Fashion and Jewellery Design Merge Once Again

Fashion and jewellery design will have another meeting of the minds. Jewellery designer Paris Kain and fashion designer Alexander Wang unveil collaborations this Valentine’s Day.

The jewellery designed from this collaboration will retail for $350- $975. If this is too steep for you, costume jewellery that evokes the same feel as this collection is available.

Paris Kain is the founder of Abraxas Rex, a New York based fine-jewellery company. He is noted for using materials like meteorite with tiny diamonds for pendants and quartz for rings.

Together they have designed a collection of silver cuffs and earrings. This is a collection that explores non-traditional methods of sporting your jewellery or costumer jewellery. Wang says, “We’re working with ways of wearing earrings that aren’t typical,” he says. “How they work on your body, how they hang. We want to push the meaning of embellishment and how people interpret jewelry.” For Wang, he wanted to create some that was very opposite of what we see in fashion today. This is why he ventures from the deconstructed, slouchy look to tailored, restructured pieces.

These looks will be . . . Futuristic yet animalistic. Modern yet prehistoric. Industrial yet refined.

For us costume jewellery lovers, check out the glass bead bracelet below. It gives shoppers the feel of the Alexander Wang collection for Abraxas Rex without the price. By choosing a glass material, the piece balances its modern and prehistoric vibe. Its heart-shaped glass beads make it a perfect Valentine’s Day gift .

Geri Halliwell’s Engagement

Geri Halliwell is living every girls dream to be presented with a piece of jewellery that symbolizes love and commitment. Yes, Geri Halliwell is engaged to Fabrizio Politi after only a month of knowing him. Halliwell broke-up with Nick House, a London nightclub owner, in December and not even a month later she’s found a mate to meet her at the end of the aisle. Full details on this diamond ring are not yet disclosed, but The Daily Mirror Reports that it is valued at £220,000. So it will be interesting to find out if Politi took a traditional or modern route when selecting this diamond ring.

There are so many options available for costume jewellery and now there are no rules. For wedding costume jewellery, Halliwell has her choices of delicate earrings, necklaces, and bracelets designed with Swarovski crystals or she can adorn these same pieces with using a different material like stainless steel bracelets for groomsmen or glass bead necklaces for brides which would look great in a beach themed wedding. Using these tips allows you stay within your wedding budget. Sites are also available that cater to the bride and feature wedding collections full of costume jewellery fitting the occasion.
Although this seems like a hasty engagement, Halliwell is thrilled to make Politi a part of her family. He has bonded with her two-year-old daughter who she hopes to give a little brother or sister to very soon.