Elite Traveler Fall 2021

DISCOVER JEWELRY

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Pacharee 18k yellow gold mini initial necklace, $3,085, pacharee.com

Anita Ko initial 18k gold and 0.25ct (tw) pavé diamond necklace, $1,950, netaporter.com

Eden Presley 14k yellow gold with a medley of gemstones pendant, $2,310, edenpresley.com

Nouvel Heritage 18k yellow gold and 0.012ct diamond initial bangle, $3,100, nouvelheritage.com

Roberto Coin 18k gold and 0.04ct (tw) diamond initial pendant with chain, $990, Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Avenue, New York, +1 212 940 2164, robertocoin.com

THE BOLD TYPE

Opting for initialed jewelry is as easy as A-B-C; it’s deciding which letter to get that’s the hard part. While there’s nothing new about initials, or personalized jewelry, (signet rings have been used to mark and ‘sign’ documents going back as far as ancient Egypt), a selection of jewelry designers reinventing traditional heirloom styles has ushered in a new era of initial pieces that aren’t just limited to rings. Feels a bit narcissistic? You don’t even have to wear your own initial — like the Duchess of Cambridge, who often wears a gold pendant that bears the initials of her three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, or the Duchess of Sussex, who wore a delicate necklace with the initial ‘A’ in tribute to her son Archie to Wimbledon in 2019. Whether the letter is for self-love or sentimental value, there are endless shapes, styles and even fonts to choose from. Go big and bold with Pacheree and Roberto Coin’s eye-catching architectural pendants, or stick to stacking with a

Roxanne Assoulin gold-plated and enamel initial stretch bracelet, $85, roxanneassoulin.com

single initial on each Nouvel Heritage bangle. Elsewhere, Roxanne Assoulin’s fun, stackable enamel bracelets have been on fashion editors’ wrists for years, and for good reason.