Many days most of us dress without a lot of fuss. We pull on our favorite pair of jeans, toss a sweater on and we’re out the door. Outfits of this type past muster for trips to the store or walking out to get the mail. But we must admit that if we’re caught by someone we know out in these everyday ensembles, we’re often left wishing we’d made a little more effort.

What’s great is that you can take the same clothing combination and wearing, the right gemstone jewelry, turn something bland into something brilliant. Pair your favorite jeans with a white T-shirt and you’ve got something plain. Dress in the same pieces with a pair of earrings such as these authentic picasso jasper, quartz, and rock crystal dangle earrings, (4th from top) and suddenly, you look like you’re going somewhere. Now the attention is on your face, your eyes, and your hair. The sparkling dangles compliment your jeans and create a pulled-together look that’s hip without looking overdone.  Wear it with that favorite white T-shirt, or an oversized white blouse.

The Basic Black Dress is another fashion staple. A reliable friend at cocktail parties, dinner dates, and theater events, this piece is exactly what it says: basic and black. What you need here is a striking accent piece.This particular pendant, a high-grade authentic Abalone Shell set in sterling silver, would provide excellent contrast to the black. (third from top) Add this bracelet, an authentic Moss Agate, 4 High-grade Faceted moss agate Brazilian rose quartz, to your arm and you’ve got more hints of black with the contrasting lighter color. (at top) Wearing both items together adds color and spice to make your basic black stand out from the rest.

A stunning pair of dangling earrings may also be the perfect addition to your basic black or any other basic color evening dress, especially if the neckline is lower. These 32 high-grade authentic deep orange-red coral dangle earrings (second from top) would bring out the dazzle in your dress. Wearing just these earrings without any other accompanying pieces would be perfectly acceptable.  You can see it doesn’t take much. One right piece and you can pull together whatever you’ve got in your closet. Try it next time and you’ll never be caught feeling underdressed!

By Julie