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Stacked rings: the working method.
The short answer: three rings, mixed widths, one heavier band in the middle as the anchor. Order them thick-thin-thick or thin-thick-thin, size the middle band a quarter size smaller, and no ring rotates. That is the whole trick.
The band widths.
Mix widths, not metals. Three rings the same width read as a single fat band, which is not a stack; it is a mistake. Aim for three distinct widths: a 1.5mm skinny, a 3mm mid, and a 4 to 5mm signet or half-eternity. The visual rhythm sells the look.
The sizing trick.
The band in the middle spins because there is more play at its centre than at the outer two. Sizing the middle ring a quarter size down against the two flankers pins it in place. On a UK N ring finger, wear P at the outsides and O and a half in the middle. If your knuckle sits proud of the base, size the base ring true and the flanker rings a quarter up.
Mixing metals.
Two metals, never three. Yellow gold and silver reads as a considered choice; adding rose gold reads as a jewellery-drawer situation. If you must mix, keep the third metal on a different finger. For vermeil vs solid gold, see the gold vermeil explainer; solid gold on the anchor band is worth the spend, vermeil on the flankers is fair.
Cross-finger stacking.
Two rings on one finger, one on the next, nothing on the middle. This is quieter than three-on-one and reads more considered. Skip stacking on the little finger; the band always sits at the wrong angle for photographs, which is a shallow reason but a real one.
Real brand examples.
The Missoma Molten stackable set (£175 for three, vermeil) is the fair-priced entry point; see the Missoma review. For a solid-gold anchor band, Monica Vinader’s 14k Nura ring (£295) holds against daily wear; see the Monica Vinader review. Ana Luisa’s signets we do not recommend for stack anchors; the plating wears on the crown within a year.