Sea Mood —
The main jewelry trend of this season
"The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens."
— Grace Kelly
Nowadays jewelry have become full-fledged style setters along with clothes. As Giorgio Armani said, you can add a strong piece of jewellery to make a simple outfit look elegant. By following this principle, you have more leverage to make changes to your look. It creates more space for imagination allowing you to make hundreds of different combinations that contribute to the development of your own style.
As you already know, Mermaidcore aesthetic is widespread in the fashion world these days. Captivating marine world reflects in looks and every day attracts the attention of more and more people. Consequently we have a lot of related fashion trends.
What Are The Key Features?
For sure, to implement any trend into your daily outfit you should clearly understand what it is. Here we’ll help you.
First of all, what do you imagine when hear “sea jewelry”? Of course things that you can find at the shore or down at the bottom of the sea. There it is. All that starfish, seashells, pearls, corals etc. are the main inspiration for this trend. And moreover, most of them are featured in jewellery pieces with organic accent. For instance, that beach necklaces that merchants usually sell on the coast. But it is not necessary. A lot of designers also prefer to use common materials such as stones and metals to reflect undersea world without interfering with marine environment. Hence, it can be just golden octopus pedant or neat earrings with pearls. So commonly motifs include marine life that incorporate iridescent and opalescent finishes, mimicking play of light on the waves.
Although a lot of pieces are made of metals and inlaid with precious stones, let’s take a little trip down memory lane and take a look at simpler jewelry.
Origin of The Seashell Jewelry:
Jewelry has always been quite an early companion in people’s lives. It was not just trinkets, but a reflection of the culture, lifestyle, and values. Like a necklace it connects us with different eras, showing they and we are bound. Jewelry unites humanity through hundreds of thousand years. According to the Victoria and Albert Museum, the earliest jewelry forms were made from shells, stones, and bones.
At the moment the oldest snail shell jewelry belongs to the late Middle Pleistocene period. The beads were found in a Moroccan cave. It dates to between 142 000 and 150 000 years ago.
Thankfully, in 21st century you can find a variety of shell jewelry on any platform such as Shein, Amazon, Etsy, etc. for a reasonable price.
Modern Form
We have already said repeatedly that fashion evolves every day, every second as a huge living organism, as a one system. And as a result you see new items on the store shelves, new trends on fashion journals’ pages, and new looks on people around you. Although the fashion is cyclical, everything is being modernised and improved from year to year. This also applies to jewelry.
Designers take ideas from the past to create something new. “Everything new is a well-forgotten old”.
Have you ever visited Istanbul Archaeological Museums? There you can find gold jewelry and antique coins. The earliest ones don’t have any symbols, they are just tiny round pieces of metal.
Such antique style designers also use in their works. For example, look at these pieces of jewelry brand Alighieri. Don’t you think it looks similar? The brand keeps the motifs of the ancient times and shows them in its nautical jewelry. Mixing this with pearls with natural shape makes it look somewhat baroque.
Another variant of design and style you can find from Mizuki brand.
Its collections are mostly sophisticated and restrained, slightly evoking boho style in some items. Despite, you can also find extraordinary pieces.
Pippa Small: Celebrated for her use of natural materials and ethical sourcing, Pippa Small’s jewelry captures the raw beauty of marine elements.
Conclusion
The sea jewelry trend of 2024 is a testament to the enduring allure of the ocean and its treasures. By incorporating marine-inspired elements into their designs, jewelers are creating pieces that not only captivate the eye but also connect us to the natural world. Whether you are drawn to the elegance of pearls or the whimsical charm of seashells, sea jewelry offers a way to carry a piece of the ocean with you, wherever you go. Embrace this trend to add a touch of oceanic elegance to your style.