This is the year of Art Deco and loud bling is in! The cocktail ring is one of the costume statement pieces that women love to wear when attending social events. Born in the roaring twenties, the cocktail ring first saw the light of day when women celebrated an unprecedented level of social freedom, with bright, rich colour and glitzy settings.

Over The Top

Cocktail rings are a bit tongue-in-cheek, with larger-than-normal settings and a display of gemstones, which are generally not top quality, otherwise they would cost a fortune. Of course, your attire should be sexy and glitzy, in-keeping with the 1920’s Art Deco look, with a full complement of costume jewellery.

Traditionally Worn On The Right Hand

The hand that you hold your glass with is traditionally the one to sport a cocktail ring, yet tradition has been put on hold in the past few years and anything goes! If you would like to create bespoke natural coloured gemstone jewellery, talk to a leading Brisbane coloured gemstone jewellery designer about stunning cocktail rings. Many women do prefer to wear a cocktail ring on their wedding finger (right hand) to add some rich colour to their look. 

Semi-Precious Gemstones

Rather than selecting high-quality diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphire; popular semi-precious stones include the following;

• Amber
• Garnet
• Amethyst
• Jade
• Pearls

Lower cost means you can ramp up the size of the stones, amplifying the bling and glitz with something special for those long cocktail sessions.

Gold-Plated

Costume jewellery is usually gold plated and when you talk to a custom jeweller, you can discuss metals to use to make your cocktail ring. It all depends on your budget per piece and the custom jeweller can show you what is possible for every budget.

Sterling Silver

A lot of genuine Art Deco costume jewellery is hand-crafted using sterling silver, which was preferred over platinum, which was in high demand during the World Wars. As a cocktail ring is designed to attract the viewer’s attention to your hands, which means you should have a manicure before the event, painting your nails a contrasting colour.

Post Work Social Occasions

If the cocktail ring is not too loud, you can wear it to work and when the team heads for their favourite cocktail bar, you’ll be ready for action! It is important not to wear loud jewellery at work, as it can be a bit too much.

Add To Your Costume Jewellery Collection

If you would like to add to your custom jewellery collection with a few bespoke cocktail rings, talk to a leading custom jeweller and see what they can do for you. Special jewellery isn’t normally worn on a daily basis, especially costume pieces and whether you fancy green emeralds or blood-red rubies, the custom jeweller has all the solutions with bespoke designs that complement your look when you are out enjoying a few cocktails.

Cocktail rings have been around for one hundred years and will probably be around for another century.