Whether you shop together or leave it in the hands of a soon-to-be spouse, an engagement ring should last a lifetime. We spoke with Susie Saltzman to find out which ring styles are forecasted to be the biggest in 2023. Scroll on for the top 3 engagement ring trends you’ll be dying to get your hands on or get on your finger.
Meet the expert
Susie Saltzman is the owner and designer of the namesake brand. She offers an alternative to a traditional fine jewelry purchase. The modern approach to timeless design embodies the brand mission – make beautiful keepsakes that celebrate unique and personal milestones. Each design is effortless, easy to wear and offers something unexpected while still feeling as though it could have spanned generations past and those to come.
Susie Saltzman worked in Product Development at Tiffany & Co. for many years and holds her Graduate Diamonds Certificate from the esteemed Gemological Institute of America, along with a number of other jewelry design and gemstone grading credentials.
1. Multi Stone Rings
Moi e Toi Rings (Two Stone Rings) have been showing up more and more on celebrities -Take Emily Ratajkowski & Megan Fox, as just two examples.
You will see lots of designers replicating this style in a mix of colored stones and a number of different combinations of fancy-shaped diamonds (oval, pear, emerald). They can be really unique and appealing to the person who wants their ring to be like none other.
The Moi e Toi Design also allows you to effortlessly infuse a family heirloom diamond. And because the two stones are intentionally mismatched in shape, you can also get away with a different quality between the stones. For example, you can use a colored stone and a diamond, or you can use two diamonds that aren’t a perfect match in terms of color – one can be warmer in color (more yellow) than the other, and it doesn’t take away from the design or beauty of the ring.
Unlike the traditional three-stone ring, where you want all three diamonds to match in terms of color, clarity, and overall quality.
Whether it’s a two-stone, three-stone, or five-stone ring, I think you will find more people interested in “multi-stone rings” than in previous years. The pendulum always swings so far in one direction that it needs to swing back in the other. And solitaire has been the “it” ring for so many years now that I think people are craving something more unusual, more special, more unexpected.
The multi-stone ring really helps couples express their own personality and story in their ring. What better way to do that, than custom design through custom design?
2. Antique Diamonds
I think one of the greatest benefits of choosing to custom design your ring is that you can really make your ring your own…special, unique, like none other.
For this reason, antique and vintage cut diamonds are so popular you can hardly get your hands on them (Don’t worry! We have the best connections in the industry and have you covered – wink wink!).
Old Mines, Old Euros, Antique Cushions, each have their own unique attributes and also can vary tremendously from one diamond to another.
This is part of what makes hand-selecting your vintage cut diamond so personal. I think this encapsulates the draw of antique cut diamonds – their personality, their charm.
And! It helps that they are recycled…meaning they are a sustainable choice. They are often repurposed from vintage jewelry, and the decision to purchase one can feel good for that reason. You’re not mining and impacting our planet.
Vintage diamonds are a sustainable choice… which leads me to my third trend of 2023.
3. Lab Grown Diamonds
The pandemic has impacted the cost of nearly every traded commodity and natural resource, diamonds included. This is one of the reasons that Lab Grown Diamonds are spiking in popularity.
Natural diamonds prices are at an all time high, making Lab Growns an appealing alternative. A Lab Grown Diamond is a real diamond, and in my opinion it’s the best alternative to a natural diamond – because it is a diamond. It has the same chemical make up, the same optical properties, the same hardness, the same sparkle and brilliance… but it’s a fraction the cost of a natural diamond.
What I love about a Lab Grown Diamond is that is empowers the consumer. YOU get to choose …what you value, what you want and why.
And to me, that is the primary goal when you set out to custom design your engagement ring or invest in any type of purchase that is intended to be a sentimental, emotional keepsake meant to last a lifetime (many lifetimes, actually).
