Editor’s Note
This guide highlights standout jewellery brands for women, from accessible favourites to luxury icons, ensuring your next gift is both thoughtful and well-received.
Jewellery is a failsafe gift that always elicits a great response. From & Other Stories to Mejuri to Cartier, here are the jewellery brands for women sure to sparkle, whatever the occasion.
By Jessie Atkinson and Heidi Quill
14 August 2025
Alcohol, scented candles, a little something from the best lingerie brands and a sparkler from among the best women’s jewellery brands: chances are that your idea of what constitutes an excellent gift for your girlfriend or wife is dead right. Here, we’ll be tackling the latter category, guiding you through the best gifts for her… at least, the necklace, ring, earring and bracelet edition.
A timeless present, the right piece of jewellery will be the apple of your giftee’s eye. From high-street brands (& Other Stories, Mango) to demi-fine shops (Mejuri, Monica Vinader) to luxury institutions (Cartier, Tiffany & Co.), explore here the top women’s jewellers of 2026.
Searching for a sophisticated jewellery gift which won’t break the bank? & Other Stories has got you covered. The high street store’s revolving range of accessories always ticks the box for effective simplicity, often crafted from recycled brass and recycled sterling silver. Easy wins.
That largely depends on the function you want the jewellery to perform. An ephemeral trend or small treat — ahead of a holiday, for example — can be a passing fancy and therefore can be “costume” (i.e. cheaper pieces, sometimes with plastic elements). On the other end of the spectrum, brands like Bvlgari and Cartier make jewellery to keep forever — and even pass down through generations. If you have the money and your giftee isn’t prone to losing things, those are certainly worth the dosh. In the middle are, in our opinion, the best value-for-money labels: the demi-fine brands (such as Astrid & Miyu, Missomsa, and Rachel Jackson) which present lovely quality for very reasonable pricing.
A small team of British GQ’s female shopping editors and writers has put together this list for you, based on a lifetime of jewellery admiration and wear. Led by section head of menswear for GQ Recommends Heidi Quill, and contributed to by gift guide expert Jessie Atkinson and fashion writer Faye Fearon, you’ll find many a jeweller on this list, most of which have been tried by one of these writers — or else tried by someone they trust. Where that hasn’t been possible, they have been hands-on with samples both in and out of stores, and have considered customer reviews, too.
In our experience, the jewellery brands to invest your gifting moolah in are either a) daringly decadent pieces with price tags to match, or b) demi-fine creations that will give a lot of wear for seriously reasonable prices. With this ethos, we’ve selected the eight best brands you should be shopping right now, from heirloom creators Cartier and Tiffany to our favourite affordable-but-brilliant jewellers such as Mejuri and Monica Vinader.
Shop at Missoma
Star Piece: Square Malachite Necklace
Next-Day Delivery?: Yes, on non-personalised pieces
Price: ££
It’s the brand that made the jewellery for the Barbie movie, and its continued dedication to cute but wearable demi-fine trinkets shows that Missoma was not a one-hit wonder with its Margot Robbie-approved heart necklace. That being said, it’s two years on and that’s still one of our favourites.
Shop at Selfridges
Star Piece: Snake Vermeil Bracelet
Next-Day Delivery?: Yes
Price: ££
Thanks to its knack with elegant classics and its focus on quality, Monica Vinader remains one of the women in the team’s favourite demi-fine jewellers. A timeless and finely hewn core collection offers incomparable gifting decisions, while seasonal drops offer options for even the most prolifically bejwelled giftees.
Shop at Mejuri
Star Piece: Letter Necklace
Next-Day Delivery?: No
Price: ££
Another exceptional jeweller at its price point, Mejuri is ahead of the zeitgeist as far as changing trends go: dome and croissant shapes, letter jewellery and mixed metals are all staples of this brand, which also delivers its goods in luxury dust bags for that extra touch.
Shop at Selfridges
