How to Style Summer Jewellery | The Euro Summer Edit – Lanamara

There's a particular kind of longing that arrives in the depth of winter — for warm skin, bare arms, long light that doesn't end at five. I can't hurry the season along. But I can dress for the one I'm dreaming of, and lately I've been doing exactly that: pulling together the looks I'll live in when the warmth returns.

If you've ever wondered how to style summer jewellery, here's the short answer — when the clothes get simpler, the jewellery does the talking. Strip back to a slip dress or a sundress and your pieces stop being an afterthought; they become the whole story. So I styled three ways to wear our Euro Summer Edit — the Capri, the Riviera and the Sicily — each one a complete look, from the earrings down to the nail colour. Here's how I'd wear them, and why each one works.

— Marika xx

Why Summer Is the Season Your Jewellery Does the Talking

Summer jewellery matters more than winter jewellery, and the reason is simple: there's less fabric to hide behind. With exposed necklines and bare wrists, a single piece becomes the focal point of the whole outfit — so the pieces you choose carry real weight.

The mood for 2026 makes this easier, not harder. The fashion set has moved firmly toward fewer, better, more intentional pieces — I don't personally always adhere to this but for travel it makes sense, choosing one or two pieces that anchor a look. You want your jewellery to feel collected, personal and worn with intention.

What's beautiful is how the season's actual trends line up with how we already design. The fashion editors at WhoWhatWear note that beaded necklaces, refined tassels and stacked bangles are the pieces chic dressers are reaching for. Net-a-Porter points to supersized beads and a return to ocean-blue gemstones, while La Maison Couture's summer edit celebrates sculptural gold and gemstone colour above ultra-delicate styling. Warm gold against sun-kissed skin, a flash of blue, a little movement that catches the light — that's the language of a Lanamara summer.

Below, three looks that speak it fluently.

The Capri Edit

The Capri is my evening look — the one for a long dinner that slips into the blue hour, a glass of something cold, a warm breeze off the water. It leads with a sea-blue silk slip dress, and lets gold and a bold red nail do the rest.

The pieces

I built this look around four pieces from the edit:

Shell Drop Earrings ($119) — a lapis-blue stone above a gold shell cradling a pearl. They nod to the season's grown-up shell and coastal motifs, but with a polish that feels more Positano than puka-shell.
Étoile Cuff ($199) — sculptural, star-studded gold that frames a bare wrist beautifully. One of our customers, Marina, bought hers and came straight back for a second bangle to wear alongside it — that's the cuff's quiet pull.
Sicily Beads ($259) — a hand-strung rainbow of semi-precious stones. Beaded necklaces have been reborn this year as elegant rather than crafty, and this is the piece that proves it.
Heart Stopper Ring ($169) — a stone-set gold heart that finishes the hand without shouting.

How I'd wear it

Start with the dress — the silk Amelie slip dress by Sir. in that painterly blue, with its scarlet bloom. Its neckline is the whole reason the look works: a fine strap and a bare décolletage give the Shell Drops room to swing and the beads a clean line to sit against.

Then the gold. The Zimmermann Radiate clutch, shaped like a fanned shell, and gold Billini Farasha sandals scattered with stones pick up the warmth of the cuff and ring, so everything feels gathered from one family.

The finishing touch is the smallest one: a coat of Manucurist's Poppy Red on the nails, drawn straight from the flower on the dress. It's the detail that makes the whole thing look considered rather than thrown together — proof that styling summer jewellery is as much about restraint as it is about shine.

The Riviera Edit: Garden-to-Sea, in Daylight

If Capri is for the evening, Riviera is for the slow, golden middle of the day — a long lunch under a vine, sand still on your feet from the morning. It's softer, sun-bleached, a little undone. Green and gold, with raffia warming it all up.

The pieces

Three pieces carry this one, and they're meant to feel relaxed:

Hammered Emerald Bangle ($139) — green stones set in hand-hammered gold. The texture is the point: organic, slightly imperfect, the opposite of mass-produced.
Paisley Tassel Pendant ($219) — a long gold chain finishing in a fluid tassel. Tassels have come back refined and sculptural rather than overtly boho, and the length draws a lovely vertical line down a sundress.
Shell Drop Earrings ($119) — the same shell-and-pearl drops from the Capri look, here in their green-stone colourway, because the best pieces earn their place in more than one outfit.

How I'd wear it

The anchor is the ALÉMAIS Dixie summer dress — a smocked, square-necked sundress in lemony greens and vintage florals. That square neckline is made for the long tassel pendant: it sits in the open space and leads the eye downward without competing with the print.

For the rest, I keep it earthy and easy. A Billini Quartilla raffia slide and a little Helen Kaminski Raya raffia basket in natural and chartreuse bring in warmth and texture, so the gold reads as sun-warmed rather than dressy. The emerald bangle echoes the green stone in the earrings; the green in both picks up the dress. Nothing matches exactly — it harmonises, which is always more interesting.

