The world of fashion seems to change with dizzying speed. Well selected colored gemstone jewelry can look as fashionable and beautiful years from now as it did when it was first purchased. This timeless quality allows you to use gemstone jewelry as a personal statement to enhance your wardrobe season after season.

Here is how you can select the colors and related gemstones to enhance your personal style.
Today’s soft, rich colors can provide the perfect background for colored gemstone jewelry. Turn it up with a pair of hot pink Tourmaline ear-rings or a vibrant Tanzanite pendant, and your clothes will dance before you even hit the floor. Cool it down with a bold, Cultured Pearl ring and you will radiate with romance. Be a whimsical free spirit with a necklace or pin that mixes two or three colored gem stones with contrasting hues, and you will be ready for what ever life has to offer.

The strong lines of suits can take bolder jewelry. Bangle bracelets and stackable rings, each set with a different colored gem stones, can bring your personal flare to the ensemble.
Designers favor the long and lean look, with long clingy skirts and knitted column dresses for both day and evening. As fashion goes long, jewelry can go short. The best jewelry for this look is a chocker necklace with either groupings of colored gemstone or a dramatic center motif made of several colored gemstone. For those bare evening looks, choose long, dangling earrings with gemstone drop, an armful of colorful bracelets or one large, conversation- stopping cocktail ring.

The Designers call the relaxed styles as “comfort clothes”, and they include a range of soft knits, loose-fitting pants and over sized sweaters. For this more casual mode, go for small colored gemstone earrings or tiny hoops set with one or two gemstone. Give that plain gold chain a stylish accent with a colorful gemstone pendant in a fancy shape such as a marquise or a trillion.

Pick up the playful mood with your jewelry, and use the boldness of colored gemstone whenever you choose. With cool metallics, go for cool colored gemstone: blue Sapphire green Tourmaline and Aquamarine. For warmer colors, pull out all the stops with ruby, Fire Opal and Red Garnet. Enhance pastel colored cashmeres with Peridot, Emerald and Amethyst.


Color Everlasting: The Beauty of Colored Gemstones