{"id":43773,"date":"2019-10-14T23:55:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T03:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=43773"},"modified":"2019-10-14T23:55:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T03:55:47","slug":"jewels-of-the-month-part-3-gothic-chic-skulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/jewels-of-the-month-part-3-gothic-chic-skulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewels of the Month, Part 3: “Gothic Chic” Skulls"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month, I’ve highlighted jewelry that connects to current events<\/a>, as well as jewelry designed around perennial themes<\/a>. My final Jewel of the Month post gives you both qualities. Of course, skulls are always right for the month of Halloween, but the bonus is that the Wall Street Journal has declared this to be a season of “gothic chic.”<\/p>\n

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From the WSJ. I don’t get why such a young woman is in the matriarch’s role in those photo, and I definitely don’t understand her smile!<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n

Therefore, there’s no time like the present to take another look at my mind-blowing 18K gold and black-diamond Carpe Diem skull mini-collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The skull-shaped diamond is 3 carats. Available on 1stdibs.com. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n

What makes this grouping of a medallion necklace and two earring styles so special is that each skull is cut from a single black diamond. People who see these designs can hardly comprehend what they’re looking at. They’ll ask, “Are the skulls onyx?” And I’ll say, “No, diamonds.” And then I see them wondering how that’s possible.<\/p>\n