This Fall’s Jewelry Trends Are All About Personality-Maxxing

Cold-weather dressing is a frustrating math problem: warm layers plus functional shoes plus a coat that somehow works with all of it? If you’re feeling lost beneath your layers of HEATTECH and down fill, jewelry with some character might be the easiest way to look like yourself again.Good thing the fall/winter 2026 runways delivered. Vintage- and heirloom-inspired jewelry is everywhere this season—earrings you’d score at an estate sale, giant rings and necklaces your great-aunt could have owned. On the runway, quirky pieces were a fixture, too: Celine and Tory Burch punctuated their collections with animal brooches and trinket-y charm necklaces, and even the ever-classy houses of Hermès and Ralph Lauren tricked out their belts.Below, every style you’ll need to pack some personality into your fall look. Want the lowdown on the star shoes, bags, and clothing of the season, too? Don’t worry, we’ve gone through all of the collections and called out the greatest hits in our full fall fashion trends report.Jumbo JewelsVictor Virgile//Getty ImagesSaint Laurent Fall/Winter 2026Daniele Venturelli//Getty ImagesValentino Fall/Winter 2026Earrings, necklaces, brooches, rings…no accessory is safe from the supersizing of jewels this season. Take Saint Laurent, for example, where the earrings measured nearly half the size of the model’s head they hung from. The elegant drapery of Valentino’s FW26 collection was disrupted by massive door-knocker necklaces. Gilded glamour is so back.ZooleryVictor Virgile//Getty ImagesTory Burch Fall/Winter 2026Victor Virgile//Getty ImagesRoberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2026Can we please take a moment for the diamanté Roberto Cavalli tarantula brooch? Animal motifs have historically been imbued with symbolism in jewelry design, but this season, the whole animal kingdom has taken over. Who knows? Maybe a fish pendant will bring you luck or a tiger bangle will boost your confidence!Belt ChainsVictor Virgile//Getty ImagesHermès Fall/Winter 2026Dia Dipasupil//Getty ImagesRalph Lauren Fall/Winter 2026If we’re talking about rethinking wardrobe staples, which accessory is better suited for a makeover than the humble belt? At Hermès, an otherwise polished look was toughened up simply by tacking a hefty chain onto a dainty waist belt. A belt chain can also lend a vintage sensibility, as demonstrated at Ralph Lauren.Everything but the Kitchen Sink Necklaces Victor Virgile//Getty ImagesPrivate Policy Fall/Winter 2026Victor Virgile//Getty ImagesChanel Fall/Winter 2026Now here is a trend that drives home the return of maximalist accessories. These pieces of neck candy will make your younger self smile and put your childhood charm bracelets to shame. Shells? Talismans? Flowers? The state of Texas? Put it on the necklace!Estate Sale Earrings Richard Bord//Getty ImagesZimmerman Fall/Winter 2026Victor Virgile//Getty ImagesDries Van Noten Fall/Winter 2026The obsession with vintage-inspired jewelry is probably most apparent in this season’s earring assortment. Studs, hoops, and drop earrings alike look handpicked straight from an antique fair. The key here isn’t any one detail—it’s the overall collected, inherited je ne sais quoi. Permission to raid Grandma’s jewelry box?