2023 Trend Forecast: Le Vian Predicts the Future in Las Vegas

July 4, 2022

By Katerina Perez

8 min read

At this year’s JCK Las Vegas I had the pleasure of attending Le Vian’s 23rd annual red carpet catwalk event, which also provides the perfect opportunity to unveil its annual Trend Forecast. This is a glimpse at what the family-owned jewellery brand believes 2023 has in store for all of us, including shades of periwinkle blue, deep green emeralds and indulgent chocolate browns. Here is my summary of the trends to help inspire your next purchases…

With historic roots that wind back to the 15th century, Le Vian is a family-owned jewellery brand with deeply held traditions and a commitment to doing things its own way. Even today, the brand continues to reinvent the classics with strong colour combinations, blending gold, coloured gemstones and diamonds, as well as more unique and unusual hardstones for dramatic effect. It’s also known as an innovator; Le Vian was one of the first to use rich shades of brown diamonds and make them covetable through its ‘Chocolate Diamonds’ trademark.

Le Vian ring with a pear-shaped pink diamond surrounded by a pink and white diamond halo

Le Vian ring with a pear-shaped pink diamond surrounded by a pink and white diamond halo

 A closer look at a Le Vian pear-shaped pink diamond ring

A closer look at a Le Vian pear-shaped pink diamond ring

 The diamond-set details on the reverse of a pear-shaped pink diamond ring by Le Vian

The diamond-set details on the reverse of a pear-shaped pink diamond ring by Le Vian

And thanks to its longevity and success, Le Vian can make daring decisions. For example, it employs a strategy of finding gemstones at mine sites that are enjoying a period of peak production. This allows it to buy large swathes of material at reasonable prices, which can be passed along to its clients or preserved for use in future collections when inspiration strikes.

We all know that trends come and go. Or would it be more accurate to say that trends ‘turn and go’ and always come back! Having created more than 100,000 original designs in its history, Le Vian is an ideal source of knowledge for cyclical trends… after all, what hasn’t the brand seen or got stashed in its archives? 

At this year’s JCK Las Vegas in June 2022, I had the pleasure of being invited to the 23rd annual Le Vian Red Carpet Revue – a catwalk show coupled with the formal unveiling of the 2023 Trend Forecast. This red-carpet event was especially meaningful in 2022 as it marked a special milestone for the LeVian family – the 100th birthday of their late father and grandfather. As a little side note, Eddie LeVian revealed that nine fresh-faced members of the LeVian clan have joined the family business in the last two decades, but it was the job of just seven of them to reveal the seven trends included in this year’s forecast.

Opal cabochon and diamond cocktail rings by Le Vian

Opal cabochon and diamond cocktail rings by Le Vian

 Cabochon opal and diamond-set pendant by Le Vian

Cabochon opal and diamond-set pendant by Le Vian

 A closer look at the petal-shaped setting of this Le Vian cabochon opal and diamond pendant

A closer look at the petal-shaped setting of this Le Vian cabochon opal and diamond pendant

 The finer details of a cabochon opal and diamond pendant by Le Vian

The finer details of a cabochon opal and diamond pendant by Le Vian

As they took to the stage, they shared with attendees at The Venetian Hotel the charities the brand supports, including St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and Jewelers for Children as well as the Diamonds Do Good organisation that empowers people in the remote diamond-producing areas of the world. More than $1 million has been raised for these charities collectively over the last year alone. Let me guide you now through the seven facets of the 2023 Trend Forecast, which span nature, peace, tranquillity, joy and balance.

Le Vian Peacock Aquaprase High Jewellery necklace with aquaprase cabochons and diamonds in rose gold

Le Vian Peacock Aquaprase High Jewellery necklace with aquaprase cabochons and diamonds in rose gold

Alive! Beautiful Creations

Officially the ‘Trend of the Year for 2023’, Alive! Beautiful Creations is based on “a primal desire to attach ourselves to life itself, to nature, and to a sense of rebirth”. To bring this concept to life, Le Vian has focused on the flora and fauna of land, air and sea, including dogs to symbolise loyalty, fish to denote good luck and butterflies to remind us of transformation.

Le Vian butterfly pendant necklaces with mother of pearl and rose quartz in gold

Le Vian butterfly pendant necklaces with mother of pearl and rose quartz in gold

Tranquillity

For 2023, Le Vian forecasts that periwinkle blue is going to be the colour we are all dreaming of. It’s an unusual shade, characterised by blue with varying subtones of pinks and purples, and is inspired by the calm of blue skies, still waters and vast expanses of seawater that make us feel grounded and peaceful. In jewellery, this manifests as ‘blueberry’ tanzanite, cornflower sapphires, denim shades and ombré gradients of blue sapphires, aquamarines, topazes and ‘grape’ amethysts.

