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YOUR WEDDING RING IS BORING, AND I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW !
Fashion | Written: Yewayi Mushaya
09.10.25
The dialogue around wedding rings is one I never anticipated. I mean, think about it, your wedding ring is one of the most intimate pieces of jewellery you’ll ever own. A physical symbol of a promised eternal union. You’d think outside influence would hold no weight. Yet in the world of fashion and reason, I somehow always miss the mark.
By now, you’ve heard us editors go on and on about trend culture and conformity, blah, blah, blah, but this one is seriously concerning to me. And you should be able to tell, I never write this informally.
Let’s break this down.
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The wedding ring has traditionally leaned towards a classic silhouette. Intended for heirloom purposes, it holds the widespread belief that you don’t want timelessness jeopardised by fleeting trends. A simple gold band with a 1.5-carat diamond ring has long been the traditionalist’s choice. But as the years pass, wants and needs evolve. 1.5 becomes two; Round and Asscher cuts turn into ovals, and suddenly, everyone wants a Hailey Bieber diamond. And honestly, what even is a Hailey Bieber diamond? Is it a specific cut? Overnight, anything that isn’t a 6-carat oval on a custom gold band is considered ugly, while everything that is fails to feel like “old money.”
The controversy of Georgina Rodriguez’s three-stone oval-cut centre 25-30 carat diamond ring was honestly surprising. I mean, one, I’ve never seen so much hoopla over a ring that we’ll never get to own and two, did no one else want to try it on? Whilst magazines wrote think pieces of praise on Biber’s ring, Rodriguez received criticism in the name of cultural commentary. It confused me.
Georgina has always been an extravagant jewellery lover, spotted in Pasquale Bruni pieces and bejewelled Chopard watches. Indulgence has always been her brand, not by pressure, but by personal taste. The composition of her ring seemed fitting to her established style. But for some reason, people placed their respectability politics on top of her already massive 30-carat ring.
I find it fascinating that the debate of taste and trend has made its way into such intimate spaces. For me, this reflects how deeply our lives and decisions have become subject to the court of public opinion. I wonder if, in a few years, we’ll look down at our ring fingers and ask ourselves if the clean-girl aesthetic was worth it.
I am a firm believer that trends aren’t inherently bad. They offer an opportunity to take what you want and leave the rest. Unfortunately, we overconsume. And how much of ourselves will we keep giving to this revolving door of trends until one day we look in the mirror and realise we only exist in the cycle?
So yes, your wedding ring is boring, and I thought you should know.
Not because I don’t like it, and not because I don’t think it’s timeless, but because it doesn’t look like you.
Here are some ring options to expand your choices and, hopefully, help you find yourself.
You can thank me in eight years.