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Jewellery: Eight reno hits and not one Mrs.

It's officially a jewellery thing: the divorce ring, a restyled engagement and/or wedding ring marketed as a way to signal, reclaim and celebrate one's newfound freedom. The poster girl for the trend is  Emily Ratajkowski , who used the princess and pear diamond from her toi et moi engagement ring to make two new rings. I especially like the pinky ring's asymmetrical presentation, it's loose and fresh. Presumably EmRata has defined knuckles; many of us do not have enough protrusion to securely anchor a ring—let alone a big diamond—on that finger.  Left, original ring; right, resyled rings Whether you think a divorce ring would evoke sad memories or take the opposing view that it is a symbol of resilience (even for a marriage of four months, as was hers), it's still edifying to see what jewellers create from wedding jewellery that's no longer I-Doing its job. And it need not be your own. I had lunch with a friend, Maggie, who wore a diamond solitaire pendant  mad

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