Le Vian tanzanite and diamond cocktail rings

Le Vian tanzanite and diamond cocktail rings

 A trio of pear-shaped and cushion-cut tanzanite and diamond cocktail rings by Le Vian

A trio of pear-shaped and cushion-cut tanzanite and diamond cocktail rings by Le Vian

Balance

“After being thrown way off-kilter, we crave a return to normalcy, to the restoration of balance, of opportunity, of possibility,” says Le Vian. To find this equilibrium, the brand is reaching to emeralds and is declaring the emerald-cut as the ‘Shape of the Year for 2023’. Its jewels feature traditional emerald-cut emeralds updated with a checkerboard facet patterns on the table, as well as bold halo settings with brown and champagne-hued diamonds, splashes of opal, baguette-cut diamond side stones, pops of peridot and coloured enamel. Here, we see great combinations of precious metal shades too, including emerald centre stones, yellow gold talon claw settings and white metal shanks.

Katerina Perez wears emerald and diamond rings by Le Vian with contrast talon claw settings

Katerina Perez wears emerald and diamond rings by Le Vian with contrast talon claw settings

 A suite of matching emerald and diamond jewellery pieces by Le Vian

A suite of matching emerald and diamond jewellery pieces by Le Vian

 Le Vian halo style dress rings with coloured gemstones surrounded by chocolate diamonds

Le Vian halo style dress rings with coloured gemstones surrounded by chocolate diamonds

Euphoria

Inspired by the sensation of having a bite of luxurious dark chocolate, the Euphoria trend is all about relishing and indulging in life’s pleasures. Of course, this lends itself perfectly to Le Vian’s ‘Chocolate Diamonds’ as well as a new collaboration with Belgian chocolate maker, Godiva. Brown diamonds are set in “Wrapped in Chocolate” jewels with ribbon motifs and chunky yellow gold settings that have a vintage, almost 1970s-inspired twist. Voluminous and curvaceous pieces are balanced with geometric designs too, such as stiletto-inspired pendants and paperclip-shaped earrings.

Chocolate diamond rings by Le Vian

Chocolate diamond rings by Le Vian

Spontaneity

Who doesn’t want to live life spontaneously? Le Vian explains: “The fresh, enticing, electrifying colours of Le Vian Enamel bring moments to life, infusing them with energy and the impulse of joy. The perfect antidote to routine and restriction.” The brand predicts a 2023 full of creative colours, including cartoon-like smiley face motifs, canary yellow enamel, and vibrant gemstones set in halo designs with matching enamel hues.

Le Vian ring and earrings with oval-shaped tanzanites and matching blue enamel in yellow gold

Le Vian ring and earrings with oval-shaped tanzanites and matching blue enamel in yellow gold

 Le Vian heart-shaped pendants with chocolate diamonds and red enamel in yellow gold

Le Vian heart-shaped pendants with chocolate diamonds and red enamel in yellow gold

Inner Strength

Platinum is the “precious metal of resilience, purity and high style,” according to Le Vian, which is why the brand predicts 2023 will be its big year. Imagine sleek monochrome outfits accented with bright white platinum and pops of rubies and sapphires in openwork settings. This is power dressing with jewellery!

Diamond-set rings and earrings by Le Vian

Diamond-set rings and earrings by Le Vian

 Diamond rings and a diamond-set pendant by Le Vian

Diamond rings and a diamond-set pendant by Le Vian

Optimism

As Le Vian says: “Optimism sparkles like rays of the sun, lighting up our darkest hours.” This trend prediction is where yellow diamonds come into play, especially in illusion settings that make their sunshine properties sing. Look for medallion pendants, rings and earrings all gleaming with natural fancy and fancy light stones. A collection of bee-inspired jewels with honeycomb-shaped adornments are also included, sparkling with chocolate diamonds, champagne and nude diamonds and hints of citrine. 

Illusion-set yellow diamond pendant and matching drop earrings by Le Vian

Illusion-set yellow diamond pendant and matching drop earrings by Le Vian

 Yellow and white diamond hoop earrings and rings by Le Vian

Yellow and white diamond hoop earrings and rings by Le Vian

Hearing about next year’s trends from such a large fine jewellery brand certainly gave me and the other attendees food for thought. The night was one of the high points of my Las Vegas experience and was live-streamed by US retailers like Kay, Jared and Belk to allow others to enjoy the moment too. Now, all that’s left to do is remember these seven predictions and see if they bloom into life when 2023 rolls around.

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