Is there any arm candy more riveting, or more dazzling, than a full-on sparkling tennis bracelet—or an armload of them—glinting in the sun? Full disclosure—I have never been anywhere near a racket, though I have been known to affect an all-white V-neck sweater-and-long-pleated-skirt tennis look—but that doesn’t mean I don’t know the best tennis bracelets when I see them. Whether it’s the classic line of diamonds (big ones, please!) or glorious fake gems (who is going to know the difference as your tennis bracelet dangles over a highball?) or in a riot of color, these are jewels to be cherished regardless of your athletic prowess.
You might be wondering how the tennis bracelet—which refers to a flexible bracelet with the stones lined up, hugging each other—got its name. As the story goes, back in 1978, world champion Chris Evert was wearing just such a tennis bracelet in diamonds and gold at the US Open, when the bracelet itself opened! Just as I—or you—would have done, Evert stopped the match cold until her tennis bracelet turned up.
