The Year of the Big Bracelet

Wrist stack, I raise you a big bracelet.

In the conversation of wrist stacks, I like to remain willfully obtuse when it comes to layering little lightweights. I love a huge, hulking, massive, shockingly large big bracelet in place of an armful of many. Something about the strength of one, or just three that take up the space of one’s entire forearm. Think: Michèle Lamy. It’s like the big bracelet is secure in its own confidence, it doesn’t need anything else to prop it up.

Let your armscape enjoy carte blanche; the big bracelet is the art installation. You can wear more than one. But you only need at least one, on each wrist for ample impact.

Chanel fall 2014 supermarket collection bracelet with an Alessandro Michele era Gucci snake bracelet

Michèle Lamy, big bracelet queen

Here are some of my favorite unexpected brands and links for big, bulky, eccentric bracelets:

The Affordable Thrill: Off Park

Off Park is a brand exclusively offered through “jewelry television” (how iconic). What I know about the label is that they were founded by a man named Tony and at one time or other, they made outsize over-the-top bracelets that can now usually be found for less than $100 secondhand.