There was a time when you chose a side: yellow gold or white gold. Your jewelry was supposed
to match, and mixing the two somehow felt like breaking a rule.

I’ve never been very interested in those rules.

l love the tension that happens when yellow gold and white gold are worn together. Yellow gold
has warmth, richness and an almost old-world quality. White gold feels cooler, cleaner and a
little more modern. Put them together and suddenly each one makes the other more interesting.

And right now, that contrast feels especially relevant.

Mixed metals have moved well beyond a styling trick. They’ve become part of a larger shift in
jewelry toward pieces that feel more individual, layered and collected rather than perfectly
coordinated. In 2026, fashion editors are highlighting mixed metals alongside chunky silver,
meaningful charms, refined chokers and more expressive statement jewelry.

Vogue has described combining different metals as a way to add intrigue to a look, and the idea
itself has deep fashion roots—Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel famously challenged convention by
mixing precious jewelry with costume pieces.

This is probably what I love most about mixing metals: it gives you permission to wear more
of your jewelry.

You don’t need a separate white-gold wardrobe and yellow-gold wardrobe. Your grandmother’s
yellow-gold piece can sit beside something new in white gold. A vintage medallion can hang
from a contemporary chain. Pieces acquired at completely different times can suddenly belong
together.

That feels much more personal to me.

The Roman Chunk Choker fits that perfectly: the warmth and history of the yellow-gold Roman
Token against the cool strength of the sterling silver Cuban chain.

That tension is what makes it interesting.

*The 14k yellow gold Roman Token w/diamonds mixed with sterling silver chain