Simple styling • The finishing touches

When Your Outfit Needs Something: 3 Easy Finishing Touches

You’re dressed. Your clothes fit. But the mirror says, “It’s fine… it just needs something.”

I’ve had that moment, too. Before you head back into the closet, try one small change at your ears, neckline, or wrist.

A little polish, a bit of color, or a bracelet may be the finishing touch you’re looking for.

Three Finishing Touches featuring James earrings, Fallon stretch bracelets, and the colorful Gertie beaded necklace.

Give the outfit you’re wearing a chance.

You may already have exactly what you need hanging in your closet. Sometimes a familiar blouse or favorite tee simply needs a different piece of jewelry to feel more pulled together.

That’s one of the reasons I love helping women style jewelry. A small change can bring a little more of you into an everyday outfit.

Here are three places to start, with James, Gertie, and Fallon as examples.

Woman wearing silver James earrings with layered blue and silver necklaces and a white top. — Silver James earrings add a polished shape near the face.

At your ears: add a little polish.

Sometimes a smooth, sculptural earring is enough to make a simple top feel finished.

The James Earrings catch the light with their polished, ridged shape. Try them with a favorite tee, a blouse, or a simple dress.

James comes in silver and gold, so you can start with the finish you naturally reach for.

See the James Earrings

James earrings shown in polished silver and gold finishes with a sculptural three-ridge design. — Choose your favorite finish: silver or gold.

At your neckline: bring in color and texture.

A simple top gives a colorful necklace room to show. White, cream, denim, or black can all be easy starting points.

Gertie brings together smaller multicolored beads in pink, turquoise, green, cream, red, amber, and darker tones. There’s plenty of personality in one necklace.

The photo shows it with a white top and another delicate necklace. Start with Gertie by itself if you’d like to keep getting dressed simple.

Take a Closer Look at Gertie

Gertie multicolor beaded necklace featuring red, pink, cream, turquoise, green, amber, and black stone-look beads. — Gertie’s mix of colors gives you several ways to build an outfit.

Woman wearing the Gertie multicolor beaded necklace layered with a delicate gold pendant necklace and white lace top. — Colorful beads make a fresh finishing touch against white.

Woman wearing brown and white Fallon stretch bracelets with polished gold and silver accent beads. — Fallon adds color and shine at the wrist.

At your wrist: try a bracelet.

We tend to think of earrings and necklaces first, but your wrist is another place to add a finishing touch.

A stretch bracelet like Fallon can bring color and shine to an outfit, especially with three-quarter sleeves or a rolled cuff.

Wear a bracelet on its own for a simpler look, or try it alongside a piece you already own. Let the combination feel comfortable and easy to wear.

See the Fallon Bracelets

Fallon Stretch Bracelet Set featuring white, light blue, and warm brown beads with silver and gold accents. — Ivory, light blue, and warm brown offer different directions for your wrist styling.

Before you change clothes

The 10-second mirror check.

Look at three places, then choose one small thing to try.

Ears

Would a polished shape or a little shine near your face finish the look?

Try: your favorite earrings, or a sculptural pair like James.

Neckline

Would your simple top benefit from a bit of color or texture?

Try: a colorful necklace like Gertie.

Wrist

Does the outfit feel right up top, but your wrist could use a finishing touch?

Try: a bracelet like Fallon.

Which finishing touch catches your eye?

Choose the piece you’d like to explore.

A little polish

James adds a smooth, sculptural shape at your ears.

I’m an Earring Girl

A little color

Gertie brings a mix of color and texture to your neckline.

Give Me Some Color

A little wrist interest

Fallon gives you an easy place to start with a bracelet.

All About the Wrist

From “it’s fine” to “yes, that’s better.”

The next time an outfit feels a little unfinished, give yourself a moment to try an earring, change the necklace, or slip on a bracelet.

Use something you already love, or experiment with a piece that catches your eye. One small change may be all you want.

Want a little help? Send me a picture of the outfit you’re trying to finish. I’ll help you think through earrings, necklaces, or bracelets that could work with it.

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Life is complicated enough. Your jewelry doesn’t have to be.

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