Every since 50 Shades of Grey hit shelves, I can’t get the color gray in jewelry off on my mind. It’s everywhere! Gray hues are steaming up collections in stone and metal variations that have many aching to see more. Cases in point: diamond slices, enamel, crystals, silk cord, pearls, pyrite, steel, and silver, just to name a few smoky options. Gray is a chameleon color with shades as diverse as those who wear it: the executive in the charcoal suit, the fashionista in the pair of this season’s metallic-toed shoes, and the carefree college student in fleece sweats. In the spirit of the book series, here’s a tease of 13 gray-colored jewelry designs worth getting worked up over.
Ring in genuine rhodium-plated brass with 2.5 ct. natural amethyst from the Rhomance collection; $29; Sterling Reputation
Geometric-style hoop earrings in silver with black-to-gray shaded hand-applied enamel over sterling tubes; $95; Designs by Auro
Floral motif cuff in stainless steel with marcasite (pyrite) and approximately 9 cts. t.w. smoky quartz; $325; Marc Jewelry
Necklace in silver with faceted 8 mm gray onyx beads; $365; Bree Richey Designs
Hand-stitched embroidered silk leather-backed bib necklace set with silver-gray mother-of-pearl and Swarovski black diamond crystals; $1,001; Dori Csengari
One-of-a-kind 2.7 ct. gray rose-cut diamond with faceted top and flat bottom on 14k gold; $1,125; Russell Jones
Link bracelet in brass with gunmetal plating and CZ; $1,200; Zirconmania
Ring in blackened silver and 18k yellow gold from the Arena collection with 6 ct. red sapphire and 0.12 ct. t.w. melee; $1,150; John Apel
Earrings in 18k yellow gold from the Bubble collection with 25 cts. t.w. gray moonstone and 56 cts. t.w. pale blue chalcedony; $3,500; Sandy Leong
Prive hoop earrings in 18k gold with dark gray chalcedony and 0.50 ct. t.w. diamonds; $4,620; Jemma Wynne
Ring in 14k white gold with gray mother-of-pearl and 0.58 ct. t.w. diamonds; $6,245; Kabana
Ring in 18k gold with 1.07 cts. t.w. rose-cut diamonds; $8,326; Sophia by Design
Ring in 18k rough oxidized gold with 5 cts. t.w. old mine-cut diamonds; $21,000; YNY Jewels
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