TACKY STYLE
AN elegance coach has shared the popular jewelry pieces that can actually make you look more tacky than elegant.
Antonia Higham shares styling tips for those who desire to appear more classy and put-together.
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Often sharing what to wear and what not to wear, she focused on the jewelry you may want to eliminate from your collection.
In a new TikTok video, she wrote: “5 accessories elegant ladies NEVER WEAR.”
First, Antonia started off with the broad category of “tacky" costume jewelry.
She showed examples including rhinestone necklaces and earrings. She also pointed out that elaborate designs with hearts or dollar signs, for example, should be avoided.
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For her next tip, she said to avoid wearing “juvenile" charms.
This included the wildly popular Pandora bracelets. Antonia specifically chose a style that had Disney charms on it.
She also showed a reference photo of Nicki Minaj wearing a chunky necklace with a large charm that wrote out “Barbie” in crystals.
Then next tacky item was “cheap looking chokers.”
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Antonia showed a photo of a fabric string choker reminiscent of goth style. The string typically gets wrapped around the neck multiple times and tied.
She also showed a rhinestone choker that gave Y2K Paris Hilton vibes.
Then Antonia moved onto jewelry that was actually high-end and expensive. Her suggestion was to avoid styling bling too excessively.
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For example, she recommends not stacking multiple Cartier bracelets or bangles and watches on top of each other.
For her last tip, she suggested that elegant woman don’t wear "huge" hoop earrings.
She showed styles that reached the model’s shoulders and another chunky pair with a name added into the center of them.
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“I’d probably still wear large/medium hoops for my culture but I agree with them all though,” one woman commented.
Another agreed: “But I love my hoops! The bigger the hoops the bigger the heart!”
Antonia responded, writing: “Then wear what makes you happy,” with heart emojis.
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Many people also said they love their Pandora bracelets and high-end jewelry.
Antonia again suggested to wear them in moderation, writing: “The more simple and sophisticated, the better.”