Vintage touches are one of our favorite things. We love pieces that look old enough to have a story about them, like, "Over 150 years ago, my grandmother's grandmother had to sell all of her jewelry in order to keep the estate, but this was her favorite ring, and her favorite housemaid kept an eye on who bought the ring, got a job there, and stole it back! Can you believe it?"
If you try to pull one of those stories off, don't let anyone look too closely, unless it truly is a vintage piece. We're somewhat partial (well, at least our budget is somewhat partial) to vintage-inspired pieces, like this Vintage Flower Bead Ring, which is just $4.80 at Forever 21.

We love wearing jewelry like this will otherwise modern ensembles, but we also think it would be pretty fetching with a more demure, retro frock. It's your call -- at this price, you can't go wrong!