Do young people wear necklaces anymore? (medium, tone, metallic, remove)

[luv4horses]

We have a bunch of necklaces in the house, the kind ladies once wore to school and to work on thin little chains with a dangling eye-catcher in the center. There was often a semiprecious stone in a silver or gold metallic mounting.

Would they be worn these days if they were gifted? Some were considered quite nice even 20 yrs ago. But what ages if any would appreciate them now? Time to pass them on.

[Parnassia]

Maybe some subtly devious questions to the intended recipients would help you decide what they might welcome. For example, bring up a hypothetical situation in casual conversation...you happened to see someone else wearing an unusual necklace. Then steer the conversation by describing a necklace you would like and asking them what style they would or would not pick for themselves. The style of older necklaces may simply be too formal for some. What good is a gifted necklace if all it does is sit in a box?

[lair8]

Yes, they do, but like with anything, it depends on the person.

I usually see younger people wearing necklaces with sentimental or symbolic value or something related to their hobbies/interests. Not so much trying to flex with jewelry.

[CAKD]

Simple necklaces never go out of style and in fact are very on trend right now.

[sheena12]

They do. Delicate jewelry seems to be the trend for younger women. They like bar necklaces, diamond solitaire, lariat style. It seems to me that layering is also popular in the 18-35 age group.

I've noticed they wear them short, closer to the face, or longer than is traditional.

[king john IV]

yes.

tattoos took over, though.

[SkyLark2019]

They do.

Side note- some employers bar wearing flashy jewelry for different reasons so you might not be seeing as much bling on people in some settings.

[king john IV]

SkyLark2019 is correct.

necklaces/bracelets/rings are banned in certain jobs.
it gets to be too much back-and-forth to worry with.


my Mother was the opposite.
she would remove all jewelry
after work and put it back on
when she left for work.

[saibot]

Both of my daughters (20 and 23) love necklaces with a small to medium pendant on a thin chain. Sometimes two at a time, as mentioned above.

I think yours would be lovely gifts, but one thing you might like to ask is if they prefer gold or silver. Some people only wear one or the other.

[rfomd129]

^^^My daughter is in her early thirties and loves beautiful pendant-type necklaces. Gifting them is a lovely idea.