We went to the shows in Vegas expecting to see a lot of new silver jewelry collections & they weren’t disappointed, despite the warming trend that has brought us more yellow & rose gold. The high price of gold, the importance of scale, the strong trend of blackened metals, & a new freedom of choice in “fine” materials have all combined to make silver,  silver & gemstones, look like a  lovely option for plenty of designers. & silver’s relative affordability helps designers generate a fashionable look under $1,500 to tempt the self-purchasing woman consumer. In fact, there are so plenty of interesting new silver collections that we’ll highlight a selection of them in our upcoming July issue.
Gurhan’s new men’s collection (cufflinks below), a new upscale brand called Pure from Hot Diamonds, & a colorful almost over-the-top silver jewelry & pave sapphire collection called Calypso by Rina Limor by JR Gold (Calypso sapphire & silver necklace that retails for $1,300 below) are  the beginning. In fact there are so plenty of new silver jewelry collections that you might reckon about asking all the vendors who have gold collections that sell well in your store if they have any new silver to show you. If they don’t, it may  be a matter of time.