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MEN’S 18K WHITE GOLD WEDDING BAND WITH FANCY INTENSE
GREENISH-YELLOW DIAMOND;
COURTESY LEIBISH & CO.

BLACK CERAMIC BAND WITH MOKUME PATTERN TWO,
18K YELLOW, WHITE AND ROSE GOLD;
COURTESY ETIENNE PERRET

COOL, MAN

by Diana Jarrett GG RMV

T he history of men’s wedding bands doesn’t go back as innovative choices finding a new fan-base since they are low

far as the story of women’s bridal jewelry. Not until the maintenance. And cobalt chrome is ideal for tension mount
20th century did the practice of men’s wedding bands
even come into vogue. Men could choose a wedding band rings, notes Perret.
Richard Lewis at Leibish & Company finds men
that matched with the bride’s ring—or not. But while men enthusiastically embrace more options available now, and
have not historically enjoyed a wide variety of wedding rings, that includes using fancy color diamonds. “It’s surprising
their day has come. Today, men’s wedding bands are colorful, how the envelope has been pushed with what men are
imaginative and produced in a wider array of metals than the willing to wear,” he reports. “Celebrities like David
bride’s ring. Beckham for instance, have made it ‘cool’ for men to adorn
Designer Etienne Perret, celebrated for his innovative themselves with jewellery which was traditionally a woman’s
men’s wedding bands says, “The cool factor is very important domain. With more masculine tastes, men often plumb the
to men.” Their requirements are very different from that darker, cooler colors like a deep gray, black, brown, or a deep
of the female shopper. “Most men don’t care if their ring is green diamond. But we have also had a large number of
made of precious metals. They just want to wear it every day men who prefer very bright canary vivid yellow diamonds
and not worry about it breaking.” that match the stones their partners adore.”
Men’s wedding bands are not considered a status symbol Whether choosing alternative or traditional metals, or
like the bride’s wedding jewelry so they may opt for metals even matching bands, the men’s ring category offers more
that are high on style. Stainless steel and ceramic are personalized options than ever.3

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