How to style (statement) necklaces | "Parisian chic" | Justine Leconte

Here in Brazil, women usually wear many jewelry at the same time - necklace, bracelets (sometimes more than one), rings (more than one) and earrings. Teenagers use several, but more delicate ones. Adults also use several, but heavier ones. The pieces are not always of the same material; silver is mixed with gold, with resin (of various colors), with straw, etc. I prefer to use two pieces: very small earrings with large necklace, or large earrings with large ring, or large earrings with medium strap. But my favorite piece is the big ring, which I find very fancy.

Justine, PLEASE make a video on us with glasses! what size and shape of earrings, necklaces and hair accessories looks best with glasses? I wear contacts sometimes but mostly glasses so a video on that how to style would be super interesting!! :))

Hello, I am from Mozambique, South -East African Coast, here most of the women wear the african printed cloth around their waist like a long skirt, they usually match the fabric of the cloth with the head scarf )usually made from the exact same material)) we use the cloth to make earings, braclets and even cover shoes and hand bags, if one can not have earings or necklaces made in the same fabric as the clothes, then women tend to wear an earing that has the same dominant color as the printed fabric or stick to gold or silver colored jewellary, but in general..when we are not sure..we just match things.

Personally when I wear Indian outfits I always wear bangles, earrings and a bindi. In family weddings I go all out and wear heavy necklace, long earrings (a must for me, can skip the necklace but not the earrings), armlet, bangles, rings, teeka and payal (anklets). For casual wear, my usual style is statement earrings, a watch & a bracelet in right hand. With western party wear, I usually wear sleek earrings, bracelet and a statement ring. If I'm in a formal or somber setting than I go minimalistic with a dainty watch and stud earrings.

I totally agree with the part of having one gold necklace and wearing it daily rather than having a new plastic one every week.. well said Justine 👏

Justine, I loved every single necklace you shared from your collection! I am a good 20+ years older than you, and a bit self conscious about my neck not being as firm and taught as it once was. Would appreciate your advice on styling necklaces on women who are 50 years and older. Some modifications from your video, may involve common sense, but any advice you can share from a French perspective, as it relates to your knowledge of the over 50 French woman, would be most appreciated. If you are ever in a position to style the over 50 year old European woman, and to share your styling endeavors, on your you tube channel, and or other social media platforms, I would be so appreciative. Lastly, I hope you are seriously considering publishing a style book. Your well organized and flawlessly executed you tube videos, would be well complemented by printed materials. You are a gifted methodologist, and I appreciate your conceptual thoughtfulness, along with your pragmatic and succinct approach to explaining why you recommend what you do. Would love a printed reference from you, so if I am pressed for time, I can review your recommendations, without returning to the specific you tube video. Hopefully, the printed materials, would also allow you to monetize and copyright/trademark your work. Realize your videos are already time consuming, but your strengths from your earlier business career, come through in your videos, and make you stand out in your impressive styling endeavors. Best wishes, Justine. Thank you for your hard work and passion. Your videos are helping me so much, as I review my strengths and challenges in my current styling journey.

I'm in love with your Egyptian looking ethnic necklace. To die for!

Great video Justine.. I loved the silver chain necklace a lot... I am from India.. Here, during festivals and occasions like weddings, women layer up the gold around their neck to show off everything they have at once.. especially in wedding ceremonies. Also, they tend to wear set of necklace, ear rings, bangles, rings, everything...... :) The married women here (including me) mostly wear a necklace called " Mangalsutra" indicating they are married; just like the engagement ring people wear in other countries. so most of the time we wear a separate necklace along with Mangalsutra. I loved your french wardrobe essentials video too. keep up good work :)

I love wearing two different earrings. My favorite combination is a sun and a moon. They are related but not the same. I think thats an very easy way to make an outfit more interesting. :)

I love vintage costume jewellery, which I wear as Coco Chanel intended, carefully chosen to accessorise my outfit like a scarf or a pair of statement shoes. I have a few solid gold rings and some antique gold filled bracelets and lockets. But I also wear 1930s Bakelite, 1950s moonglow Lucite, Trifari necklaces and windup pendant watches from the1960s. I love it when people comment on my jewellery because they haven't seen anything like it before. Especially here in Australia; I get most of it online from the US.

My hubby and I take an international trip once a year usually. We live in the US. I love to pick up local jewelry items on our trips. They are always unique and remind me of our adventures.

I completely agree with you, I like to wear statement necklaces with plain t-shirts and if I wear it with a dress it is always contrasting color.

Thank you for yet another great video. A side note, at the 5:18 mark you look absolutely STUNNING when you are tying the choker. :-) Like a beautiful model. It helps very much when you take the time to show your wardrobe and your jewelry (or any example like this) with live illustration. Your photo explanations are also VERY helpful. Keep up the good work. You are inspiring to a lot of people.

Justine I just love your smile and your vibes! such a warm, sincerely smiley person! : ) xxx aggi

I didn't realize that I used to naturally follow these rules without knowing they exist. These confirms my own fashion style I have learned and improved over the years. Thanks for sharing

I love ethnic jewelry made by Romanian artists. The colors are beautiful. I agree that wearing less jewelry is more elegant. Thank you for your informative videos. I really enjoy them.

Justine, you said you are doing "market research" about what jewelry your viewers wear. I have worn only sterling silver jewelry for decades. I have thought for a long time that gold is too "flashy" on my very pale skin. Your video on skin tone confirmed that my choice is correct. My skin has a cool undertone. I always wear simple sterling silver earrings and a silver ring on each hand. On one hand I wear a larger ring with silver & a turquoise stone. On the other hand I wear a simple Celtic-style band. This is what a wear every day. Less is more, especially for me, approaching my seventh decade on earth. Thanks so much for your videos. I enjoy them a lot!

Off topic: I enjoyed your name that hat and was wondering if you would do a what's that trouser, regarding length, material, style. Thanks Justine! 😊

I grew up in NYC, lived in Paris as a teen and for the last 20 years, very rurally in Montana and Maine. My style reflects the Parisian coming of age, the edgey urban, the casual utilitarian rural, and my bohemian 1970's childhood. My favorite way to wear necklaces is what you mentioned - bold collar necklaces with crew necks. I like all metals equally, but I find that brass is my go-to style. It's rugged and glamorous at once. I do like to mix metals sometimes - very American. My favorite jewelry phase was when I had thrifted a series of brightly colored multi-strand resin and plastic necklaces and wore them with preppy plaid shirts. It was a charming way to get through the winter doldrums. But I love fine jewelry with casual menswear a lot - pearls or diamonds with a simple vneck sweater or oxford shirt are always great. I loved how the character in Julia and Me layered a pearl necklace with a gold chain with subway token charm every day. It was so wrong it was right, because she had short hair and a plain overall style: quirky but distinctive. My favorite things of all are rings with large green or blue stones, and gold necklaces with a coin or disc charm. I love to wear my grandmothers' which are real US gold coins, and a bit tacky but bold and VERY original. I like all types of jewelry equally,, and my style is to wear one piece for a week or more at a time and then switch, so I'm not accessorizing my outfits so much as I am playing on themes. When it comes to long necklaces, there are never good ones with blue or green stones. Long necklaces tend to be under- or overedesigned, and very cheap and "juniors" in style. It would be easy to own this underserved market niche. I totally agree that it's tacky to wear earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings at the same time. I hope this helps your research!!!

I wear earring EVERYDAY, I feel I look sick without them