Buying the Lot

You know how there's always that one style element you just can't master, and as hard as you try, it continues on as your shopping Achilles' heel? Well, mine is jewelry. Thing is—unlike boots or jeans or dresses—I don't really understand my jewelry personality. I'm certainly not sparkly fancy or too prim (an ex once bought me expensive pearls and I cried; I'd really wanted a bike), and I don't like anything too trendy or garish. What this means is I don't commit to the good stuff and wind up with random tarnished hoops and cheap bracelets that break and plastic rings that make me look like I'm in third grade. However this morning, while I was trying to find a vessel to put all my crap jewels in, I came across something genius: jewelry boxes already filled with jewelry. Imagine just getting a box of pretty vintage brooches and Mad Men-esque clip-on earrings and feminine necklaces that you didn't have to pick out yourself. It makes the whole accessories experience low-pressure and fun, akin to playing dress-up. Check them out here and here and here—oh, and bonus: You get to keep the cool retro boxes too.