Trend Spotting: Braided Jewelry

There is something about summer that brings out the braids. Think french-braided buns, tiny accent braids sweeping across your crown, and braided jewelry. Friendship bracelets abound in the summer and one of the easiest and quickest ways to work your embroidery thread or chord is to braid it. Other designers have used heavier metal material for braiding for a look that is decidedly grown-up yet laid back. Here are my favorite braided jewelry below!

1. Lia braided friendship bracelet, Lauren Elan 

2. Orange and Metallic braided bracelet, MANGO

3. Braided Stone Chain bracelet, BCBG 

4. Gabriela Artigas, Braided Choker 

5. Aurelie Bidermann, Braided Bracelet

6. AURELIE  BIDERMANN, Miki 18-karat gold plated braided necklace

7. Pink braided bracelet, Piperlime

8. Long Braided Necklace, LOFT

Trend Spotting: Getting Lippy

Bisou bisou! Puckering up has never been easier thanks to the help from some lip inspired jewelry. Lips are popping up everywhere - wrapped around fingers and dangling from ears!  I am a big fan of the Solange Azagury Partridge enamel lip rings and I recently fell hard for the Lulu Frost lip (and pearl teeth!) necklace. What a funny little symbol to wear on different body parts. If you hop on this trend, you may just have earned yourself a conversation piece. Tongues will be wagging and lips will be parting to find out more about your little lippy jewelry. My favorites below!

1. Hotlips Enamel Rings, Solange Azagury Partridge

2. Betsey Johnson Gold Status Lips Non-Matching Earrings, Zappos

3. MARC BY MARC JACOBS Brass and Enamel Lip Stud Earrings, Net-A-Porter

4. Lulu Frost Lips necklace, J.Crew

5. Marc by Marc Jacobs Lips Print Bangle, Shopbop

6. Vivienne Westwood Valentine Kiss Bangle, Zappos Couture

7. Red District lip shocker bracelet, Aurélie Bidermann

8. Elodie K Black Silver Lips Stud Earrings, Max & Chloe

Which set of puckered lips is your favorite?