September in Blue: The Story of Sapphire

September 04, 2026

September has always felt like a transition month to me. Summer isn't quite gone, fall hasn't quite arrived, and somehow the deeper colors start feeling right again.

This year, for us, September is decidedly blue.

We're kicking off our Faye Birthstone series with September's stone: Blue Sapphire—a gemstone with centuries of history, a beautiful deep-blue color and just enough mystery behind it to make its story worth knowing.

And yes, it's September's birthstone. But as you'll hear me say a lot with this collection: you absolutely do not need to be born in September to wear it.

Faye Blue Sapphire Ring — a seriously good blue.

So, Why Sapphire?

Sapphires have been loved for thousands of years, worn by royalty and surrounded by stories of wisdom, loyalty, truth and protection.

The name itself has ancient roots connected to the color blue, and for centuries the stone was considered a symbol of sincerity and faithfulness.

One of the world's most recognizable sapphire rings belonged to Princess Diana—the famous deep-blue sapphire surrounded by diamonds that is now worn by Catherine, Princess of Wales.

Apparently September babies have been assigned a pretty glamorous stone.

A Few Things You Might Not Know About Sapphire

 

SAPPHIRE ISN'T ALWAYS BLUE.

Sapphires actually occur in several colors—including pink, yellow, green and colorless. The fascinating exception? When the mineral corundum is red, we call it something completely different:

Ruby.

IT'S SERIOUSLY TOUGH.

Sapphire scores 9 on the Mohs hardness scale, second only to diamond. That durability is one reason sapphire has remained such an important jewelry stone for centuries.

IT HAS LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH:

WISDOM · LOYALTY · TRUTH · NOBILITY

These are traditional meanings and beliefs attached to sapphire throughout history—not promises that your ring will suddenly make you wiser. Although we can't rule it out. 😉

Finding Sapphire Blue Everywhere

Once you start looking for sapphire blue, you start seeing it everywhere.

Especially around Chicago.

That perfect few minutes after sunset when the whole sky turns blue. The lake on a clear day. Light reflecting off glass downtown.

And recently, apparently, the aquarium.

 

 

The Faye Sapphire

 

For Faye, I wanted the stone to be small.

Not a giant statement gemstone. Not something that waits in your jewelry box for a special occasion.

Just a 2 × 4 mm baguette-cut stone set into a slim band—enough color to catch your eye while still feeling simple enough to wear every day.

That's really the idea behind the entire Faye Collection.

13 stones. 12 birth months. One simple ring.

How I'd Wear It

This is one of those rings that can go in two completely different directions.

For something clean:

Sapphire + white shirt + denim + simple gold jewelry.

For evening:

Sapphire + black + gold.

And for the person who doesn't believe in keeping things simple?

Stack it.

Try Sapphire with White Topaz. Pair your birthstone with your partner's. Stack your children's birthstones. Or choose three colors purely because they look great together.

There are no birthstone police.

Choose a Birthstone. Or Don't.

This is the idea I want to establish from the very first Faye article because it can become part of the identity of the whole collection:

Birthstones are a wonderful way into jewelry.

But they don't have to be rules.

Maybe Sapphire is your birthstone.

Maybe September is an important month to you.

Maybe you connect with its traditional symbolism of wisdom and loyalty.

Maybe blue is simply your favorite color.

All four are equally good reasons to wear it.

And Sapphire Is Only the Beginning…

 

 

Over the coming weeks, we're going through all 13 Faye stones—one by one.

We'll talk about their history, traditional meanings, strange little facts, how we'd style them and why each one earned a place in the collection.

Some you'll know.

Some may surprise you.

And somewhere among the thirteen, hopefully you'll find yours.

FAYE — FIND YOUR STONE.

SHOP FAYE BLUE SAPPHIRE →

EXPLORE ALL 13 FAYE RINGS →

 

THE FAYE STONE FILES

01 — Sapphire — September ✓
02 — Pink Tourmaline — October
03 — Citrine — November
04 — Tanzanite — December
05 — Arizona Turquoise — December
06 — Garnet — January
07 — Amethyst — February
08 — Aquamarine — March
09 — White Topaz — April
10 — Green Agate — May
11 — Rainbow Moonstone — June
12 — Ruby — July
13 — Peridot — August

 

 

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