BLACK DIAMOND- SUMMER CONCEPT 2025-KOHLS

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SUMMER 2025

CONCEPT DECK

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COAST OF CAPRI

SET SAIL

ISLAND TIME

FROM THE GARDEN

SUN DAZE

A NEW ENGLAND GETAWAY

RETRO SUMMER

COOL & CASUAL

o LEMON

o BRIGHTMINT

o CANTALOUPE

o PUNCHYPINK

o WHITE

o BLUE&WHITE COMBO

o TAUPE

o LIME

o COFFEE

o MULTI

o TANGERINE

o CERULEAN

COAST OF CAPRI

Overthepast1-2years,itappearsthatoneofthemost sought-aftervacationspotsistheCoastofCapri.Withthis destinationbeingsopopularamongmanydemographicsand well-knowninfluencers,thecultureoftheregionhascreated itsownfashionpersona.Fromtoileprintstocitrusicons,see thetrendthatistakingoveroursummerwardrobes.

COAST OF CAPRI

KEY TERMS

o VINTAGETILE

o LEMONSANDCITRUS

o ECLECTIC

o CHARMY

o QUIRKY

o ONE-OF-A-KIND

KEY

MATERIALS

o RESIN

o ENAMEL

o PEARL

Thisjewelryconceptisallabouteclecticandlook-of-handmadecomponentry.Ifyouwerewalkingthe streetsofCapri,youwouldseealotofvintagetiles,excitingpatternsandmaterials,andboldcitrus colorations.Takingtheseideas,curateacollectionbasedonthedirectcultureofthispopulardestination.

COAST OF CAPRI

KEY TERMS

o TOILE

o FEMININE

o DETAIL

KEY MATERIALS

o ENAMEL

o METAL

o ECLECTICBEADING

Withthefemininecoquetteaestheticbeingsopopular,agreatwaytoupdatethisforsummeristofocusonthe toilepatternwhichisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Also,blueandwhitearealwaysmajorcolorsforthe season,sothisisaperfectpatterntoplayuponwhiledesigningintothisultra-femininestyle.

SET SAIL

Aknownaestheticforsummerisoldmoneypreppy,butitis nowbiggerthanever.Tennis-coretookoffinSpringand continuestobepopular,butthesamedemographicthathas beensportingtheirTennischicstyle,willbegoingafterthe classicsummersailinguniform.

SET SAIL

KEY TERMS

o FISH

o AQUATIC

o SAILING

o COLORFUL

KEY MATERIALS

o CHARMS

o CORDING

o MOTHEROFPEARL

o ABALONE

o BEADING

Becausethenauticalpreppytrendhasbeenbecomingimmenselypopularandsoughtafter,westartedtointroduce Sealifeiconsinspring,butthisshouldbeamainfocusforSummer.Thefish,sailboat,andmermaidiconswill specificallybeimportantandshouldberegisteredinnumerousmaterials.

SET SAIL

KEY TERMS

o ELEVATED

o SHELLICONS

o GLITZY

o SHINYGOLD

KEY MATERIALS

o PAVE/STONE

o RHINESTONECHAIN

o FRESHWATERPEARL

Thisjewelryconceptisamoretraditionaltakeonthetrendbutmorespecialoccasion.Thisisavignettethatconsumers shouldbeabletoshopiftheyaregoingonvacation,asunsetyachtsail,aspecialsummertimedinner,orawedding!

Takesummerbeachyiconsandupdatewithglasstonesandrhinestonechains.

SET SAIL

KEY TERMS

o AQUATIC

o NEUTRAL

o MXIEDMEDIA

o NATURAL

KEY MATERIALS

o RAFFIA

o CORDING

o NATURALSHELL

o TEXTUREDMETALS

Iconicshellishavingamomentandwillonlybebiggerfornextsummer.Notonlyareweseeingatonofnaturalshell, butalsotexturalcastedshellmixedwithnaturalmaterials.Thisconceptisamuchmorerelaxed/casualtakeonthis aquatictrendbutoffersatrendyflarethroughelevatedmaterials.

SET SAIL

KEY TERMS

o BOLDCOLOR

o MOVEMENT

o STATEMENTSCALE

KEY MATERIALS

o DYEDSHELL

o INTERESTINGCHAINS

o METAL

WhileshoppinginEurope,westaredtoseeareturnofcolored/dyedshell.Inthepast,dyedshellhasbeenmoreofa missyaesthetic,butnowweareseeingthiscolorfulcomponentryinmuchmorecontemporaryandfashiondriven silhouette.Wearelovingthecolorthatthesematerialsofferandhowthishasbecomeafunandlightweightsummer statementmaterials!