This is the gentlest of the three looks, and the one I'd reach for when I want to feel put-together without trying.

The Sicily Edit: Print-on-Print, Quietly Bold

Sicily is the look for someone who isn't afraid of a print — or two. A silk shirt-and-trouser set, a slip of blue silk beneath, and gold pieces with enough presence to hold their own against the pattern. It's the most fashion-forward of the three, and my personal favourite.

The pieces

Four pieces, each chosen to cut through a busy print:

Étoile Hoops ($149) — sculptural gold hoops, the season's polished, slightly-bold statement earring. Hoops are the easiest way to look finished with almost no effort.
Hammered Aqua Bangle ($139) — golden gold with five azure stones, riding the return of ocean-blue gems. Our customer Di calls hers the hero amongst a stack of plainer bangles — and she's right, it does exactly that.
Sicily Beads ($259) — back again, because the colourful beads sit perfectly at the open collar of a silk shirt.
Eclectic Lapis Pendant ($229) — a deep-blue lapis cabochon framed in gold, on a layerable chain with a small shell charm. Worn long, it draws the eye down past the beads for two tiers of interest.

How I'd wear it

The set is the ALÉMAIS Nanci silk shirt and trousers — green, blue and plum florals, print top to toe. Underneath, a Flannel Essential silk cami in steel gives a calm blue ground for the beads and lapis to rest against, so the necklaces never disappear into the pattern. On the feet, a strappy gold Charles & Keith heel keeps it elevated.

The trick with print-on-print is to let your jewellery be solid and golden — clean shapes that anchor all that movement. The hoops and beads do the front-of-house work; the lapis and the aqua bangle add the blue thread that ties back to the cami. It looks bold, but it's actually very considered.

How Do You Layer Summer Jewellery Without Overdoing It?

The simplest rule for layering summer jewellery: choose two or three pieces, vary the lengths, and let one piece lead while the others support. More than that and the eye has nowhere to rest.

For necklaces, stagger the lengths so they don't tangle or compete — a shorter beaded strand with a longer pendant, the way the Sicily Beads sit above the Eclectic Lapis. For wrists, remember that a single bangle is lovely but two reads as styled; pair a stone bangle with a plainer one and let the gemstone be the hero. That's exactly what Di does with her Aquamarine bangle, and what Marina discovered when she added a second bangle to her Étoile cuff.

The other half of layering is knowing when to stop. If your earrings are doing a lot — sculptural hoops, a long drop — keep the rings quiet. Balance is the whole game.

What Jewellery Goes With a Slip Dress or a Printed Sundress?

It depends on one thing: how much the dress is already doing. With a bold print or a busy floral, keep the jewellery solid and golden — clean shapes that anchor the look rather than add to the noise. With a minimal or plain dress, this is where you bring the colour and texture: beads, gemstones, something with movement.

A slip dress is the easiest canvas there is. Its bare neckline makes it the ideal base for layering — the Capri look leans on exactly this, letting the Shell Drops and Sicily Beads fill the open space above a fine-strap silk dress. A printed sundress like the Riviera's wants the opposite: one considered piece, like a long tassel pendant, drawn down the centre.

When in doubt, match your jewellery to the gap in the outfit, not to the outfit itself. Find the empty space — the bare wrist, the open collar — and fill it with one thing you love.

Summer Jewellery, Answered

How many pieces of jewellery should you wear in summer? Two or three is the sweet spot. With lighter clothing, each piece is more visible, so a small, intentional selection looks more refined than a full stack. Pick a focal point — earrings, a necklace, or a bangle — and build gently around it.

What are the summer 2026 jewellery trends? The season favours beaded necklaces (now considered elegant rather than crafty), refined sculptural tassels, stacked bangles, statement gold hoops and a return to ocean-blue gemstones. Each piece in our Euro Summer Edit speaks to one of these — the Sicily Beads, the Paisley Tassel, the hammered bangles, the Étoile Hoops and the blue-stone Aqua bangle and Eclectic Lapis.

What's the difference between the Capri, Riviera and Sicily edits? Capri is an evening look — a blue silk slip dress with gold and a bold red. Riviera is daytime and relaxed — a floral sundress with raffia and softer gold. Sicily is print-on-print and elevated — a silk set with sculptural gold and blue gemstones. Same nine-piece edit, three different moods.

The Pieces Are Made to Be Mixed

Three looks, one small edit — and that's rather the point. The pieces I've styled here aren't single-outfit pieces; the Shell Drops appear in two looks, the Sicily Beads in two more, because jewellery worth keeping is jewellery that layers with your life. Choose intentionally, vary your lengths, let one piece lead, and match your jewellery to the bare space in the outfit. Have fun and wear what makes you feel joyful and confident.

Build your own version of the Capri, the Riviera or the Sicily — or something entirely your own.

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With love, Marika x