New in Fashion Jewelry Bracelets

Antique and vintage fashion bracelets are versatile and universally loved accessories that can add polish and pizzazz to any ensemble. Costume, or fashion, jewelry is designed to accessorize with current fashions and typically made with inexpensive materials. Whether you’re seeking a playful designer fashion charm bracelet or similar accessory from the fine jewelry collection on 1stDibs that exudes elegance and grace, the offerings here present something for everyone. 

In the thousands of years following the debut of the world’s first bracelets, the artistry behind this common accessory has only broadened, with designers at popular jewelry houses growing more venturesome over time. David Webb looked to nature for his Animal Kingdom bracelets, and for her best-selling bracelets and more at Tiffany & Co., visionary Italian-born designer Elsa Peretti would frequently do the same. From slender fashion bangles to tennis bracelets, the modern age offers plenty of options. 

Internationally acclaimed bracelet designs have on occasion become powerful symbols of status, style and, in the case of Cartier's iconic design, love. The Cartier Love bracelet can be found on the wish list of most jewelry lovers and on the wrist of some of the world’s biggest stars. Its arrangement of mock screwheads and distinctive functionality — it was initially locked and unlocked with an accompanying vermeil screwdriver — is an enduring expression of loyalty, unity and romance. 

While the Love bracelet has played a role in the skyrocketing popularity of cuff-style bracelets, they are far from the only glamorous option for collectors. Make a statement with a Bakelite or gilded metal Art Deco design, a style that sees all kinds of iterations fitted with studded cuffs, one-of-a-kind shapes and dazzling insets. 

One of the best things about bracelets, however, is that you never have to choose just one. Style icon Jacqueline Kennedy stacked her Croisillon bracelets — designed by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. — with such frequency that the ornate bangles were eventually dubbed “Jackie bracelets” by reporters.  

The vintage fashion bracelets for sale on 1stDibs — which frequently feature everything from Pop art-hued beads and rhinestones to gold-plated metal and molded glass — include the work of Miriam Haskell, Trifari, Stephen Dweck and others.