{"id":114218,"date":"2026-08-04T11:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=114218"},"modified":"2026-07-31T07:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:45:19","slug":"toe-rings-trend-2026","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/toe-rings-trend-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna Helped Bring Back the 90&#8217;s Jewelry Trend Everyone Forgot About \u2014 And We&#8217;re Absolutely Here For It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:527;114-640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-114316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2288195037-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2726\" height=\"1818\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:527;114-640\">A single sparkling ring on <strong>Rihanna<\/strong>&#8216;s big toe did more for jewelry conversation ahead of the 2023 Met Gala than most engagement announcements manage in a full news cycle, and toe rings have been quietly building momentum ever since. What used to live exclusively at the beach, tangled up with anklets and friendship bracelets, has spent the last few seasons working its way onto runways, red carpets, and now album covers, proving that the smallest piece of jewelry in anyone&#8217;s collection might also be the hardest working.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:42;642-683\">From Sacred Symbol to Runway Statement<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114219\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114219\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/toe-rings-trend-2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2730\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@stonefruit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:788;685-1472\">Long before it showed up as a styling afterthought, the toe ring carried real weight. In India, the bichiya has been worn by married women for centuries, traditionally in silver rather than gold because the metal was believed, in Ayurvedic thought, to draw a helpful current from the earth up through the body. Western fashion picked up the shape without much of that history attached, sending it down runways as pure ornament instead of symbol. <strong>Burberry<\/strong> stacked rings against minimalist sandals for spring 2022, and <strong>Rabanne<\/strong> followed two years later with gold-tone versions glinting against metallic straps. <strong>Chlo\u00e9<\/strong> has folded the detail into its own boho universe more recently, treating the toe the way most brands treat an ear or a wrist, as one more place worth decorating.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:30;1474-1503\">Who&#8217;s Already Wearing Them<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114317\" style=\"width: 4240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114317\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2286372961.jpg\" alt=\"Street Style - Munich - July, 2026\" width=\"4240\" height=\"2832\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Moritz Scholz\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:922;1505-2426\">The celebrity evidence keeps piling up. <strong>Carla Bruni<\/strong> wore three silver rings stacked on one foot to the Venice Film Festival, treating her toes with the same seriousness most people reserve for a cocktail ring. <strong>Bad Bunny<\/strong> put several sparkling rings front and center on the cover art for his single <em>Alambre P\u00faa<\/em>, proof the trend has never been confined to womenswear. Fashion writer <strong>Leandra Medine Cohen<\/strong> went the maximalist route with a diamond version, while plenty of others are opting for a single delicate band and calling it done. The easiest way in remains the most obvious one, a thin silver or gold ring worn with barefoot sandals, flip-flops, or bare feet entirely, since the whole point of a toe ring is being seen. Anyone still on the fence should consider the math, it is, by a wide margin, the smallest possible investment in looking like they thought about their outfit down to the very last toe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42787,"featured_media":114316,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rihanna Helped Bring Back the 90&#039;s Jewelry Trend Everyone Forgot About \u2014 And We&#039;re Absolutely Here For It - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Toe rings have gone from beach accessory to runway and red carpet staple. 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