New York Fashion Week 2026: The Jewellery Trends Set to Define 2027
New York Fashion Week returned in September 2026, bringing together established American fashion houses, international names and a new generation of designers for the Spring/Summer 2027 collections.
The official schedule ran from 10–15 September, with additional shows taking place around the main calendar as fashion took over New York for the week. The CFDA's official NYFW schedule
While the clothing naturally attracted much of the attention, jewellery was difficult to ignore.
From diamond chokers and oversized earrings to brooches, waist adornments and experimental body jewellery, accessories increasingly became part of the main look rather than simply its finishing touch.
For 2027, jewellery appears to be moving towards something more expressive: pieces designed to be noticed, personalised and worn in ways that feel individual.
Here are some of the biggest jewellery ideas to emerge from New York Fashion Week 2026.
Diamonds Take Centre Stage
One of the clearest indications of jewellery's growing role in fashion came from Sergio Hudson.
For his Spring 2027 show at New York's Rainbow Room, Hudson introduced fine jewellery as a new category for the Sergio Hudson brand, unveiling a diamond collection created in partnership with Aneri Jewels. The collection features natural diamond necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings, with stones in warm champagne, honey and whiskey tones.
Lily Arkwright's Myla Lab diamond 18k Yellow Gold Necklace
Jewellery was incorporated directly into the runway styling too. Hudson's final evening look was paired with a dramatic diamond choker, making the jewellery part of the overall silhouette rather than an afterthought.
Diamonds also appeared beyond the traditional fashion houses.
Milamore presented pieces drawing on the Japanese art of kintsugi, while Juju Vera explored high jewellery inspired by fishing nets, including an ear cuff, anklet and necklace finished with prominent diamond drops. Vogue's coverage of Milamore and Juju Vera at NYFW
It reflects an interesting shift in how diamond jewellery is being styled. Diamonds are no longer limited to engagement rings or formal occasions; they are increasingly being incorporated into fashion in more relaxed and unexpected ways.
A pair of earrings, solitaire pendant or tennis bracelet can become part of everyday styling rather than something reserved for an event. Lily Arkwright's lab diamond jewellery collection includes earrings, pendants, necklaces and bracelets designed around exactly this versatility.
The same crossover is visible within lab grown diamond engagement rings, where traditional diamond shapes are increasingly combined with contemporary settings and more individual design details.
Statement Jewellery Is Getting Bigger
Minimal jewellery certainly isn't disappearing, but Spring/Summer 2027 offered plenty of evidence that statement pieces are gaining ground.
Lily Arkwright Diana Blue Sapphire and Lab Diamond Engagement Ring in Yellow Gold
Across New York, bold earrings, sculptural accessories and highly visible jewellery details appeared alongside the collections.
At Area, the boundary between clothing and jewellery became particularly blurred. Fringed looks were constructed using strands of pearls, beads and shells, turning embellishment into part of the garment itself rather than something simply added afterwards.
The wider idea is not necessarily about wearing as much jewellery as possible.
Instead, one distinctive piece can establish the character of an entire outfit.
A statement necklace against a simple dress, oversized earrings with tailoring or a prominent bracelet worn with an otherwise understated outfit can create considerably more impact than several smaller pieces competing for attention.
This makes statement jewellery surprisingly versatile. The simpler the clothing, the more room there is for the jewellery itself to become the focus.
The Brooch Revival Continues
One of the most interesting accessory revivals around New York Fashion Week was also one of the most traditional: the brooch.
Pins and brooches appeared with tailoring while street style continued to demonstrate how decorative accessories can make familiar pieces feel more personal.
What makes the revival interesting is the way brooches are being worn.
Rather than being treated solely as formal jewellery, they can sit on denim, jackets, shirts and knitwear. Moving an older accessory into a more relaxed context immediately makes it feel different.
It reflects a much wider direction in jewellery styling: fewer rules about what belongs with what.
The same thinking can be applied to fine jewellery. Diamond earrings do not require eveningwear, just as a tennis bracelet does not need to be saved for an occasion.
Mixing traditionally luxurious jewellery with everyday clothing can often make the piece feel more modern rather than less special.
Lily Arkwright's Monaco Lab Diamond Tennis Bracelet in White Gold
Jewellery Is Moving Beyond the Neck, Wrist and Ears
Some of New York Fashion Week's most interesting accessories appeared in less conventional places.
Waist adornments emerged as a wider trend across the Spring/Summer 2027 collections, continuing fashion's interest in decorative belts, charms, chains and accessories worn around the body.
At Aisling Camps, models even walked the runway in jelly flip-flops styled with stacks of toe rings.
Juju Vera, meanwhile, brought fine jewellery into the same conversation through a fishing-net-inspired diamond anklet and ear cuff.
That does not necessarily mean diamond anklets and stacks of toe rings will become everyday essentials in 2027.
What it does suggest is a loosening of traditional jewellery rules.
That can be translated into much more wearable styling through layered necklaces, stacked bracelets and combinations of pieces that may previously have been worn individually.
The classic tennis bracelet is a good example. Worn alone, it remains one of fine jewellery's most recognisable designs. Combined with slimmer bracelets or a watch, however, the same piece takes on a more relaxed and contemporary character.
The Lily Arkwright bracelet collection includes classic lab diamond tennis bracelets alongside more contemporary bracelet designs, making this kind of layering easy to adapt without abandoning timeless styles.
Colour Is Becoming Harder to Ignore
The appetite for more expressive jewellery also creates room for colour.
Rather than treating diamonds and coloured stones as entirely separate styles, contemporary jewellery increasingly combines classic shapes and precious metals with stones that introduce a more distinctive focal point.
It is particularly relevant as jewellery becomes more closely connected with personal styling.
A blue, pink or yellow centre stone can completely alter the character of a familiar ring silhouette without requiring an especially unconventional setting.
For someone accustomed to colourless diamonds, that makes coloured stones one of the simplest ways to create something more individual.
Lily Arkwright's coloured lab grown diamond engagement rings reflect that approach, with pink, blue, yellow and other fancy-coloured lab diamonds available across solitaire, halo and other settings.
Beyond diamonds, gemstone jewellery offers another way to introduce stronger colour while retaining the structure and finish of fine jewellery.
Rather than one particular colour emerging as the shade for 2027, the more useful trend may simply be a willingness to move beyond neutral jewellery.
Fine Jewellery Is Looking Beyond Micro-Trends
Perhaps one of the more interesting ideas to emerge from the week was not about a particular stone, metal or jewellery style.
It was longevity.
When Sergio Hudson introduced his jewellery collection, he described the intention behind the pieces as creating something capable of standing the test of time in the same way he wants his fashion to.
That makes an interesting contrast with the speed at which fashion trends now move.
Jewellery can participate in a trend without becoming disposable.
A diamond tennis bracelet might be styled differently in 2027 than it was ten years earlier, but the underlying piece does not suddenly become irrelevant. The same applies to diamond studs, solitaire pendants and many classic engagement ring designs.
The styling changes around them.
That idea of a modern heirloom — something contemporary enough to reflect the person wearing it while remaining versatile enough to survive changing trends — feels particularly relevant to fine jewellery.
What NYFW 2026 Tells Us About Jewellery in 2027
If one idea connects many of New York Fashion Week's most interesting jewellery moments, it is individuality.
The new statement piece does not necessarily mean covering yourself in jewellery.
It could be one sculptural necklace against a simple dress, a ten