Vintage By Vibe - Retro Engagement Rings That Fit Your Style

When it comes to, well, everything, the term “vintage” seems to get thrown around a lot. This can make shopping for your thrifty baddie bae – or yourself – a total pain in the search bar.

Here’s the deal, finding that real-deal retro dream ring can be nearly impossible. And finding a little list that knows the difference between Victorian vixen and retro rockabilly is even harder. Sometimes you just need to slide into an updated vintage vibe. We get it.

If you’re looking for an engagement ring that rocks that mid-century fantasy while slipping seamlessly into that modern aesthetic, you’ve come to the right place.

Vaguely Victorian

The Victorian-era vibe flows into oh-so-many subcultures and through many modern jewelry designs. Here are some of our fav features that slide seamlessly into the 21st century and some updated rings that wear them well.

• Oodles of intricate metalwork
• Warm yellow gold, rose gold, and silver.
• Rows on rows of diamonds.
• Smaller stones
• Some seriously sparkly stacks

Modern pavé-heavy diamond styles and stacks, diamond clusters, and halos are giving that same sort of energy. Smaller stones were the norm as they were more available.

Diamond cuts weren’t super advanced and were usually done by hand. But the more bright and shiny modern equivalents are the round, oval, and marquise cuts. Pears also make for a dreamy silhouette, although they aren’t totally old-school authentic.

Can We Talk Clusters?

The Scarlett features smooth modern lines combined with hints of that vintage Victorian feel.

The diamond clusters accentuate the center stone making it appear larger while also stretching the visual into a marquise-inspired silhouette, which was also a majorly popular move at the time.

The smooth band slips gracefully over the finger, showing off the gorgeous branching bridge. The stunning detail slips seamlessly from shank to prong, showing off its intricate structure and giving all those little diamonds plenty of room to shine.

Long Live The Halo

Halos never seem to go out of style. And with their long list of fab qualities, it's easy to see why. They add loads of brilliant sparkle, protect your center stone, and create a timeless silhouette, not to mention they can make your center stone look up to a full size bigger. But we digress.

The Miley is an excellent example of a stunning halo that can easily slide its way into any collection.

The split shank, uber sparkly pavé band, and straight-up stunning halo all inspire a flawlessly modern take on those elements that were majorly popular in the Victorian era.

This piece is seriously giving the best of both worlds. An updated turn-of-the-century flow and a marvelously up-to-date feel. It’s truly a mash-up of old-world decadence and modern elegance.

Want even more? Pair it with a pavé wedding band to evoke even more of that Victorian vibe.
Piece giving the best of both worlds.

Edwardian Nouveau

Ok, low-key, Edwardian era and Art Nouveau style jewelry have so much in common–probably because they happened at the same time. Who’s to say? They had a stunning, soft design and took notes from nature, making for some seriously striking pieces.

• Highlight soft, intricate floral motifs
• Scrolling ribbons
• Loads of flowing vines
• And delicate linework

White gold gives the nod to the platinum preference of the era while giving it a bit of a contemporary update. Other than that, these styles fit fantastically into modern design without missing a beat.

Effortless Elegance

The Elizabeth is a stunning, sophisticated, and delicate nod to the era. The intricately engraved vine pattern and studded milgrain design is giving ideal Edwardian.

The narrow band tapers towards the crown, leading to a hidden halo before branching into an unexpected diamond bridge.

It’s attractive and old-world elegant, not to mention eye-catching from all angles. It’s everything we love about that certain kind of vintage style, and that classic silhouette is seriously sending us.

Floral Feels

Round and marquise diamonds cradle either side of the center stone, flooding the band with soft sparkle and natural curves. If it’s not giving Mucha-style nouveau to the max, then we don’t know what is.

All those delicate lines and intricate angles combine to create an almost floral feel. Paired with The Kristen wedding band, it's a complete turn-of-the-century vibe in a delightfully clean, modern package.

Dreamy Art Deco

Art deco's striking lines and geometrical energy translate flawlessly into timeless jewelry. All those stunning angles create beautiful flow, accented with the period's popular milgrain designs.

• Strong lines and geometry
• Sharp angles
• Milgrain details
• Really into rose gold

Art deco is a super distinctive style that effortlessly blends into modern designs, giving them a unique touch and adding the feeling of classic beauty.

All The Angles

The Amber has that super sweet combo of geometric lines and intricate milgrain that screams art deco. The setting is studded in stunning round brilliant diamonds, and the gorge ornate-style design brings your eye right to that center stone.

The milgrain style continues around the ring’s head, down each prong, and along flourishing details. The angular shoulders create a gorgeous silhouette. At any angle, it’s ideal deco at its finest.

Delicate Deco

Talk about timeless, The Jasmine is an eye-catching vintage-inspired piece with a classically romantic vibe.

Smooth detailing runs throughout the silhouette, where round brilliant diamonds fill circles and marquise outlines along the band. Each detail is studded with an oh-so-intricate milgrain design. It’s giving effortless luxury, and we simply stan.

Sleek claw-style prongs elevate the center stone letting in light and highlighting sparkle. It’s showing off every bit of your diamond and holding onto that warm heirloom feel.

Effortless Elegance

Baguette shoulder stones, a simple yet elevated design showing off the stunning symmetry of the art deco period, The Liv is absolutely everything.

While seriously gorge with any center stone, there’s just something about an Emerald diamond that makes the Liv come to life.

The step-cut stones work together to create dazzling flashes of light. The setting is classic old-world glamour. It’s a refined piece with subtle sophistication, and it’s everything we love about art deco.

Perfectly Pavé

The Cathrine features an opulent three-sided pavé design matched with tasteful milgrain detailing.

The ring itself is a work of stunning architecture. The intricate milgrain incircles each of the pave diamonds, continuing across a delicate bridge and up each prong. The view is spectacular from every angle.

The piece is undoubtedly anything but simple, yet the elevated elegance has an understated quality to it. It’s all luxury and snatched sophistication.

Retro Round-Up

Looking for more of a modern ring that takes its cues from that stunning retro style? There are a lot of elements from different eras that combine to make something completely contemporary. It’s the best of modern meets vintage. And we’re totally here for it.

Timeless Taper

The Rebecca combines modern and antique design elements to create a gorgeous piece that is truly timeless.

The pave band tapers down to the center stone, directing your eye inward and making the diamond pop.

The smooth setting graduates seamlessly from band to prong, creating an effortlessly lifted appearance of the center stone. The intricate milgrain design combines with the romantic silhouette giving it a unique vintage feel with a low profile setting that is ideal for everyday wear.

Mid-Century Modern

The Eve is seriously sending us into a retro “beach party” fantasy. The bamboo motif is super popular throughout the mid-century modern style, and the nature-inspired band is giving us all the vibes.

The silhouette is delicate, subtle, and timeless. It’s also an exciting choice for retro babes. The style is thoroughly modern, but it evokes tiki culture.

The retro 60’s beachy feel and this band's clean, subtle curves are everything. Pin-up baddies and mid-century-mamas rejoice! It’s the perfect fit you didn’t even know you were missing.

Time For Timeless?

Whether you’re going for retro-realness or have more vintage-inspired ideals, the perfect profile might be easier to find than you think.

All that modern design has oodles of era-specific influence. Who knew halos were such a stunning part of history? No matter the era, you can mix and match to your heart's content, creating a lovely combo of then, now, and well into the happily ever after.