The Ultimate Guide to Layering Necklaces
Layering Necklaces Continues to Be a Top Jewelry Trend for 2023
We love layering necklaces for lots of reasons with being able to express our personal style being at the top of our list. Another reason we love layering jewelry is it gives us a chance to wear and enjoy more pieces in our collections.
The layered jewelry look, also called the "neck stack," continues to soar in popularity, and it isn’t showing any signs of stopping. It's all about mixing and matching, having fun, being playful and even mixing metals and styles for a personalized look that is totally YOU.
So let’s jump into our ultimate guide to layering necklaces!
Layering Necklaces: Determine Your Personal Look
The marketplace is full of styles, sizes, and finishes for simple and dainty layering jewelry, so it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Start by thinking about what pieces you feel best when you wear or styles you’ve seen on others that you’re drawn to. Are you a fan of minimalist jewelry or mixed metal? Do you like a single finish like silver or gold? Think about friends, coworkers, or even actors or social media personalities that wear styles you’re drawn to.
Layering Necklaces: Learn from the Experts and Copy Them
We encourage you to emulate looks you see that you love! Every Tuesday night we have a Style Dots LIVE event on our Facebook page where we show off new looks put together by our Style Dots Designer. You can see those looks under the Live Looks Collection on our website. Once you’ve found some looks and styles you like, begin putting together a necklace stack that’s all your own with the following in mind:
1. Mix & Match Different Styles, Lengths, and Metals
We love jewelry because it's a creative process and fun to experiment with! It’s fun to try combining contrasting pieces and see how they look together. From classic pieces to modern geometric shapes, today’s trends include it all.
Experts will tell you that combining more simple and dainty necklaces with chunkier necklaces is a great way to give interest and variety to your neckline.
2. Use Different Lengths in Your Layers
The key to successfully layering necklaces is using different lengths. If they’re all the same length, you could end up with just a big mess! Having different chain lengths gives you a nice cascading effect and helps your individual pieces stand out. Here's a tip: If you have existing necklaces that are currently the same length, just add a chain extender or two and voila! You’ve got a longer chain with little cost.
3. Personalize Your Necklaces
Once you have a couple twisted or other simple chains, look at how you can add a customized piece to the mix. Slides and charms are super on-trend right now and are just the bit of personalization your look needs to stand on its own.
4. Don’t Forget Color!
Beginners will always tell you that it’s easiest to start layering using the same metal finish. But what about another pop or touch of color? Our favorite way is to use interchangeable jewelry bases and snap inserts as one of your necklace layers. Not only will these pieces draw the eye, but you can quickly snap out one color for another to coordinate with other colors in your wardrobe or style.
Learn how interchangeable jewelry works before you purchase so you make sure you buy everything you need to get started.
5. Start Simple
We’ve covered a lot of information, and it's easy to feel a little overwhelmed. Don’t feel like you’ve got to start out layering 4 or 5 necklaces! Start simple with two layering necklaces and add more as you become more comfortable.
6. Don’t Stress, Just have Fun!
If there’s any single point from this guide, it's to remember the whole purpose of wearing jewelry—to have fun and be YOU. Wear what you want and have fun! The most important thing is to choose jewelry that won’t just sit in a box or in a drawer, but that you'll wear and that will help you feel confident.
What’s Next…
You’ve learned from the experts, now it’s time to put everything into practice and start building your own layering necklaces. Start shopping and explore our high-quality, affordable layering necklaces in a variety of styles, lengths and finishes.