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SOKOLOV presents a spring-summer collection

27 march 2023
SOKOLOV jewelry brand has presented a collection of jewelry in the new spring-summer 2023 trend book, which includes more than 85 gold and silver products with inserts of precious and semi-precious stones.
The new collection includes an ongoing trend for jewelry based on wildlife - earrings, rings, pendants with leopards made of white gold with sapphires, gold jewelry in the form of bees with citrines, diamonds, colored cubic zirconia and spinel. Silver brooches in the form of representatives of flora and fauna with various inserts are also presented.
Among the novelties are trendy brush earrings, dynamic chain earrings, fashionable earrings with removable details, laconic poussettes, cuff earrings, elegant necklaces with popular symbols, geometric-style jewelry.
The main focus of the collection is the color scheme. The key shades were: refreshing pink, blue and classic white.
The unique SOKOLOV - Dolce Vita collection also received an update. The predatory animalistic motifs modified by jewelers, which were already found in previous collections, are presented in the image of a white leopard. The unique print was obtained using a combination of sapphires in white and blue shades.
"In the new season, designers continue to search for fashionable variations in the style of animalism. The uniqueness of the new collection is not only in the choice of stylish jewelry, but also in the artistic combination of a spectacular gradient in shades of crystals, hand-painted colorful enamel and unique details that are so appreciated by buyers in branded jewelry. The energy of beauty is how we position our new collection. Today, femininity can be different, and being yourself is the most important fashion principle," commented Elena Rakutina, Product Director of SOKOLOV jewelry company.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished