The year of the pendant necklace continues. Throughout this year into the summer, fashion people were suddenly wearing the elegant long necklace trend with everything from basic tank tops and jeans to dressy blouses and skirts all the time. This was due to runway shows like Chloé and Ralph Lauren, which encouraged the fashion set to reconsider boho-chic accessories, such as pendant necklaces. In 2026, we expect them to get even bigger.
The boho-chic trend is now trending on the runways of New York Fashion Week's spring 2026 season, and it's got a very new look. It seems traveling chic without compromising functionality is the throughline of the runway show's take on the pendant necklace.
Michael Kors, for instance, debuted wallet necklaces in its looks, while Coach's necklaces were designed to resemble abstract stones. Tory Burch also created an interesting rendition of a pouch pendant with beaded details, and TWP took them to the ultimate level of functional fashion with a large wallet necklace and a glasses chain. Clearly, pendant necklaces—functional and nonfunctional—are going to be everywhere by spring 2026.
[Source: who what wear]
