How much jewelry would you say is appropriate for women investment bankers to wear in the office?
And how much jewelry is too much? Would it look bad if you wore high end jewelry like Cartier and Van Cleef bracelets, rings etc or could that cause bad looks from other (female) bankers?
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I say this as a girl, despite my username, I think the same rules apply to jewelry as they do for watches and purses. Don’t wear things that are obviously more expensive than what a senior female on the team wears.
Thanks! In regards to quantity, how much jewelry is too much? Is wearing a few bracelets or rings fine (like 2-3 each) or is it too much?
In my view wearing too much jewellery (e.g. several bracelets stacked) does not look professional. However 1-2 rings and bracelets is fine.
Too much- one bracelet or watch, one ring (plus wedding band/e-ring if you're to that point in life)
I usually wear a rolex datejust and cartier ring to the office and have never gotten any negative remarks for it. Bought a cartier bracelet with my first year-end bonus and planning to wear it as well. I am the only female in my team and I believe people do not really pay attention / care much.
Holy shit even the analysts in banking make like $200k now. No one gives a fuck if you wear a $5k bracelet or watch. And besides you're either probably a diversity hire that has never seen money and can finally afford nice things or a nepotism hire that was already rich. No one cares
Who hurt you?
“The poor kids are just as smart as the white kids” vibes
Don’t think anyone would blink at jewelry that’s a few thousand. Pretty sure you weren’t planning on wearing the Emma chamberlain’s met gala Cartier choker anyway, an Alhambra pendant is fine+ love bracelet is fine. I wear some more fun pieces and layer rings/chains but style it more subdued at the office. I’m kind of rough of my jewelry so lean towards the mejuri types anyway.
I wear earrings on the smaller side (diamond studs, small gold hoops). Bracelet stack is two thin dainty chains (one Van Cleef) + one 6k bracelet with smaller diamonds. No one blinks. Most teams are guys anyways and they never notice
Agree with the consensus here, normal daytime Van Cleef/Cartier is totally acceptable.
Use your judgement. Wouldn't wear a large gemstone necklace, or the cartier love bracelet with diamonds all over it - but an Alhambra pendant, Cartier tank, normal Rolex etc is totally fine.
Do most female analysts wear such pieces? Or do you find them more common at the Associate and above level?
No majority of female analysts wear very simple jewelry, or no jewelry.
This is more like "my family bought me a Rolex / nice jewelry for graduation, am I okay to wear it?" certainly you do not need to go out and buy fancy stuff
What about hermes clic h?
Fine if it's just 1, don't stack them
I try to use not more than three pieces, other than a watch.
Nice to see a good & constructive discussion about women's fashion/ jewelry for once. Refreshing change from the thousands of watch threads that have come up
is an $8k gold vintage alhambra necklace with diamonds too much for an associate?
Is it one pendant or the many-motif one? If just a pendant that's fine, if it's like the 10 motif one or excessively gaudy I would probably skip it
one pendant! thank you!!
Why do you all care so much? It's work not your social life.
How many mens watch, shoe, suit discussions are there..? This is a very normal discussion for women
To be fair, I hate those discussions too. There's just way too many of them to throw monkey shit at all of them. Especially the ones outlining wardrobe for summer internships. Figure it the fuck out for yourself like everyone else. People in finance are so autistic.
It's just common sense, wear whatever the fuck you want to wear and if people judge you for it then that's a reflection on them, not on you.
Easy rule of thumb is just like dating or conversing or socializing. Isopraxism (or mirroring) -- just do what everyone else is doing, no more no less.
Another rule of thumb is if you have to ask here if something is appropriate, it more likely than not isn't. You're clearly asking on this forum if it's appropriate because you think you might be judged for wearing it. Think of it as risk / reward: Is it worth wearing whatever jewelry for a day and risking someone judging you for it and then having that permanently affect their judgment of you vs. whatever upside there is in wearing it? Everyone is in the same tax bracket so the luxury appeal (you're not signalling financial superiority) isn't there and most people (though I did date the girl i sat next to at GS) aren't looking to date at the office, so I can't see why that angle would be in play either.
Smallest dogs bark the loudest. If I think you're attractive, a Cartier bracelet or Hermes bag won't change that and if you're not attractive I just get a weird vibe from you for doing that. I just don't see any upside to it vs. the downside risks to perception and reputation.
I do enjoy heels though on women :). That's fair game in my book lol.
Every girl in finance or consulting I know has the van cleef necklace and the Cartier or whatever bracelet stack. Point is to say, doesn’t matter if you wear that stuff or not. Maybe not the van cleef thing with like 10 clovers on it, that’s one this one chick MD at my firm has.
Ugh I want a 10 motif Alhambra so bad
I use simple jewelry.
would hoop earrings be okay? not the super tiny ones like a medium sized hoop but not like the super large ones either.
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