stone bangles styles

Alternatively, if you want to surprise her with a silver bangle, there are some beautiful bracelets around with dangling pendants or textured patterns that would leave any woman speechless.

stone bangles fashion

f you're looking to give someone a fashionable and thoughtful gift, a silver bangle adorned with a birth stone is an elegant gift. July's birth stone is the ruby, which symbolises devotion, integrity, courage and happiness. It's said to encourage confidence, strength and vitality and help increase positive though patterns. For August birthdays, the birth stone is the Peridot. It represents love, truth, faithfulness and loyalty. The Peridot is said to bring fame, dignity, protection and enhance prosperity. The birth stone for September is Sapphire, which represents truth, sincerity and constancy and is said to banish evil thoughts.

stone bangles designs

Silver bangles are an easy way to update last year's trend of earth toned bangles which countless celebrities stacked on their wrists.

The most elegant bangles are slim, silver bracelets. For added sparkle you could opt for a bangle with a single stone - enough to catch people's attention but subtle enough that numerous stones can be layered together without clashing or looking overdone.

stone bangles types

Stacking bangles are a seriously popular piece of jewellery this season. They've been spotted on the wrists of every notable fashion icon, from the diamond bangles delicately stacked on Iman's wrist as she won the Fashion Icon Award at the 2010 CFDA Awards, to Sarah Jessica Parker at the Oscars.

The trend is subtly taking over Hollywood: Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Richie and Penelope Cruz are all famous fans.

Whilst plastic and wood are popular materials for stacking bangles, it's metallic bangles that look the most elegant and feminine, and the only style you can wear out in the evenings too.