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ayering necklaces isn’t as easy to do as some people make it look. You need pieces to be graduated in various lengths in order to get it just so. Personally, I never seem to have the right combination and veer into a neck mess. The good news is getting the luxurious look of layers without the tangles can be easily solved with one tiered necklace that’s fixed or a really long necklace that can be looped around a few times.
Featured image courtesy of Pomellato
Tiered necklaces marched back into the forefront of trends a few weeks ago at the Grammys.
Fernando Jorge
Lainey Wilson, winner of the "Best Country Album" award for "Bell Bottom Country." (Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)
Tiered necklaces marched back into the forefront of trends a few weeks ago at the Grammys. Taylor Swift wore a black and white diamond tiered necklace along with a black diamond choker centering on a watch. The jewel echoed the vibe of the Tay’s new album The Tortured Poets Department. Also at the Grammys, country star Lainey Wilson elevated her Johnny Cash inspired black hat and suit with a triple strand gold tiered necklace from COUTURE favorite POMELLATO.
Image courtesy of Suzanne Kalan
Lots of other COUTURE designers are creating tiered necklaces as well. See a variety of the styles from FERNANDO JORGE, SELIM MOUZANAR, SILVIA FURMANOVICH and SUZANNE KALAN.
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Pomellato
No one does gold chains quite like Pomellato. Since the line launched in 1969, chains have been part of the Italian jeweler’s DNA. The House keeps things fresh by routinely producing variations on the links.
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There are any number of tiered chain necklaces in the collection and they run the gamut from chunky styles to lighter pieces with bold diamond accents. Pomellato even makes a High Jewelry version of the tiered chain. All of the necklaces have a cool vibe that can transition from day into evening.
Image courtesy of Pomellato
Image courtesy of Pomellato
Image courtesy of Selim Mouzanar
Selim Mouzanar
The old world always inspires the new creations of Selim Mouzanar. Pocket watch chains from the Ottoman Empire were the starting point for the designer’s Kastak necklaces.
Image courtesy of Selim Mouzanar
The coolest thing about these pieces is the overlapping chains and the swinging toggles and tassels. In other words, the necklaces feel spontaneous but are in fact carefully designed.
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Fernando Jorge
Fernando Jorge is famous for creating dazzling diamond jewels that make a singular statement on the red carpet. A lesser-known part of his collection includes divine everyday pieces that carry through the same philosophical perspective he applies to the masterworks.
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The designer’s Multi Chain necklaces are the perfect example of this practice. They come from his Parallel collection and have different sizes of snake chains laid out in the tiered style
Image courtesy of Suzanne Kalan
Suzanne Kalan
Queen of the Baguette, Suzanne Kalan has taken the gem shape and made it her signature. In fact, diamond baguettes are so much a part of her design vocabulary the way she sets them at angles not only brings movement and texture to her work, it almost makes it feel like she invented the rectangular gem shape.
Image courtesy of Suzanne Kalan
The designer gets the tiered look into her fresh baguettes by setting them with gold elements in super long Tennis Necklaces that can wrapped two or three times around the neck.
Image courtesy of Suzanne Kalan
Image courtesy of Suzanne Kalan
Image courtesy of Silvia Furmanovich
Silvia Furmanovich
Bold and beautiful, Silvia Furmanovich reimagines a classic tiered silhouette of three rows in the front and a single strand in the back with semi-precious beads including malachite, strawberry quartz, red jasper and tiger’s eye.
Image courtesy of Silvia Furmanovich
She makes the pieces more impactful by dividing the designs with marquetry renditions of the head of Horus, the falcon depicted in Egyptian art.
Image courtesy of Silvia Furmanovich
Image courtesy of Silvia Furmanovich
Founder and Editorial Director of the online fine jewelry magazine The Adventurine, Marion Fasel is as well known for trend forecasting as her comprehensive knowledge of jewelry history. She has written 10 books on 20th century jewelry design
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