The hottest jewellery for the new season
Messika's effortlessly cool-girl diamonds have been spotted on the likes of Kate Moss, Beyoncé and Gigi Hadid. For the maison's 20th anniversary, the Parisian brand has reworked two of its most celebrated designs and reimagined them with a chiselled-gold finish in the Move Ciselé collection of rings and bracelets. The effect? A lustrous soft sheen that highlights the signature diamonds even more. From £2,000; messika.com
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Renowned for her colourful pieces, Kiki McDonough is celebrating 40 years of her brand this month with the Everyday Gold collection, inspired by her rings from the Eighties. The chunky designs are set with vividly coloured stones and the collection, featuring seven rings, bracelets and teardrop studs, is made to be worn together. Twisted ring in yellow gold, fire opal, blue topaz and amethyst, £2,900, and oval ring in yellow gold, blue topaz and lavender amethyst, £3,200; kiki.co.uk
Fope has been on a mission to make fine jewellery flexible since it was established in 1929: its groundbreaking Flex'it technology of tiny springs is embedded into several of the house's ultra-stretchy pieces. New for 2025 is a contemporary lariat necklace from the Aria collection, made of its thinnest mesh yet. Available in white, yellow or rose gold, it has pavé diamond clasps that slide up and down the chain for multiple styling options. £17,620; fope.com
Nathalie Verdeille, Tiffany & Co's chief artistic officer, takes us under the sea for the brand's annual Blue Book collection. The high jewellery creations are inspired by sketches from the legendary designer Jean Schlumberger's archives. Two pieces stand out: a necklace in which green cuprian elbaite tourmalines echo the ripple of a wave; and a diamond sea turtle pendant that transforms into a statement brooch. Turtle pendant in platinum, yellow gold, diamonds and sapphires, POA, and wave necklace in white and yellow gold, tourmalines and diamonds, POA; tiffany.co.uk
Like the pearl necklace or the tennis bracelet, the hoop earring, below, is a jewellery staple. Buccellati's four new creations take this classic and give it a serious diamond tweak. Choose Rombi for its fan-shaped edge; Macri for its superluxe gold texture; Étoilée for old-school glamour; or Tulle for a delicate white-gold lace effect. Étoilée collection hoop earrings in yellow and white gold and diamonds, £12,000; buccellati.com
Worn by everyone from Coco Chanel to Jackie O and Jay-Z to JLo, classic gold chains have been around for decades and come in many iterations. In an unusual move, Graff — best known for its exceptional gemstones and parures — has launched a small chain collection of a necklace, bracelet and earrings. Be Together, above, has supersized yellow-gold links set with alternating loops of pavé diamonds, while the inside of each loop is set with white gold for a modern twist. POA; graff.com
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