10 Fashion Editors Share Pics of Their Engagement Rings

As a fashion person, you'd probably guess that I've been imagining my engagement ring [1] since I graduated from Ring Pops in middle school, but that's actually not the case. I've always loved unique jewellery [2], but I wasn't so interested in classic diamonds and couldn't really picture one on my finger. As I got older, I was so excited for people I knew who got engaged, but it never even dawned on me to check out their sparklers after they broke the news — I guess engagement rings just weren't a hobby of mine. Fast forward to today, and I'm wearing a diamond I never could've dreamed up years ago. I'm also extremely interested in not just engagement rings, but the stories behind them [3].

Of course, it took me some time for me to get from point A to point B, but you can read my personal tale of obsession in just a sec. You see, I didn't want to share a bit about my design without asking some of my peers to share too. All of the women here have incredible jewels, some of which have been reset or reconfigured for momentous occasions or milestones in their lives. If you scroll through these slides quickly, you'll be impressed by stones and shapes that are pretty extraordinary, but if you slow down to read the text below each picture, you'll begin to understand why I eventually fell in love with engagement rings myself. It's not about the sparkle, it's about the thought and heart put into the details.

Sarah Wasilak, POPSUGAR Fashion Editor

"As soon as I discovered black pearls, I was interested in what I thought could potentially be an engagement ring. My fiancé had been my best friend for a very long time, so once we fell in love, it was easy for me to share with him my big plans for the ring early on. I was set on a black pearl surrounded by diamonds until I started following brands like Canturi and Stephanie Gottlieb on Instagram. These jewelers introduced me to the possibility of floating diamonds, mix-and-match shapes, and gemstones bursting with colour. I loved Stephanie Gottlieb's band and a half [5], but Joey wanted to add his own personal touches. (He also had plans for a setting that he considered to be "sturdy," because he knows I'm a klutz and can be a little aggressive in my everyday movements. Sorry, OK?!) He worked with the same jeweler who crafted his mother and aunt's rings to customise a pearl elevated by a hidden halo and added sapphires because he knew they reminded me of the ocean, my favourite place to be."

Dana Avidan Cohn, POPSUGAR Executive Style Director

"Dan has never understood my love of jewellery. He's just not materialistic. But I really like the stuff! :) He bought me a beautiful engagement ring and wedding band when we first got married. But over the last 10 years, whenever I'd drop a hint about jewellery, he'd ask if I liked it more than a trip or some other memorable experience. I couldn't help but see his point. Then out of nowhere, for our 10th wedding anniversary this past Summer — without any hints — he designs this special custom made piece with the help of my two friends and Fitzgerald Jewellery [6] in Williamsburg, BK. He sourced a deep blue sapphire that was the exact colour he wanted and added four little diamonds, one for each of our three children and one for him. It's so unique and I never take it off and look at it every day. I think jewellery, when it's given to you by someone special, at a meaningful moment in your life, becomes an experience. And when that happens, it's worth it."

Sara Sheehy, Starworks Brand & Communications Director

"Adam proposed to me with this gorgeous custom ring when we were on holiday in St. Lucia. With designer Caitlin Mociun [7], he incorporated the diamond from his beloved late mother's ring with new diamonds, a special gesture that honours her in our future together. I think the ring is the perfect blend of modern and timeless. People didn't believe that I had no input on the design because it's so unique and so me! He did a good job."

Caitlin Mociun, Founder & Designer of Mociun

"I tried to find a unique cut – something I'd never seen before. My husband (Tammer Hijazi of Bower Studios) wanted to design the ring, but that proved challenging because the scale is so much smaller than he's used to and because I'm me! He found a photo of a building in France he thought was beautiful, and I used that as inspiration, along with a Man-Ray vibe. I designed the ring while he sat next to me. The end product itself wasn't so representative of our love. It was more about the design process and us nerding out over art and design, which was and always will be a commonality in our relationship."

Erica Chen, Head of Marketing & Ecommerce at Mociun

"I wanted to design my own engagement ring, which my partner understood and completely supported, and I'm so fortunate that Caitlin was open to working with me on a custom Mociun piece. A diamond solitaire felt right because my style is clean and minimal, so I was on the search for a standout, special diamond. I considered everything from oval brilliants to Ascher and carre cuts, but ultimately fell in love with this antique diamond's rhomboid shape and rectangular facets. To me, it's such a beautiful and unusual stone. We kept the rest of the design simple to allow the beauty of the stone to shine."

Sarah, Head of Production at Mociun

"This is a remake of my original engagement ring. My husband chose the stone and proposed with it in a basic solitaire setting. When a prong came loose on the ring about five years into our marriage, I was working at Mociun and thought, 'Let's make it a Mociun ring.' So I pulled together inspiration, Caitlin pulled some stones, I sourced some stones, and we sat down with my husband and put the design together. We rotated the centre stone, which made it more unique, and added accent stones that made it more geometric with an Art Deco feel. I love that my husband went to great lengths to choose the centre stone for me, but I also like that we worked together to make a thoughtfully designed ring that makes more of a statement. I love the idea that you can keep reinventing your engagement ring. You don't always have to have the same thing. I had a ring that I loved for five years, and now I have a slightly different ring that I also love. Who knows what will happen in the future?"

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