Beyond the title: Pandora’s ode to modern motherhood

16 April 2026
By Fashion Quarterly

This Mother’s Day, FQ looks to Pandora for pieces that celebrate the many identities of motherhood, and the women behind them.

Pandora's 2026 Mother's Day campaign featuring chef Julia Ostro and her sons.

Mother’s Day has long been defined by a single word, but the women we’re celebrating have never been just one thing. This season, Pandora shifts the lens, honouring the layered identities that exist beyond ‘mum’. The woman, the individual, the ever evolving self.

At the heart of Pandora’s Cool Mum collection is self expression in its most distilled form. Bold, graphic, and entirely her own. Typographic ‘MUM’ rings and charms are reimagined as modern statements. Whether styled alone or layered alongside a lifetime of keepsakes, each piece feels less like a label and more like a signature.

Elsewhere, the Garden of Dreams collection offers a softer, more symbolic perspective. Natural motifs from butterflies to bees and clovers are translated into finely detailed designs that speak to transformation and resilience. It is a subtle reflection of the many roles she moves through, often all at once.

Pictured: Interior stylist Julia Ashwood.
Pictured: Business owner Anna Feller.

Make it personal with Pandora engraving

For the mums, step-mums, grandmothers, and mother figures who have shaped your world, Pandora’s engraving service offers a way to make each piece feel even more considered. Available both online and in store, it allows you to add something quietly meaningful. A name, a date, a few words that carry weight far beyond their size.

This Mother’s Day, move beyond the expected. Choose something that reflects who she is, and everything she has been to you. With Pandora, a gift becomes more than an object. It becomes a memory held close, a sentiment, a moment she can keep.

FQ’s editor’s picks for Mother’s Day

Rectangular Sparkling Halo Ring, $199

Cut to perfection. Crafted in 14k gold-plating, this ring features a raised clear stone with a half-pavé band. The perfect piece to dress up any fit.

Sparkling Lucky Clover Pendant Necklace, $189 

Feeling lucky? Crafted in sterling silver with sparkling heart-shaped stones, the clover pendant necklace adds a natural finishing touch to any look.

Sparkling Lucky Clover Stud Earrings, $139

Be one of a kind. The sterling silver studs sparkle with heart-shaped stones to form a four-leaf clover. A celebration of nature’s beauty and symbols of love and good fortune.

Mum Ball Clasp Charm, $149

Surprise Mum with the openable ball charm. Crafted in 14k gold plating, the outside features raised lettering and three sparkling stones. Inside the ball, the engraved message ‘Love you’ is filled with black enamel.

All mum. All caps. The sterling silver splittable ring set includes three stackable rings that together spell ‘MUM’, set with two clear stones in a bold tribute to motherhood.

Start a chain reaction. The sterling silver, pavé-clasp bracelet sparkles with stones and features a double-row foxtail chain for a rope-like look – a fresh take on our iconic snake chain charm bracelet.

Discover the full Mother’s Day edit at pandora.net.

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