Set in stone

LITO KARAKOSTANOGLOU IS best known for her series of evil-eye-inspired rings, bracelets and pendants. Each surreal-looking eye is hand-painted in a village outside Moscow, so no two are the same. But there’s more to the boho-luxe collection, which debuted in Canada at Holt Renfrew this season, like her series of dazzling cocktail rings topped with multifaceted gemstones. The first thing you’ll notice when you pick up a ring is that the stone seems loose in the setting and shifts as you move your hand. This is intentional, says the designer. “I wanted the stones to ‘breathe’ and have light go through them,” she says. There’s another reason for this atypical design: When you wear two or even three rings on one finger, the gems nestle together, “like a bouquet,” adds Karakostanoglou. Who needs flowers? (From $460, at Holt Renfrew, holtrenfrew.com)