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Jewellery may be the smallest part of your outfit, but it has an outsize impact on how the world views you. Having worked as an editor at Vogue, where I was jewellery director for 25 years, chasing the latest jewels to sprinkle over the pages of the magazine, I know every trend has a long history, yet also offers an extremely personal form of self-expression. And while you could easily spend thousands on the finest gems, you can make an equally vivid statement shopping on the high street.
You just need to work out what your statement piece is really saying about you. I've decoded the six key jewellery trends for autumn, and selected pieces glittering with hope, possibility and novelty to see you through the winter season ahead..
. Jewellery may be the smallest part of your outfit, but it has an outsize impact on how the world views you REALLY WILD RINGS L-r: Snake ring, £180, thomassabo.com; Sacred scarab, £80, mariejune.
com Leopard ring, £14, riverisland.com This season the jewellery world is looking back to Victoriana, with nature symbols such as flowers, insects, swallows and serpents everywhere - especially on motif rings. JW Anderson's autumn/winter show featured tiny doves painted onto signet rings, and snake motifs shone at Chloe.
The trend for animals on jewels now is identity-led – pick an animal whose characteristics you admire or aspire to align with. Thomas Sabo has a gold-plated snake ring at £180 – or River Island's leopard ring is £14. RETURN OF THE CHOKER A fashion season covers many looks, so while I'm recommending long pendant necklaces, I'm also flagging a trend for short, tight chokers.
L-r: Heirloom necklace, £450, monicavinader.com; Mariner glass link, £110, sandralexandra.com Chokers have often been described as colliers de chien, a fashion kickstarted in the mid-19th century.
.. Carol Woolton.
