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Amanda’s Style File: 15 Fabulous Shoulder Dusters
This season, earrings are going to great lengths to get noticed.
This season, earrings are going to great lengths to get noticed; shoulder-dusting lengths to be precise. Long, linear earrings have been popping up all over the red carpet and filling runways for the past few seasons.
But not every woman thinks she can wear these super-long beauties. For those customers, go a little shorter but keep this style handy.
As with all jewelry trends, shoulder dusters can be adapted to suit the needs of customers. Remember, however, that fashionable jewelry helps bring in different clientele and will freshen up showcases, ads and social media feeds.
In this edition of Amanda’s Style File, we bring you 15 shoulder duster earrings to explore.
Ark Fine Jewelry bead chain shoulder duster earrings in 18-karat yellow gold with emeralds ($1,785)
Charles & Colvard Forever One round colorless moissanite drop earrings in 14-karat white gold ($379)
Colette 18-karat white gold, pearl and diamond moon dusters ($3,876)
Brent Neale heart and wildflower drop earrings in 18-karat yellow gold with white agate, coral, diamond, amethyst, citrine, pink tourmaline, blue topaz and peridot ($3,450)
Color Merchants 14-karat white gold earrings with diamonds ($2,239)
Sorellina diamond pave bar earrings in 18-karat yellow gold with white diamonds, spinel, imperial topaz and multicolored sapphires ($3,250)
K. Mita Moon River climber earrings in 18-karat yellow and white gold with sapphire briolettes and diamonds ($2,290)
Ileana Makri Grass dangling drop earrings in 18-karat yellow gold with emeralds ($6,965)
Established half-moon chain earrings in 18-karat yellow gold and white diamonds ($12,000)
Coomi 20-karat gold Bali earrings with carved blue lace agate, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds ($19,500)
Eva Fehren off-set drop earrings in 18-karat blackened white gold with portrait-cut white diamonds (price available upon request)
Lalaounis 22-karat yellow gold Helen of Troy collection earrings ($9,980)
Sylva & Cie Brazilian and Zambian emerald drop earrings in 18-karat yellow gold ($19,625)
Todd Reed long dangle earrings with white brilliant-cut diamonds and raw diamond cubes in 18-karat yellow gold ($21,675)
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