A dress ring, which can also be referred to as a cocktail or a right hand ring, is often worn to add colour, glamour or style to the wearer’s jewellery collection. This particular style of ring is one that is often chosen or bought by the wearer for themselves. This could be to mark a family occasion, or a birthday.
Throughout history, this style of statement ring was originally noted for their large, often brightly coloured centre stones and symbolised an expression of freedom that stems back to the 1920's. This decade, the roaring twenties, was arguably where fashion entered the modern era, where personal expression, often to excess, was shown through fashion, and bold, often over-sized cocktail rings. Each cocktail ring was adorned with diamonds or precious stones, such as sapphires, rubies or emeralds, with unique and distinctive designs making the piece more eye-catching as the wearer sipped their cocktail.
