Dainty jewelry is dead; long live dainty jewelry. Welcome to the reign of chunky beaded necklaces —at least the news I’ve gathered from the street style coming out of the fashion capitals and the expert-written Substack newsletters in my inbox.

Everywhere I look, I see maximlist beaded necklaces in place of hair-thin chains. I open my email to tastemakers waxing poetic about Don’t Let Disco, the New York jewelry brand leading the luxury-ification of beaded jewelry. Spelunking through Parisian and Milanese street style, I see—and save for later—outfits featuring big bauble strands layered over boxy suiting and spring sundresses . I log onto Slack and see MC ’s Style at Large columnists calling beaded necklaces their secret style weapon .…