Octavia Elizabeth Fine Jewelry

Octavia Elizabeth Fine Jewelry

Octavia Elizabeth is the Los Angeles fine jewelry line of bench jeweler Octavia Zamagias, who launched it in 2017 and still keeps production start to finish in Los Angeles. Her signature hammered finish was inspired by a diamond tipped tool marking an engagement ring, and she works in recycled 18k gold with reclaimed diamonds and ethically sourced stones. This edit gathers her Nesting Gem and Gabby earrings, eternity rings, tennis and beaded necklaces and cuffs, full of turquoise, emerald and warm gold.

Collage of rings, earrings and layered necklaces worn up close, in the spirit of Octavia Elizabeth

Earrings with color

What I love about Octavia Zamagias is that she is a bench jeweler first, so every design starts with how metal and stone actually behave. Her earrings are where her color shows most: turquoise orbs, emerald drops, tanzanite halos and the Nesting Gem styles where stones sit in little hammered cups. The Gabby and Poppy hoops are the everyday versions. If you want one pair that works with everything, a small hammered hoop with a single stone is the answer.

Rings, cuffs and bracelets

Eternity rings in diamond and ruby, an aquamarine cocktail ring, a pearl Orb ring and Moi and Toi emerald styles sit beside a wood and diamond cuff and the Nesting Gem bracelet. The hammered surfaces hide scratches, which makes these good rings for people who never take them off. What I would skip is mixing her warm yellow gold with cool white metals; it flattens the glow.

Necklaces

Diamond tennis necklaces, beaded spinel and aventurine strands, a lariat and the Nesting Gem eternity necklace finish the edit. Layer one beaded strand with a fine diamond chain for the look the brand photographs best.

How I would wear it

Start with one pair of colorful earrings and let them be the thing people ask about. Octavia Elizabeth is made in Los Angeles in recycled gold with reclaimed diamonds, so it is fine jewelry you can feel good wearing every day. If you want to keep browsing, I also put together Can You Wear Gold and Silver Jewelry Together and The Best Pendant Necklaces.

 

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