hello morning,
still talking about diamonds and rings? or now talking about clothes?
Regarding jewelry, I guess most gals like white vs yellow gold. However, please note that white gold is actually still gold but is white cos it mix with other alloy like silver, paladium. And white gold colour is not so white and that is why there is always a coating of other white materials like rhodium. However, this will wear off and it will need re-coating every couple years or so to retain its shine and colour.
I always prefer platinum instead. It is much more expensive than white gold (at least twice) but you can always get it in its pure form (>95% pure). It is white and it will never tarnish and need for re-coating. However, like pure gold it is very heavy (heavier than pure gold). If you have expensive diamond, set in platinum. For cheapo diamond, white gold can do lah.
Another thing, prices of diamond varies in a wide range and normally at the normal jewelry shop - those are actually not so good diamonds (or lose diamonds) and mostly, they actually have a high-profit margin cost these diamonds cost almost nothing - it is the white gold and the labour that they are earning.
So it is good to buy those rings, ear rings that cost a couple of hundred dollars - but in reality they are not worth much - nice to wear and look at that is all.
Sorry hor. Man are very practical. Actually if you have opportunity to go overseas, you can look at buying diamonds (cut ones and unset) so that you can bring it home to set into rings, etc etc.
I once bought a couple of diamonds overseas - sold off a few to aunties so much so that I can give free diamond to MIL and MOM.