Zooey Deschanel does not follow trends. The 44-year-old indie queen has stuck with her quirky style since she first became famous more than two decades ago: the blunt bangs, the mod mini dresses, the opaque tights.So, when it came to choosing an engagement ring for her upcoming nuptials to “Property Brothers” star Jonathan Scott, the actress went for something retro, bold and stubbornly iconoclastic.Her Van Cleef & Arpels specimen — dubbed the Folie des Prés, or “madness up close” — features a colorful mix of purple and pink sapphires and white diamonds, clustered to resemble a trio of flowers.“It doesn’t actually look like an engagement ring,” says Sam Broekema, editor-in-chief of Only Natural Diamonds, the magazine of the Natural Diamond Council. “It just looks like a beautiful piece of jewelry.”“But it has a vintage flavor, which makes sense for Zooey Deschanel’s style,” he adds. “It makes sense that she would have a ring that doesn’t look like it’s from this time period.”The “New Girl” alum’s stunner may go harder than the average engagement ring.
But in some respects, a ring that looks out of time is — ironically — au courant.“I’ve been seeing a lot of retro, antique-looking rings right now,” says London Jewelers Vice President Scott Udell. “Shapes that were trending in the past are now back: pear-shaped, marquise or ovals with a yellow-gold band,” he adds.Yet brides are often putting their own, updated twists on these old-timey styles.
They may opt for a pear-shaped stone but pair it with a more-modern thin band — a la Demi Lovato’s nostalgic sparkler from hip Soho boutique Material Good.
Or they may take an old ring and reset or recut it to better suit their style.“We’re seeing a lot of people that might have.
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