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Cushion Cut Engagement Rings

A cushion is a square or soft rectangle with rounded corners — a pillow, which is exactly what the name means. It is the gentlest of the angular shapes: you get the presence and structure of a square outline without a single sharp point. The cushion's story is long; before modern round brilliants took over, the old mine cut (a chunky, hand-cut cushion with a small culet and big soft facets) was the shape of virtually every important ring, which is why cushions carry an antique association even when newly cut. Vocabulary that helps: cushions run from square to elongated (the ratio changes the character completely), and their faceting varies more than most shapes — some are cut for even, crushed-ice glitter, others for bold, chunky flashes closer to the antique originals. Cushions take halos famously well, sit beautifully low in bezels, and warm up dramatically in yellow and rose metals. If you keep pausing on rings that feel romantic but not fussy, soft but still structured, the cushion may be doing that work. Tell a jeweler whether the cushions you liked were square or stretched — it matters more than it looks.

11 rings in this lane Often appears with: Solitaire, Diamond, Modern As a group, these rings run more minimal compared with the catalog as a whole.
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Rings in this collection

A sample of 10 — all 11 rings in this lane are in the discovery app.