At this point we might as well divide the year into wedding season and engagement season. I’m busy dealing with wedding invitations for the spring and summer, or scrolling through Facebook to see yet another of my high school friends get engaged between Thanksgiving and Christmas. For some, that might trigger a healthy dose of jealousy, but for me, I enjoy the announcements for one reason only: to see what kind of engagement ring they’re wearing.
Fascinated by engagement rings, I decided to contact a diamond expert to get her opinion on the four trends that will never go out of style. I called Jenna Housby, Aether’s lead designer. If you’re not familiar with the brand, it has a fascinating backstory. Aether is the creator of the world’s first diamonds made from atmospheric carbon, “using carbon capture technology to capture CO2 directly from the air and convert it into diamonds (unlike other lab-grown diamonds, which use fossil fuels use),” the brand explains in a press release. “This results in a positive impact on the environment, making the planet more brilliant than before. Every carat of diamond sold by Aether offsets customers’ carbon footprint for more than a year.” Scroll down to see Housby’s expert opinion on the engagement ring trends you can’t go wrong with.