hey guys my name is Dominic Flux I'm a custom
jewelry designer that specializes engagement and today we are going to be doing the top trends
of 2023. I'm very excited because this is a year that we are actually starting to see a pivot in
designs and the pivot and Trends and we've been seeing for the last five years so this is going
to be fresh new designs that were coming into the market and I'm very excited to break them down
with you so the first one we have solitaires let's just get it out of the way a solitaire is
always a classic style it really never goes out of trend and this is a design that they really
recommend to anybody who wants something super classic also it's a style that ages well sometimes
I feel like people go a little bit too trendy and what ends up happening is you know in five to ten
years it's no longer relevant and you want a new one so in going with something hyper classic
you kind of avoid that from happening and not only that but what I would recommend just get a
trendy wedding band that's something that's going to cost a lot less and you can change it in and
out and it's going to be a lot easier if you do want a trend another fun thing is that there are
fun ways that you can actually deck it out so it doesn't look as simple we are still seeing a lot
of like hidden Halos a lot of like uh petal prongs these can all be decked out with diamonds this
will add a little bit more luxury to a design that's normally a little bit more simple and gen Z
love them we're actually transitioning out of halo engagement rings because of gen Z's for whatever
reason you guys just don't like them and because you don't like them they're really starting
to fade out the second one is maximalism so I'm very excited about this if you don't know
what maximalism is it's basically the opposite of minimalism minimalism has been in for you know
the last five to ten years and I am so happy it's out uh I find it really boring I love maximism
it's basically an abundance of everything from you know mixed patterns bold colors very kind of
like ornate objects so how does this actually you play Within jewelry one of the key traits of
maximalism is that it does not shy away from mixing different styles you can have you know
in the same room you can have vintage as you can have modern and that is where we're really
going to start to see the play in jewelry so we're going to start seeing bigger Bolder more
you know Sleek designs that have influences of Art Deco in comparison to Art Deco previously they
have a lot more kind of like milligrain and a lot of detail it was a little bit busier and these
are going to be very geometric very Sleek cuts and so that is where it's going to start pulling
that modern aesthetic mixed with the Vintage Art Deco it looks great we are actually also able to
hit these Styles because of the diamond industry today 10 20 years ago we didn't have access to
you know hexagon cuts and kite shapes and half moons and all of these crazy like fancy designs
but today we do and we can find them and we can Source them and so because of this we are able
to actually create these very cool designs done the third one is bezels so bezels are
a great option because they're very minimal um but still look imposing and they can actually
add Mass to your gemstone so if you have a stone that's maybe like let's say a little bit smaller
and adding a bezel it makes it appear larger and it can also hide any imperfections that may
be on the stone because we get requests you know for from clients who sometimes want to use
heirloom jewelry or they want to bring in their own gemstones and like let's say sometimes they're
a little bit imperfections along the rim well this is going to hide it so that's a very good option
if that is the case and it also allows you to set your stone really low So for anybody who you know
is very active um or who's a nurse for example a doctor who's always taking their gloves on and off
um this is not going to bother you as much as like the traditional setting where the stone is set
super high it's going to be set very low so it's a more kind of practical lifestyle ring and for this
style we're going to see a lot more angled shapes so we're going to see Asher Cuts we're going
to see um Emerald Cuts uh Princess Cuts these are all styles that really accentuate that bold
Elegance the fourth option is thicker bands so not everybody wants that like Ultra feminine aesthetic
they want something a little bit Bolder slightly a little bit more masculine you can actually go for
a simple band I think sometimes when people think simple band they say oh that's a little bit boring
but it doesn't actually need to be we can do it as crazy and as decked out all the way to very very
simple for example you know you can actually have elements of filigree you know we did this Art
Deco band that was slightly domed so these are very good examples of thick bands that are more
ornate and that even have Center stones but they are technically a band you can get as creative or
as simple as you want and the one recommendation I would say is if you do want a thicker band always
get a comfort fit because if you're somebody whose fingers do swell a lot this is going to be a lot
more comfortable than just like a straight rigid band on your finger number five last but not least
florals so it's really surprising to me because nobody ever talks about florals everybody always
talks about more like Sleek elegant designs but I get so many requests for florals that I feel like
it actually needs to be mentioned um we specialize in Custom Design so we don't always necessarily
do you know the most traditional Styles um but that is why you know we get a lot
of requests for florals Vine work you know leaves and little accent flowers on designs it's
very very predominant especially engagement so I don't want you guys to limit yourselves to Super
Ultra Classic you can't have accents of flowers and it really looks great so I added a last one
because I still think it's a little bit relevant but I really think that it's going to start to
fade out we do see a lot of cluster Rings still on the market by clusters what I mean is a lot
of the times they'll be gemstones spaced out or we can have clusters of stones that kind of fit
together they're not even necessarily always the same shape or the same size but um it's kind of
a conglomerate one good thing about having this style of ring is that because you're not having
one giant focal point like one larger Stone it's generally a lot less expensive to have multiple
smaller points so if you're looking for something that has still Mass but that isn't as expensive
as let's say like a one carat diamond this could be a good option to consider I'm not a fan fan
of it and the reason why is because you need to make sure that even if it is a cluster you need
to have symmetry because anything that doesn't have symmetry to the eye will become unpleasing
over time and really quickly like I feel like it's the same thing as the Twilight rings as soon
as you don't have symmetry it kind of feels off you get sick of it very quickly and you'll have
to you'll end up wanting a new ring do keep that in mind when you're purchasing there are ways of
creating a cluster brand that still has symmetry last but not least I wanted to add in a little
add-on section for you guys who are designing your custom engagement rings that there are some little
fun tips and tricks of things that you can do so the very first thing that's super cute and a lot
of couples love to do is they actually add their birthstones on the inside of the shank so let's
say you're May baby your birthstone is going to be Emerald so you can actually put a little Emerald
gemstone inside of the band um it has a little bit of meaning I think it's super cute and it's just
a fun thing to do I think we are faving getting out of the skinny aesthetic um maximalism back in
we're going to start to see thicker bands but if you do want a thin band I never recommend going
under 1.5 millimeters thick if you do want to go a little bit thinner build your band up this is
super important and it's super easy to do you know when we have clients who want thin bands the major
the biggest problem is that you know as soon as you grab something that band is going to warp when
it's going to warp the stones are going to pop out and you're basically going to lose your ring but
in creating depth it's going to solidify a design that would normally have been very thin and by eye
you're not going to be able to see it so that is a super fun point that you can do when making thin
bands and lastly the third point that I want to touch on is if you guys are doing eternity bands
never go more than three quarters sometimes I get requests for full eternities and that's never
a good idea because as soon as you want to try to resize your ring cutting into it resizing
it exactly the size with the diamonds there's always going to be a little bit off and it's just
it's a lot more work a lot more expensive and in reality Every Woman resizes their ring at least
one to twice in their lifetime so that being said make your life easy stop it at three quarters
and and it will be stop it at three quarters all right guys I'd love to know which one is your
favorites mine is obviously the maximism are deco style I'm very excited to see these come in I
want to get some big emerald rings coming in so send me an email if ever you guys are interested
in custom pieces the links are down below if you do want to see short form content you can always
check out our Instagram where we do like little short one minute long videos and uh my name
is Dominic Flux thanks for watching and bye
