Animal Paradise Bangle

An alligator circles the wrist on this 18k gold-plated enamel bangle, hand-painted in green and set with cubic zirconia — exactly the kind of creature the Animal Paradise menagerie was built around.

Brass gives the slip-on bangle its solidity beneath the 18k gold plating, and the piece is nickel- and lead-free. Offered in medium and large, it slides on without a clasp and plays well beside plainer gold bangles that let the alligator lead.