the wearer, to tell a story, and to express one’s identity and values.

Foundrae

diamond medallion necklace

Renna Brown-Taher has expanded on her original inspiration of coffee bean shells to a broader, more all-encompassing brand.

Daryā Khonsary’s fine jewelry line reimagines these ancient Persian symbols in luxurious gold and the finest diamonds and gemstones.

Darius

pink sapphire and diamond earrings

Kirsty Stone’s brand, Retrouvaí, is an updated approach to heirloom jewelry. From signet rings to heirloom set stones, there’s something for everyone.

Lauren Harwell Godfrey, the founder and designer of Harwell Godfrey, has created a distinctive and unique jewelry line with eye-catching stone inlays and rich gold tones. Godfrey was included in the 2022 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and was the winner at the 2022 Gem Awards for jewelry design.

Harwell Godfrey

rainbow Hex cable chain necklace

Giovanna Engelbert has updated the heritage crystal brand with color, and sculptural designs. Swarovski is as much loved for their classic tennis bracelet as they are for colorful, sparkly ear cuffs.

David Farrugia’s line Uniform Object has expanded the boundaries of what fine jewelry can be. Easy to layer or as impactful on its own.

Uniform Object

Major Impact stud earrings

Uniform Object

Pierced Vessel diamond necklace

Beck pays homage to memories spent at sea and is inspired by shapes such as masks from early underwater explorations and dazzling sand patterns.

It’s hard to miss Irene Neuwirth’s colorful, fantastical, and unique designs . Neuwirth has had many accolades along the way—not to mention pages in Vogue, and finally opened her East Coast flagship on Madison Avenue in 2022.

Rainbow K Jewelry isn’t just one thing. The fresh brand challenges fine jewelry with edgy tweaks and fun surprises.

Rainbow K

Versus Pear ring with diamonds

Rainbow K

gold bangle with diamonds

The Parisian duo behind Viltier both have a strong background in jewelry. Together they focus on creating modern designs with traditional craftsmanship.

Presley Oldham has charted his own path within the industry out of the shadow of his uncle Tony Oldham. His jewelry is handmade with every color and size of pearl imaginable and features handpicked antique beads. Oldham is now part of the CFDA Fashion Fund.

Almasika interprets global traditions and universal symbols through the timeless and rich visual language that jewelry allows.

stud earrings with white diamonds

medallion necklace with white diamonds

Self-taught jewelers Ron Anderson and David Rees founded their brand Ten Thousand Things three decades ago after successful careers in fashion retail. Since then, their meticulously hand-crafted pieces, made from expertly-chosen materials and shaped into sculptural forms, have continued to inspire and awe both editors and shoppers alike.

New York-based jeweler Briony Raymond can do it all. The gemologist, jewelry designer, and estate jewelry collector who has worked for such hallowed jewelers as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and JAR, has a vast selection of pieces—created and acquired—loved by First Ladies and Vogue staffers alike.

Briony Raymond

onyx & diamond Signet ring

Briony Raymond

jumbo Sloan dome earrings

After an education in the history of decorative arts and a career as a museum curator, Larkspur & Hawk’s founder Emily Satloff launched her Georgian-inspired jewelry collection. Unique jewelry that is inspired by—and created in—centuries passed techniques that is so versatile it works with the modern wardrobe or incorporated into the costumes of period dramas, such as Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

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