Costume Jewellery
I buy my jewellery everywhere from charity shops to antique fairs my best pieces come from under the bridge on Portobello Road
Make a statement
I have a real passion for costume jewels they dress up and create interest I love to stack rings and bracelets or add colours to lift a classic timeless look
Elegance
These beautiful red glass jewels dress up my kimono the silver ring so understated the drop earrings pure sophistication & the red necklace drawing attention to the neckline
Rings and things.
What better way to dress up gloves than adding a diamond or pearl ..or showing off a great manicure …And why stop at just one or two I love to mix stones and colours ..vintage with costume there are no rules…
Rings
Adding colour five examples of chunky cocktail rings all different and stylish.
Silver style slightly more dressy all vintage delicate all Portobello
Bracelets Cuffs Bangles
All shapes and sizes
Stored in clear top trays I love to mix the sizes and colours
Cuffs
These look amazing worn with a white shirt or black roll neck larger than bracelets all vintage
Bracelet, bangles and cuffs
I store my bracelets in clear display trays I prefer to wear cuffs and I buy them in pairs great for three-quarter sleeves or dressing up a white shirt ….the ones featured all the time on my Instagram are the gold spiral pair below on right …always referred to as my “Wonder Woman” wrists …perfect
Necklaces
Gold
A summer look I rarely go out with bare shoulders but the colour of the necklace lifts my tan and draws attention to my face I added a large cocktail the look is clean & elegant.
Beach
Long silver earrings and a beautiful silver long necklace the swimming costume has a deep v neck .The silver shines in the sunlight ..gorgeous
Dress it up or down
Vintage costume
A paste jewelled necklace with out the finishing touches would look very bare
Denim
A simple black blazer and jeans but for an evening out a touch of bling I left the ears plain it’s easy to add to much and look like a Christmas tree.
Earrings
Final touch
These Butler and Wilson red shoes were a Birthday gift from my Mother I love the colour red and the elegant design is a must for special occasions
🐊 crocodiles
Gorgeous vintage and thankfully not to heavy even with jeans they look classy
Mix and match
A new season dress 1950s earrings
1949 earrings
I purchased these glass green and gold earrings for £3 at a boot sale not realising the value small but very beautiful
Pearls
Pearls
This gorgeous Emerald worn on a rope of twisted faux pearls with matching earrings is a perfect example of mixing old with new …the Emerald would look beautiful on a gold chain even classic …but oh so fabulous like this
Delicate pearls
A tiny vintage Pearl Indian necklace with the most stunning earrings so feminine and elegant with a bare neck …although worn with a black cashmere jumper equally beautiful
Star quality
Grace Kelly
Elegant timeless stylish her love of pearls worn throughout her lifetime
Favourites
The charm bracelet in Rear Window and the beautiful bracelets sailing in to Monaco
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Why not have a croissant 🥐 with your pearls
Released in 1961 styled with a Hubert De Givenchy dress the iconic look recreated many times over.
Elizabeth Taylor
Lots of actresses put their names to products allowing their image to be associated for a limited time in exchange for a percentage of profits or a set fee the most successful in perfume was Elizabeth Taylor.
Avon 1993
Elizabeth Taylor created a line of costume jewellery for Avon,which was sold from 1993-1997 .These vintage pieces are now highly collectible
This ring was created in 1994, and it features cherubs with flawed ruby cabochons. Like most of Taylor’s collections, it is coated with 22 karat gold with a satin finish.
Lavender boxes
Guilded collection
Cherub
The small cherubs on each side a sign of strength
Talking about the ring on insta
Purple Reign
Amethyst
Is a purple variety of quartz it owes its violet colour to irradiation and other transition metals
Colour
The colour purple symbolises luxury and creativity it’s also worn for aesthetic reasons
Elizabeth Taylor
Brought to compliment her violet eyes all by Van Cleef & Arpels
image Thames & Hudson
Perfume
This image used to launch a perfume highlights her eyes ears and neck The jewels brought by Richard Burton are kunzite & amethyst
Duchess of Windsor
Bib necklace
Created by Cartier in 1947 of a lattice design it is set with purple amethysts & diamonds on a chain of Prince of Wales linking.Earrings a brooch & bracelet were to follow
Beyoncé Papillon ring
V&A
Beyoncé gifted her Papillon ring to London’s Victoria & Albert museum the stunning ring was made for her in 2014 by former Cartier apprentice Glenn Spiro in Mayfair.
Butterfly
The beautiful butterfly features flexible titanium wings with bright green tsavorites and diamonds
image V&A
Titanic Heart of the ocean 🌊
Fake
In the film Titanic, the jewellery worn by Kate Winslet was made from cubic zirconia set in white gold
FOX image
Real
Worn by Celine Dion to the 1998 Oscar ceremony made with 171-carat sapphire shape like a heart surrounded by 103 diamonds set in platinum owner unknown WWD
The inspiration
The necklace is based on a real diamond, the 45.52 carat Hope Diamond worth in 2020 over 350 million dollars. Originally owned by Louis X1V and worn by him as a necklace and on his crown.The necklace used in the film is still owned by 20th Century Fox who made the film
