Who What Wear UK names brooches among five autumn jewellery trends

Who What Wear UK lists five jewellery trends for autumn 2026

Who What Wear UK has named brooches, a single statement stack, bulky bombé shapes, floral drop earrings and beaded necklaces as the five biggest jewellery trends of autumn 2026, in "Hold the Dainty Necklaces: According to the Runways, This Is the Chicest Way to Wear Bling This Autumn" (external source).

The feature, published on 15 August, said this season's jewellery trends are far from restrained. It quoted the jewellery founder Laura Vann as saying there is "real appetite for glamour again".

Brooches and the single stack

The feature put brooches first. It said these are not the worn floral brooches of an old family jewellery box, and that brooches no longer have to stay on a lapel: Dior used them to make twisted drapery across millinery, and others wear them on jumpers and dresses.

On stacking, it advised making one strong statement, with sculptural lines or grounding geometry, rather than wearing everything at once. Vann described her new collection as combining old-world glamour with mixed metals and cleaner shapes.

Bigger earrings and beads

Stud earrings are getting bigger, the feature said, with cushioned styles that cover almost the whole ear. It described floral chandelier earrings as lengthening the lobe and dusting the face, in a season when sculptural and jumbo-gemmed earrings are taking centre stage.

Beaded necklaces, long linked with holidays, are moving into autumn in extra-large, neck-engulfing forms, it said. It pointed to Chanel and Dior among the designers using beads.