Jewelry Play: How to Mix, Match, and Layer Pieces for Every Occasion

Keywords: matching your jewelry, Layered necklaces, solid gold ring

Are you attempting to figure out how to mix and match your jewellery for different times and settings so that it complements your own style and makes you feel put together?

We're here to help with our top suggestions for artistically mixing and matching your jewelry like a pro.

After reading this article, check out our examples of mixed and matched jewelry combinations for inspiration.

Choose a starting point

Begin by choosing a crucial piece of jewellery that you wish to wear for a certain event or ensemble. Use this as your starting point for accessories.

You have two alternatives here: a more modest item that will blend in with the other pieces you'll mix and match it with, or a more striking statement jewelry piece that will stand out as the main point after you're finished.

For a statement item, try our mehndi and pink garnet necklace. Alternatively, our gold stacking ring with a little opal may serve as a more discreet beginning point.

Once you've determined your starting point, you can plan the remainder of your look around it, deciding what to layer, mix, match, or stack with it. If you can't get it to function the way you want, go back and select another foundation piece before starting over.

Layering jewellery

If you're going to stack jewelry, choose one area of the body to focus on. Bracelets, necklaces, and rings are ideal for layering in your focal point, whether it is your neck, wrists, or fingers. Check out our layering necklaces: a collection of our necklaces that we believe are ideal for layering.

If you're starting with a necklace, consider stacking it with other necklaces. If you're stacking necklaces, consider varied lengths to bring attention to your face. Layered necklaces frequently benefit from a variety of forms, hues, and textures.

If you start with a ring, you'll be stacking your fingers or wrist on the same hand.

That is not to say you cannot wear tiny pieces of jewelry elsewhere; nevertheless, these pieces on other body locations should be more discreet so as not to take attention away from your main focus point.

For bracelets, you might wear a collection of similar pieces, such as a pair of bangles with varied designs or colors that jangle as you walk. Alternatively, select one statement item and pair it with a range of more discreet patterns in bracelet or bangle style.

Layered necklaces are typically worn at various lengths, ranging from choker to opera or beyond. In general, choosing an odd number of necklaces (3 or 5 is ideal) with varying or adjustable lengths, although only two necklaces can also work nicely. Wear necklaces with contrasting forms, hues, or textures. Alternatively, select an evident main item, and the rest will be more understated. 

Wearing a variety of jewelry

If you don't intend on stacking jewelry, you can wear a variety of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings that complement, clash, or work well with your clothing.

To feel well-dressed, you don't need to put jewelry on every adornable body area; sometimes less is more. But also: sometimes more is better! It all depends on your own style and the event you're dressing for.

You may still have a main focus point that you may dress up with more modest accessories.

Alternatively, you can wear a variety of complementary items, none of which stand out, but all of which contribute to your overall appearance. These components might be made as a matching set, or they could all be unique yet have minor similarities.

Feel free to mix metals

It used to be frowned upon, but we love blending silver, gold, and rose gold metal colors.

Even if you prefer a more modest mixed and matched design, different metals may be worn together securely. For example, the opal and solid gold ring mentioned earlier will look great with sterling silver rings or bracelets.

However, if you have a suite of jewelry in the same metal color that looks excellent together, stick with it. Wearing only silver jewellery, gold jewellery, or rose gold jewellery might look great with an ensemble.

Putting everything together

Once you've settled on a piece of jewelry as your starting point, whether you'll be focused on layering one region of the body or not, and how matchy-matchy you'd want to be, it's time to start experimenting with your style.

Put yourself in front of a mirror and try out different combinations of pieces to see what works best for you. This is an excellent chance to go through your jewelry collection and try on items you haven't worn in a long time (don't forget to clean them!) as well as to consider any gaps in your jewelry collection that you'd like to fill.