Lynn Yaeger, street style fixture and longtime Vogue contributor, loves many a fashion thing—but what she really loves? Jewelry. From antique Victoriana baubles to modern-day earrings sold in singles, jewelry of all kinds is her forte and it was only a matter of time before she launched a column dedicated to her devotion—plus it’s shoppable! Welcome to Lynn Loves Jewelry, a monthly roundup of the pieces Yaeger thinks you need to know about.
Is there a more fraught holiday than New Year’s Eve? Even if you are one half of a committed couple, what are the odds that the party you are invited to will actually turn out to be… fun? And if you have no plans yet, the clock is ticking—though you are certainly not alone in this predicament. After all, even the luminous Kate Winslet doesn’t have anything to do until Jack Black offers to fly all the way to England to date her up on the big night in “The Holiday.” (Don’t tell me you don’t watch this over and over. I don’t believe you).
But wait! Challenging as it may be, the event also has a literal bright side. You know that hoary adage—“Before you leave the house, look in the mirror, and then take one thing off?” This emphatically does not apply on December 31st. It is the one night when you can cheerfully brandish a bathtub-ful of baubles.
There is no better time, as Leonard Bernstein once put it, to glitter and be gay. Because if 2023 was crazy, 2024—election looming!—will no doubt prove to be yet more insane. So laugh in the face of the old year, and wear your dazzling dripping drops as a defiant vote of confidence in a brighter future. Drape yourself in optimism, let shining snowflakes dance around your neck—remember when it used to snow?—keep your chin up, and despite it all, have a very happy new year.
Here, a compendium of incredible jewels, from crystal fringes to pearl ropes to chains of diamonds to emerald leaves, all poised to ring in better days.