Vogue First! Shop Dorsey’s Summer Enamel Capsule—Exclusively for the Next 24 Hours

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There is a very specific kind of jewelry that belongs to summer — the kind you put on in late June and don't take off until Labor Day. Dorsey, the L.A.-based lab-grown diamond brand with a cult following among women who want fine jewelry without the legacy markup, just dropped something that fits exactly that brief. The brand's first-ever enamel capsule — 42 pieces spanning necklaces, bracelets, and anklets — is live now, according to Vogue, which gave its Shopping readers exclusive early access ahead of the official Thursday, May 7 launch.

Founder and designer Meg Strachan built the collection around a specific seasonal feeling: the desire to "shed everything and live a little lighter." The result is a range drenched in the kind of color that actually makes sense in August — sky blue, citrus yellow, sage green, onyx — finished with the glossy, high-shine enamel the capsule is named for, plus scattered lab-grown diamonds and moissanite throughout. Prices run $180 to $480, which, for pieces you'll reach for constantly, is the definition of cost-per-wear math working in your favor.

How to Wear It

Strachan's own vision for the collection involves a string bikini somewhere along the coast of Comporta or Cap Ferret — aspirational, yes, but the styling logic translates anywhere. Her directive: layer multiple colored pieces for maximum summer chaos, or let a single strand do the work against bare skin or a breezy linen dress. "I wanted the floating moissanite and diamond collection to pair perfectly with enamel — the ultimate summer layering pieces," she says. "There's a way to do color in summer that feels effortless and understated." The anklets in particular feel well-timed; the below-the-ankle moment that dominated last summer shows zero signs of stopping.

This isn't the first time Dorsey has leaned into a limited capsule to break from its core aesthetic. Last summer's Paracord II drop proved the brand's audience is more than ready for something outside the signature tennis silhouette. Strachan is direct about the intention: "Everything doesn't need to be so serious." The enamel capsule — like the season itself — is designed to feel like a departure, not a dilution. "Summer makes all of us feel like kids again," she says, "and that energy was very much at the heart of this."

Color-forward, smartly priced, and built for the kind of summer that moves between sand and city without skipping a beat — this is the drop worth acting on before it sells out.

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