Tired of the old-school hoops and baroque pearls overpopulating your Instagram feed? It’s high time to reconsider the simple shell necklace.This summer,designers are thinking outside the box and looking to the beach for inspiration, churning out treasures from the deep: seashell pendants edged in cord,white cowries dotted with slipknot.
A current favorite around the SCIONE office, the beach-born bibelots allow deskbound editors to hit a tropical note in spite of overzealous air-conditioning. “You feel like you’re always on a retreat,”says Associate Market Editor Jessica,who has been wearing a beige cord strung with shells—as a choker looped around her neck—as part of her 9-to-5 uniform.
Why not dive into most recent bohemian collection, replete with natural shell necklace capped in the same silky cord.
Here,shop 4 shell trinkets that prove the season’s feel-good vibes don’t have to end with Summer Fridays.