CT in Style Product Crush – Monica Rich Kosann Lockets

I recently inherited a pair of Tiffany earrings from my mother. She knew that I was coveting them and surprised me with them as a gift on my last birthday. They had been given to my mother by my father after I was born, the last of her three children. The earrings have four gold balls in graduating sizes, one to represent her and the other three to represent each of her children. It joins two other pieces of gold jewelry that I absolutely love, my father’s pinky ring that is so worn that you can barely make out the engraving. And a gold locket that holds photos of my beautiful children. I cherish these pieces for so many reasons and it reminds me how sentimental I can be.

I’m a romantic at heart and over the years I realized that not everyone shares the same characteristic, and I’ve gotten some teasing from friends if I insist on taking a group photo to capture a memory, or for saving every scrap of paper that my children have brought home from school. The teasing has made me more private and I’m a bit cautious with who I share things with. But I can spot a fellow romantic, they are the ones who ask me what I keep in my locket. For them, I open myself up completely and show them the photos of my babes, Jackson and Catherine and tell them that I wear the locket next to my heart to keep them close. That statement is typically followed by “I need to get one of those!”

If you love the allure of the locket, I will share my recent product crush with you – the Monica Rich Kosann locket collection. These lockets are truly works of art, she has over 100 styles to choose from including photo lockets that can hold anywhere from 1 to 4 images. Here is a roundup of just a few of my favorite pieces in her collection, but you should check out her entire line of eponymous jewelry, I’m crushing on the Planet Collection that centers around Greek Mythology and meaning. Available at fine retailers such as Mitchells and Richards in Connecticut, Neiman Marcus, and BlueNile.com.

4-Image Oval Locket with Diamond Border. This may be my favorite in her locket collection. I love the simplicity because it makes it a timeless classic.

 

 

Petite Stone Lockets are so charming. One may never know that there are treasured photos inside.

Love the monogram!

 

Just spectacular. This is a limited edition Aquamarine, Diamond and Gold Locket via 1stdibs

 

Here is a roundup of Monica’s Planet Collection that is inspired by Greek Mythology. Each of the planets possess a different meaning such as Creativity (Mercury), Inner Beauty (Venus), Passion (Mars), and Strength (Jupiter). These would make very special gifts.