What jewelry styles or trends will you be investing in for the second half of 2019?
The store has played with fast fashion in seasonal colors from Alexis Bittar and Kendra Scott to great success recently. It’s fun to have so much new and colorful [merchandise] every season. I also see the trend of elongated gem and diamond cuts—ovals, marquise, radiants—getting stronger. That makes me think of the classic cocktail ring but with an elongated gem in a fun color. I love the simple and small, but very noticeable, look. Think of an east-west set diamond on a simple chain—great for layering, but also chic as a single piece.
—Michael Fleck, owner, Occasions Fine Jewelry, Midland, Texas, occasionsfinejewelry.com
What we’ve learned at Barrow’s in the last 41 years is that trends have a very short life span. We’ll accommodate shoppers looking for those products on a sma