A necklace pendant often carries a symbol, and many symbols have a meaning people recognize right away: the phoenix stands for starting again, the heart for love, the fairy for a little magic. Which pendant suits you depends on the moment you want to keep close.
A pendant necklace sits where you see it in the mirror when you straighten your collar in the morning. That turns the symbol into a small reminder of why you chose it. For how to wear it with earrings and other pieces, see our guide to pairing jewelry.
What does a phoenix pendant mean?
In many old myths, the phoenix is a bird that rises again from its own ashes. As a pendant, it still stands for starting again, after a break, a move, or a year that asked a lot. That is how we read Seraphina: a reminder that starting again was your choice. She fits the first morning at a new job, when you take one more deep breath in the elevator.
Seraphina - Rising Phoenix Necklace
A phoenix with wings spread wide and pavé-set stones, rose gold-tone, on a chain. €24.95.
What does a heart pendant mean?
The heart is one of the oldest and simplest symbols of love, understood at a glance. A heart pendant can stand for love, friendship, or simply what matters to you day to day. With Clara, we mean the everyday kind of love that doesn't need a big gesture. She suits a Saturday with fresh bread rolls and the paper spread out on the kitchen table.
Clara - Petite Heart Necklace
A small polished heart on a fine chain, silver-tone, rhodium-plated copper alloy. €14.95.
What does a fairy pendant stand for?
Fairies come from old folk tales, small beings somewhere between the everyday and magic. As a pendant, a fairy usually stands for a little magic and for the playful side that grown-up life tends to bury. That is how we see Luna: she keeps the playful part of you in plain sight. On a gray Tuesday, second coffee at your desk, she rests on your sweater.
Luna - Fairy Pendant Necklace
A tiny fairy in an open circle with a trail of stones, gold-tone, on a fine chain. €24.95.
What does a cocktail pendant stand for?
The cocktail is a young, playful motif, straight from a vacation rather than from old legends. Its meaning is our own reading: a summer drink stands for the moment you finally switch off. Felicity puts that moment on a chain, with a tiny umbrella and a curled straw. At the office in October, she brings back the last warm evening outside.
Felicity - Tropical Drink Necklace
A round tropical drink with a cocktail umbrella and straw, full of stones, gold-tone. €24.95.
How do you choose a pendant necklace?
Three quick questions help:
- What should the pendant say? Starting again, everyday love, a little magic or vacation mode.
- Will you wear it alone or with a second chain? Next to a plain fine chain, the symbol has room.
- Which tone goes with your jewelry? Seraphina is rose gold-tone, Luna and Felicity are gold-tone, Clara is silver-tone.
Often you can tell while reading which symbol makes you smile. If you want to give a pendant, choose the symbol by the moment it is about. For ideas by budget, see our jewelry gifts under €25. And for which earrings go with your necklace, see our guide to pairing jewelry.
For the shapes people are wearing now, see which earrings are modern.
Common questions
What does a phoenix pendant stand for?
The phoenix comes from old myths: a bird that rises again from its ashes. As a pendant, it usually stands for starting again.
Can I give a pendant with a meaning as a gift?
Yes. Choose the symbol by the moment, not the person: starting again, everyday love, a little magic.
Can I wear a pendant necklace with a second chain?
Yes. A plain fine chain next to it leaves the symbol its space.