Anklets Are Back! It's Time To Dig Out Your '90s Holiday Jewellery

You know those sights, sounds and scents that take you back to your childhood holidays, like the smell of Hawaiian Tropic suncream, or the taste of an ice-cold Orangina? Our jewellery box is starting to do the same. A plethora of brands are creating pieces that could have been lifted straight from the souvenir markets we dragged our parents to in Majorca '02.

Think shell-embellished earrings, chunky rainbow bracelets (of which we always bought two – one for us, one for our BFF), and kitsch plastic rings. These treasures would turn our skin green and fall apart before lunchtime on the first day back at school; now, a slew of new brands are providing serious accessories kudos.

Not convinced? Just look to Instagram for proof: with everyone from Leandra Medine to Blanca Miró donning throwback holiday jewellery, there's something to be said for these tongue-in-cheek sartorial choices. Click through to see the micro trends we're coveting, and the pieces we're wearing right now – whether we're on holiday or not.

Shells

Sure, you're not Kate Bosworth in Blue Crush, but the beauty of this trend is that you need not own a surfboard or live near Hawaii's North Shore to pull off a couple of conch shells. With brands like Wald Berlin providing a contemporary (and totally wearable) update on the shell, it's time to stack and layer them with your everyday get-up.

This Me, Myself and I bracelet is the epitome of summertime cool and avoids surfer girl territory with a single gold-dipped shell in the centre and an irregular chain. Team with signet rings and other gold jewellery and voilà – it's the holiday shell all grown up. We bet you'll be reaching for it all season.

**Sarah & Sebastian** Shell 9-Karat Gold Hoop Earrings, £185, available at Net-A-Porter

**Rebecca De Ravenel** Ophelia Clip-On Earrings, £250, Matches Fashion

**Mango** Shell Earrings, £17.99, available at Mango

**Isabel Marant** Shell Bracelet, £39, available at 24 Sèvres

Rainbow brights

From interiors to fashion, we've fallen out of love with black and embraced all the colours of the rainbow once again. From statement-making tomato reds to joyful Gen Z yellows, we're being bolder with our sartorial hues. It was only a matter of time before this made its way to our jewellery stand.

Leading the charge is Roxanne Assoulin, the 63-year-old with decades of experience designing for Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta. Her own brand of playful, technicoloured jewellery is enough to brighten up your Insta feed (and day). Don't be afraid to wear every colour under the sun all at once.

**Roxanne Assoulin** Picnic Blanket Bracelet, £60.92-£300.78, available at Roxanne Assoulin

**Coeur De Lion** Multi Colour Swarovski Crystal Necklace, £119, available at Bradburys

**TAI** Rainbow Crystal Marquis Bracelet in Gold, £86, available at ModeSens

**Otiumberg** Rainbow Huggie Hoop 9-Karat Yellow Gold, £160, available at Otiumberg

Kitsch

There's a slew of acrylic and resin jewellery available right now, but we're backing away from the grown-up tortoiseshell hoops and instead opting for the most kitsch, cutesy and silly pieces going.

Case in point: Tuza jewellery. These Never Tear Us Apart drop earrings look good enough to eat, as does the rest of the brand's handmade heart collection. We're pairing with everything from froufrou dresses (to amp up the hyper-femininity) to slogan tees and denim.

**Tuza** Rain – Perpetua Bangle, £60.90, available at Tuza Jewelry

**J.W.Anderson** Perspex Earrings, £140, available at Net-A-Porter

**Yippy Whippy** Triple Star Earrings, £19.74, available at Yippy Whippy

Anklets

When was the last time you wore an anklet? Sometime in the '00s, the decade that refuses to die? Us too. But the maximalism of the past few seasons combined with a heatwave that's seen us bare our pins more than usual has us thinking that maybe – just maybe – our ankles deserve a little adornment.

Here, Leandra Medine wraps her Aurélie Bidermann necklace around her ankle, proving that it needn't be an actual anklet to jazz up your lower limbs.