STYLE SPOTLIGHT
11 Pieces of Local Summer Jewelry You Need Right Now
We spotlight the necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and other bits to keep you looking cool even when it's hot.
It’s hot out. You only want to wear a sundress, or maybe the classic jort/tank combo, but you still want to look good while popping by the everlasting weekend barbecues. That’s where a good piece of jewelry comes in. The tiny, shiny things that take the striped maxi from basic to stylish or even, somehow, turn the cut-up vintage tee into fashion forward territory. And Portland has a lot to offer in the way of local jewelry, with dozens and dozens of designers in town ranging from simple to conversation starter. Here’s eleven pieces we’re fixated on.