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Fashion changes with each season but diamond settings for engagement rings styles tend to be consistent each year. You have the various metals to work with, such as white gold, yellow gold, platinum & palladium, & several diamond shapes ranging from round to princess cut, radiant to heart, pear and oval, and marquise, cushion and emerald cuts. Where the trends come from usually originates with the diamond princess engagement ring designers who create the masterpieces to be worn for a lifetime, and celebrities who “supersize” a particular style that is featured on the cover of People magazine.

For the year 2010 we’ve seen some tried-and-true styles come back into the mainstream. Classic diamond solitaires with a round stone between 3/4-carats and 1 1/2-carats are always popular. The vintage-cushion cut diamond set in a platinum ring with lots of micropave diamonds is loved by brides-to-be this year. Yellow gold is the metal of choice for some brides in recent months, although it still ranks lower in popularity than the white metals platinum, palladium and white gold. One diamonds engagement ring trend that is requested more and more often at jewelers is the Halo diamond engagement ring. The ring style has the distinctive feature of a circle of diamonds, or a “halo” that appears to float around the center diamond.

Most halo rings highlight a round or a cushion-cut diamond. Several designers have embraced this style, including Simon G., Tacori and Bridget. Despite the recent high-profile break-ups of Hollywood’s leading ladies, celebrities with seemingly happy marriages do influence what brides request when shopping for their dream engagement rings. Heidi Klum’s ring with a dazzling (and huge) yellow/canary diamond is on many “lust lists.” Beyonce’s massive emerald-cut set in a split shank is requested in a smaller and more affordable price range at jewelry and engagement ring stores across the country, and Fergie’s round diamond in a modern style shows that even creative, innovative entertainers still love to stick with tradition once in a while.

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