Island time

Truevacationstylingisimportantforeverysummerseason, butthequestionis-howdoweevolveandupdate?For summer2025itwillbeimportanttofocusonatruerelaxed islandlivingaesthetic.Itemsshouldfeelsupermixedmedia, withcomponentrythatisinfluencedbytropicaldestinations.

ISLAND TIME

KEY TERMS

o BEACHY

o BRIGHT

o WHIMSICAL

o MIXEDMEDIA

KEY

MATERIALS

o CORDING

o NATURALSHELL

o SEEDBEADS

o SHELLCHIPS

o RESIN

Brightcolor,seedbeads,shells,stone,cording,charms…welovetoseeitall!Thisconceptembodies truevacationvibesthroughthepopsofcolorandvariousmixedelementsthatjustexudewarm weathervibes.

JEWELRY CONCEPT 2

ISLAND TIME

KEY TERMS

o BEACHY

o TONAL

o COOL

o MIXEDMEDIA

o LAYERABLE

KEY

MATERIALS

o SEMI-PRECIOUS

o WOOD

o ECLECTICBEADING

o RESIN

o TEXTUREDMETALS

o FRESHWATERPEARL

Thisconceptleansmorecontemporarywithcomponentryandscale.Althoughitisimportanttoinfusemixed mediamaterials,thesedesignsareinspiredbytheoceanasfarascolorationsgo.Notonlydoesthisfeellikethe ultimatebeachycollectionbecauseoftheturquoisetonalhues,butitalsosuperdenimfriendly.

ISLAND TIME

KEY TERMS

o NEUTRAL

o EARTHYTONE

o CONTEMPORARY

o OVERSIZED

KEY MATERIALS

o WOOD

o WICKER

o RAFFIA

o CORDING/THREAD

o NATURALSHELL

o SEMI-PRECIOUS

Forthepersonwhoprefersneutralsovercolorbutstillwantstorockfunvacationaccessories,thisis theconceptforthem.Itemsshouldstillfeelveryboldandlargerscale,butonlyfocusonneutralcolors andnaturalelementswithpopsofblack.

FROM THE GARDEN

FloralsdefinitelyhavetheirmomentinSpring,butwestillsee theseasamajoriconforsummer.Also,itsnotjustfloralsthatare importantforthisseason,butotheritemsandelementsofthe gardencontinuetoemerge.

FROM THE GARDEN

KEY TERMS

o CAMPY

o ELEVATEDFRUITS

o TROPICAL

o CITRUSCOLORATIONS

KEY

MATERIALS

o BEADING

o GLASSSTONES

o RESIN

o PEARL

Fruiticonshavebeenpopularforsummer,butnowweareseeingmoreobscurefruitstakecenterstage.We allloveapineappleandastrawberry,butnewdevelopmentshouldconsistofmoretropicaloptionslike mangos,apricots,kiwis,andavocados.Wealsolovetheimplementationofthefloraliconswiththefruit.

FROM THE GARDEN

KEY TERMS

o FEMININE

o FLORALS

o BOLDSCALE

o PUNCHYCOLOR

KEY MATERIALS

o FILIGREE

o METAL

Forsummer,floralsshouldbeoversizedandbold.Utilizelightweightmetal&filigreecomponentrytoelevate theitems.Mostpiecesshouldbestatementdrivenwithfunandpunchycolorations.Oversizedearringsand pendantnecklaceswillbeimportantforthistrend.

FROM THE GARDEN

KEY TERMS

o FEMININE

o STATEMENT

o LIGHTWEIGHT

o BOLDCOLOR

KEY

MATERIALS

o RAFFIA

Theperfectsummeraccessoryisthestatementearring,andalthoughweloveanoversized&colorfulmoment, it’salsobestwhenit’slightweight.Forthisconcept,weutilizedraffiamaterialtodesignintofunandbright floralitems.Notonlydothesefeelelevatedbecauseofthematerialandcolors,buttheyarealsoeasilywearable.

SUN DAZE

Summerwouldn’tbesummerwithoutawarmandsunshinefilled day,andthat’swhatthistrendisallabout.Notonlyarewe seeingthesunemergeasanimportanticonfortheseason(just likeaheartforValentine’sDay)butwearealsoseeingalotof interestintheastrologicalcomponentofthesunanditsmeaning.

