New Directions
An eighteen-karat-gold compass shape bedecked in round, baguette, and pear white diamonds imbues Monica Rich Kosann’s Points North ring with the essence of age-old romance ($9,685; monicarichkosann.com). (Pictured above)
Stack in Favor
The trend of collecting and stacking rings over time hits fast-forward with this spiral Sylva & Cie design, featuring alternating gold and French-cut-diamond bands ($28,000; tinygods.com).
Green Light
Go big and bold with a vintage stunner from Charleston, South Carolina’s Croghan’s Jewel Box, such as this art deco–era platinum ring with old-mine-cut diamonds and emeralds ($1,275–$56,700 for emerald rings and bands; croghansjewelbox.com).
Repeat Champ
While the ring catches the eye as is, Charlotte-based Diamonds Direct lets clients customize its three-quarter engagement band studded with emerald-cut diamonds with alternate metals and stone shapes (from $12,220 for setting; diamondsdirect.com).
Forever Twine
A pavé-diamond eternity band intertwines with gold like the lives of the betrothed in David Yurman’s round brilliant-cut halo design (price upon request; davidyurman.com).
Trinity Stones
The three diamonds in this customizable, fourteen-karat yellow-gold setting by the Nashville jewelry atelier Consider the Wldflwrs symbolize past, present, and future ($3,270–$6,980 for setting and side stones; ctwf.com).
Eye For Style
Make a statement with Sylva & Cie’s unconventional setting, showcasing a marquise diamond encased in round brilliant-cut diamonds nestled in yellow and white gold ($35,375; tinygods.com).
Divine Vines
The Virginia-born Temple St. Clair dreamed up this botanical beauty, wrapped with diamond-dotted vines and leaves set in eighteen-karat gold ($8,500; templestclair.com).
Fit for a Queen
The jewelry designers at Bell and Bird referenced eighteenth-century motifs as well as Victorian-era hobnail details when crafting the Texas company’s royal-worthy eternity band with carré-cut diamonds ($14,500, bellandbird.com).
Lucky Sevens
A spectacular bloom emerges courtesy of the seven diamonds Van Cleef & Arpels centers in this striking eighteen-karat white-gold sparkler ($15,100; vancleefarpels.com).
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Haskell Harris is the founding style director at Garden & Gun. She joined the title in 2008 and covers all things design-focused for the magazine. The House Romantic: Curating Memorable Interiors for a Meaningful Life is her first book. Follow @haskellharris on Instagram.
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