Angara and Stylist Lee Harris Launch 76-Piece Minimalist Collection Under $1,000

A thin gold ear cuff set with London blue topaz, worn not for a red-carpet event but for a Tuesday — that is the quiet premise behind Lee Harris's first foray into jewelry design.

Angara, the online jewelry brand built on a legacy of gemstone expertise and precision craftsmanship, launched the Lee Harris x Angara collection in Los Angeles on March 16, 2026. The collection spans 76 pieces, from statement earrings and sculptural rings to tennis bracelets and ear cuffs, with styles starting under $1,000. For a category where a single fine-jewelry piece can easily consume an entire monthly paycheck, that ceiling matters.

The collaboration marks Harris's debut in jewelry design, channeling his instinct for shape, color, and emotion into fine jewelry that feels architectural yet wearable. Harris, whose styling work has dressed Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, and Helen Mirren for films and the red carpet, brings a costume and fashion background to a medium he describes with frank candor. "There's a lot of sameness out there," he said, "so the idea of being able to do something a little eye-catching and different with jewelry felt exciting."

The point of departure from convention is deliberate. "A lot of things in the fine jewelry world are focused on diamonds and platinum," Harris explained, "and we wanted to really emphasize colored gemstones, yellow gold." Two primary color directions define the collection: a cooler palette built around aquamarine, London blue topaz, amethyst, and pink tourmaline, and a warmer palette anchored by citrine, peridot, and complementary tones. This is Harris's styling logic translated directly into metal and stone. When he dresses a client in yellow, he reaches for turquoise and red to push the contrast. The same chromatic instinct runs through every piece here.

The designs explore bold geometry, with emerald cuts layered with cushions, baguettes set against rounds, and multi-shape clusters that create architectural depth and movement. The Ann tennis necklace, for example, pairs a cushion aquamarine at center with a continuous row of emerald-cut aquamarines for a monochromatic effect, while the Drew hoop earrings in 14k yellow gold alternate emerald-cut citrines with channel-set diamonds for a balanced, symmetrical geometry. The collection draws on Angara's vertically integrated production model: the brand, founded in 2005 by Ankur and Aditi Daga, draws on a 400-year family legacy in the gemstone trade, which gives Harris access to a stone library most designers cannot source independently.

The range incorporates emerald, cushion, baguette, and round cuts, often combined within single pieces to create layered visual depth, with the designs built around stackability and modular styling to let wearers personalize combinations across categories. The collection focuses on versatile designs intended for everyday wear, rather than occasion-specific purchases. Harris put it plainly: "When a client puts on this collection for the first time, I really want them to feel like it's something they want to wear every single day and not take off."

From an industry standpoint, the launch reinforces the growing prominence of colored gemstones within fine jewelry assortments, a shift Angara has been building toward since its founding. In an industry historically dominated by diamonds, Angara's long-stated ambition is to become the leading force in colored gemstones, aiming to create a cultural shift that rekindles appreciation for the beauty of colored stones. The Harris collaboration puts that thesis into a 76-piece argument, priced to be worn without occasion and built to be stacked without instruction.