Know Your ABCs

Jewellery with plenty of identity? We want in.

- Sophie Abriat

Without careful examination, one might have assumed that Beyoncé’s diamond-encrusted alphabet bling spells “LV” or “CD”. Except that the B, R and S letters on her rings take on the first letters of her three children’s names: Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir. Blake Lively, on the other hand, sports a “Mrs R” ring; R for Ryan Reynolds, her Deadpool star husband. Kim Kardashian keeps Kanye West within earshot by sporting “KW” earrings. And Miley Cyrus wears her initial – an “M” in Gothicstyle typography – close to her heart with a pendant necklace.

The rising popularity of such pieces came after the trend of wearing messages (like “love”, “hope” and “OMG”), and it’s not hard to see why. They offer a subtle way to get a personalised message across, with various brands rolling out their own alphabet collections – there’re Chloe’s Alphabet rings, Fendi’s ABClick, Louis Vuitton’s LV & Me, and more.