4 East-West Engagement Ring Styles To Embrace As A Bride-To-Be
If you’re someone who loves unusual jewellery (and has yet to pick her engagement ring), you’ll want to read this!
Elongated engagement rings are having a moment right now. From Alexandra Leclerc’s oval-cut ring to Taylor Swift’s elongated cushion-cut ring, we’ve been seeing a rise in elongated styles and a decline in styles like round cut and square cushion-cut. And while we love an elongated diamond sitting vertically on our finger, we’ve been gravitating towards the East-West ring setting lately. For the unversed, the East-West setting is where an elongated diamond sits horizontally on the finger, instead of the traditional vertical placement. Fun fact: Zendaya’s engagement ring also features an elongated cushion cut in an East-West setting. And when a trend is Zendaya-approved, best believe it’ll be good!
If taking the road less travelled when it comes to style sounds like you, you’ll love this design. Here are our picks of the most beautiful styles.
Oval-cut East-West Ring
This one is a no-brainer. The East-West ring is a little unusual on its own, so if you want to keep things classic otherwise, you can opt for an oval-cut East-West ring. It’s simple, elegant, and timeless. It is one of those styles that you don’t have to worry about aging well. When you look at your oval-cut East-West engagement ring 20 years from now, it will still look classic but elevated.
Signet-style East-West ring
Calling all the niche, avant-garde brides! Miley Cyrus opted for this super edgy kind of ring, and brides-to-be can take a cue. The signet-style East-West engagement ring is for you if you like unconventional, one-of-a-kind styles. The signet-style (or Bombé) engagement ring is uncommon on its own, and amalgamating it with another unusual style like East-West setting only makes it more rare!
Three-stone East-West Ring
This is when the stone of the ring is surrounded by another smaller stone on both sides. This gives you a lot of room to have fun, since between the three stones, your options are endless when it comes to stones and cuts. For example, you can go for an emerald for the center stone and diamonds on the sides, or an oval-cut diamond at the center and little round-cut diamonds on the sides…the world is your oyster!
Marquise-cut East-West Ring
The marquise-cut diamond, or eye-shaped diamond, has been gaining a lot of popularity recently, and for all the right reasons. Selena Gomez also opted for a marquise-cut engagement ring (minus the East-West setting), restarting the conversation around the marquise-cut. While a marquise-cut diamond in a vertical setting looks absolutely beautiful, there is something about it being placed in an East-West setting that makes it super unique.