SUN DAZE

KEY TERMS

o COSMIC

o MYSTICAL

o ZODIAC

o LOOKOFREAL

o DEMOCRATICSCALE

o OPENWORK

KEY MATERIALS

o METAL

o MOTHER-OF-PEARL

o GLASSSTONES

Thisconceptisamorelookofrealapproachtothetrend.Theideaofthisvignetteistobemysticalandcosmicin feeling.Whilethesuniconwillbeimportant,itismoreambiguousandnotsoliteral,pairedwithothercelestialicons andmotherofpearlelements.Scaleforthisgroupingshouldbedelicateandmore“finejewelry”infeeling.

JEWELRY CONCEPT 2

SUN DAZE

KEY TERMS

o ICONIC

o HAPPY

o VACATION

o BOLD

KEY

MATERIALS

o METAL

o RESIN

o PEARL

o BEADEDACCENTS

WeareseeingmoreandmoreoftheSunicon,andthereisnodoubtthatthiswillbebigforsummer 2025.Thisconceptismetalbasedwithpopsofcolorandhasorganicandcelestialinfluence,butit’s moresobasedaroundthesuniconitselfinvarioussalablesilhouettes.

COOL & casual

Althoughstatementandboldjewelryisthetrendasoflate,we arestillseeinganeffortlessandultimatecoolgirlapproachto thisstyling.Thereissomethingsocoolaboutawhitetankand jeansthrownwithanoversizedlayeredgoldnecklace.So,this trendembodiesthepointwhereminimalismapparelmeets maximalismaccessories.

COOL & CASUAL

KEY TERMS

o SOFTORGANIC

o TEXTURED

o VINTAGE

o CONTEMPORARY

o LARGESCALE

KEY

MATERIALS

o METAL

o CORDING

Thisisamodernapproachtoeffortlessmetalsthatcanbedressedupordown.Welovethemetalshapeofthisconcept becauseithasanorganicflarebutstillfeeltimelessandcasual.Althoughpendantsarestillrelevantandhavebeenthe silhouetteofthesummer,weareseeingthekeyitemnecklacetransitioningtobemoreofaboldmetalcastedlookwith lotsofmovement.

JEWELRY CONCEPT 2

COOL & CASUAL

KEY

TERMS

o STATEMENT

o LINEAR

o MOVEMENT

o ELONGATED

KEY

MATERIALS

o PEARL

o METAL

o INTERESTINGCHAINS

Althoughoversizedstudearringsarehavingamoment,weareseeingstatementlinearearringstylespre-peak.Thiswill besuchanimportantsilhouettefornextsummer,buttheelementsshouldremainmoreclassicandcolorless;more metalandorganicpearlbased.Lengthwillbeimportanthere,butwhendevelopingbeawareofcomponentssothese arenottooheavy.

A NEW ENGLAND GETAWAY

Anotherpopularandtimelesssummervacationgetawayisof course,NewEngland!WhatisbetterthanaSeasidebeachday andfreshLobstahRoll?Becausethesedestinationsaresoiconic forsummer,weareseeingvacation-goersdressthepartand takeonthearchetypethatembodythesememorablelocations.

A NEW ENGLAND GETAWAY

KEY TERMS

o PICNICDRESSING

o COTTEGECORE

o KITSCHY

o FEMININE

o COQUETTE

KEY MATERIALS

o CHARMS

o GINGHAMFABRIC

o PEARLS

o WICKER

WhatisbetterthanasummerpicnicinNewEngland?!Thecharmtrendisslowlystartingtotakeoffandwesee thisbeingahugetrendfortheupcomingseasons,especiallynextsummer.Thisconceptisallaboutkitschy charmsandmemorableiconsthatareinfluencedbyasummerpicnic.Wealsoinfusedsomeginghamfabrication detailstorepresentthetrendquiteliterally,whichalsopayshomagetothecoquettetrend.

RETRO SUMMER

LatelyfashionistakingatripbackintimeandeveryA-listeris pullinganarchivallookfortheirpressandred-carpetevents.

Yes,whatisoldiscertainlynewagainandweareseeingthe riseoftrue60sand70sRetro.Notonlyhasthisfashionbeen themainbuzzinpopculturebecauseofTVshowslike“Palm Royale”,but“PalmBeachChic”isalsothelatestaestheticto rampageourTikTokpages.

RETRO SUMMER

KEY TERMS

o BRIGHT

o VINTAGE

o RETRO

o LOUD

o STATEMENT

o CHIC

KEY MATERIALS

o BEADING

o RESIN

o ACETATE

Thisconceptisallaboutboldresinandbrightcolors.Theretroaestheticismadeupofbrightcolorsandboldprints, soyouneedtheperfectchunkyaccessorytomatchthestylingoftheseiconiclooks.Updatecorestylingwithnew techniqueslikeombrecolorationsandnewacetatetechniques.

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