Among the glittering diamonds and shimmering pearls, a more ordinary material has been making its mark this season: resin.
Consider the turquoise resin drop earrings accented by amethyst and malachite stones from the Italian designers Grazia and Marica Vozza, at $2,015. Then there is a $1,390 Saint Laurent gray resin cuff with crystals that Net-a-Porter advised should be worn “alone, with a sleeveless gown.” And a long 18-karat gold necklace with resin beads and five diamond drops by Gigi Clozeau, at $2,075, which Matchesfashion.com showed with a Bottega Veneta cotton-blend halter-neck dress.
Even the art jewelry world has been taking notice as resin offers “possibilities that metal and stones do not,” Corinne Julius, the curator of the “Memories Are Made Of This” group show at the Sarah Myerscough Gallery in London, wrote in an email. The show, scheduled to end Jan. 27, includes a resin brooch with layers of colorful tissue paper squares at 795 pounds ($999), by the British jeweler Kathie Murphy.
