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Play With Diamonds For Your Most Fun Jewelry Look Yet
By Jill Newman, Updated June 24, 2025
The fun jewelry movement is seeing tongue-in-cheek symbols and childhood games transformed into luxury diamond baubles.
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Welcome to a whimsical new fun jewelry movement where pieces are designed for an underlying sense of unexpectedness, humor and joy.
The beauty of luxury is that it doesn’t have any obligation to relevancy. Case in point: the new crop of diamond-bejeweled mushrooms, happy faces and other intentionally playful shapes and symbols. Get ready to have some serious fun. This trend’s imaginative spirit is easy to love.
Meet the Author
- Jill Newman is a jewelry authority, editor, and storyteller with over 25 years of experience, having reported from diamond mines in Africa, cutting workshops in India and Belgium, and ateliers around the world.
- She serves as Editor-at-Large for the Natural Diamond Council, with additional bylines in The New York Times, Town & Country, Elle Décor, and Robb Report.
Diamonds don’t have to be serious. In fact, some of the best new designs are playful, unexpected conversation pieces that will give you a reason to grin.
The fun jewelry movement is seeing tongue-in-cheek symbols and childhood games transformed into luxury baubles. These are pieces that can be layered with your classic diamond jewelry for a sense of individuality or worn as singular statement to show the world you have a great sense of humor.
Rachel Garrahan, British Vogue’s jewelry and watch director says, “these playful jewels put the joy back in life.” She adds, “They are for anyone who needs a smile brought to their face.” Who doesn’t want a reason to smile?
Do We Need Jeweled Diamond Mushrooms? Yes!
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New York-based Brent Neale’s mushroom pendants epitomizes the humorous jewelry spirit by showing precious materials and diamonds in fresh, whimsical and unexpected ways.
“The mushrooms are rooted in the belief that true luxury is unique, surprising and fun,” says Brent Neale Winston, who is making the Magic Mushroom pendants in a range of carved colorful stones, sizes and with sparkling natural diamonds.
“Our Magic Mushroom pendants resonate with our clients because of what they represent, which is the childlike belief that anything is possible and as adults we lose that a bit,” she explains. “The mushrooms were originally launched in our “Down the Rabbit Hole” collection, inspired by Alice in Wonderland and the playful magic of make-believe worlds.” Recently, the designer said, “We stopped making them because we were copied by so many people. There was nothing I could do, other than stop making them.” The mushrooms are still currently available made-to-order.
Fun Jewelry Is The Best Mood Booster
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Imaginative jewelry designers recognize the power of lighthearted designs to make people happy. From Ofira’s diamond ruby lips rings and Lorraine Schwartz’s 2B Happy pave diamond smiley face bracelets to Anita Ko’s diamond whistle, designers are delivering plenty of reasons to smile this season.
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“People want to find joy in their jewels now more than ever and these exuberant styles deliver,” says jewelry journalist and historian, Marion Fasel. She says it’s a theme for both women and men who want jewelry that is unique and want diamonds with “wit and whimsy.”
People want to find joy in their jewels now more than ever and these exuberant styles deliver.
Style Tips for Fun Jewelry from the Pros
Celebrity stylist Law Roach is a big fan of humorous jewelry for himself and his high-profile clients, and says it reveals a person’s true spirit. “Playful pieces like these are all about self-expression,” says Roach. His advice: “Find a piece that represents you and have fun with it. For a piece like Brent Neale’s Magic Mushroom pendant, wear it with a monochromatic look and let the jewelry tell the story.”
Jewelry editor and stylist Will Kahn says amusing diamond jewelry will become your instant style signifier: “These pieces are a great expression of both your personal style and your sense of humor! Wearing one signifies fun, levity and individuality.”
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Fun Jewelry Gifts to Make Everyone Smile
What to get the man or women who has everything? Surprise them with a diamond smiley face or mushroom. Now that’s unexpected. It’s for every age—from younger women who want to stand out in the crowd, to more sophisticated people who want to express a luxurious sense of wit.
They are guaranteed to never go out of style because everyone wants a reason to smile.
Shop Fun Jewelry
Marie Lichtenberg MAGIC 8 BALL GOLD, $31,420, marielichtenberg.com
Nadine Ghosn VEGGIE BURGER RING, $23,850, nadineghosn.com
Anita Ko PAVE WHISTLE PENDANT, $29,950, anitako.com
Brent Neale Large Magic Mushroom Pendant with Coral & Rainbow Moonstone and Diamonds, $9,950, brentneale.com
Nadine Ghosn PENCIL BRACELET, $25,380, nadineghosn.com
Sydney Evan GOLD & DIAMOND WTF SCRIPT BLOCK SIGNET RING, $4,840, sydneyevan.com
Nadine Ghosn SHUT-UP EARRING,$4,480, nadineghosn.com
Alison Lou MEDIUM SPIRAL NECKLACE, $1,255, alisonlou.com
Nadine Ghosn THE BLING BLOCK RING, $28,380, nadineghosn.com
Alison Lou ICE CREAM CONE STUD, $490, alisonlou.com
Nadine Ghosn CLIP EARRING RUBY & DIAMOND, $7,280, nadineghosn.com
Brent Neale Large Carved Stone Hopscotch Bracelet, Price Upon Request, brentneale.com
Vhernier SINGLE PALLONCINO EARCLIP, $5,700, shop.vhernier.com
Nadine Ghosn SPOON NUTELLA BRACELET, $38,650, nadineghosn.com
