These are the fashion bracelets that have left the running collections: end-of-line pieces and single colourways kept on sale at a lower price rather than pulled from the catalogue. Finishes are metallic, silver, gold or copper toned, with rhinestones or beads depending on the piece. Widths vary far more than colours do, from a slim bangle to three strands worn together.

End-of-line bracelets still in stock

Building a stack from a bracelet clearance sale

A clearance line is a good place to test a stack, because you can add one piece at a time without committing to a full-price set. The rule that matters is width: keep one wide piece per wrist and let the slimmer ones sit beside it. A single bangle reads as jewellery you wear every day; three strands read as an outfit choice. Both work, but rarely on the same arm.

How each style sits on the wrist
StyleWidthStacks withDetail to look for
Bangle opening at the frontSlimA watch, a second slim bangleLettering picked out in rhinestones
Bangle with a magnetic claspSlim, 5.5 cm acrossA watch, a second slim bangleRhinestones set into the motif
Three elastic strandsWideWorn on its ownMetal beads and a small charm
Hammered linksWideWorn on its ownA few cubic zirconia stones

Getting it on and off

Bangles here work in two ways. Some spring open at the front and close again with a press once they are on the wrist; others meet on a magnetic clasp that pulls itself shut, which is easier one-handed. Elastic strands need no clasp at all, so roll them over the hand rather than stretching them wide. That habit alone keeps the elastic in shape for far longer.

Buying a bracelet as a gift

Bracelets are the safe end of jewellery gifting: a bangle needs no size, and unlike earrings it does not depend on pierced ears. A slim silver-tone bangle is the safest choice of all, since it sits with almost anything already in the recipient's jewellery box. Size only comes back into it with the adjustable rings in the same clearance, which solve the problem their own way.

If you would rather see everything that has been reduced before deciding, the rest of the end-of-line jewellery is the place to start.

Looking after a metallic finish

Water and alcohol are what dull these finishes: showers, swimming pools, hairspray and perfume sprayed after you have put the bracelet on. Put jewellery on last, wipe it with a dry cloth in the evening, and store the wide hammered pieces flat and apart from the rest, because a scratched hammered surface never quite recovers its texture. Nothing here needs specialist cleaning.

Why nothing here is restocked

A piece reaches this page because the supplier has stopped making that colourway, or because the season it belonged to is over. Neither is reversible, so once the last one sells the reference leaves the page for good. The bracelets in the running collection cover the same shapes at their usual price.