Fad*ish- fashion and design

This spring is all about chunky jewels keeping an otherwise demure frock rockin’. I must admit that I am an unintentional jewelry minimalist --normally sticking to studs -- simply because I have been cursed by the gods with small wrists, hands and fingers, which are always too small for bangles and cocktail rings. But this spring I am revolutionizing my wardrobe by bringing out the ‘big guns’ when it come to jewelry -- which will hopefully take over the BB guns currently in my jewelry box . So here is my wish-list -- a.k.a must haves -- for spring:

One must admire the heavy hand of Anton Heunis when it comes to his application of semi-precious stones. The South African born, internationally studied jeweler’s five cluster bracelet demonstrates his ability to make the chaotic elegant. There are also matching earring, which I think should be worn separately. His prices range from $170.00 - $560.00.

Belgian designer Dries Van Noten’s spring 2009 collection includes some of the most sought after jewelry. Every magazine from Harper’s Bazaar to Teen Vogue has made his ball clusters necklaces, bracelets and rings a ‘must-have’, and I am also jumping on the ball bandwagon. But with prices ranging from £275.00 - £1600.00, Dries Van Noten’s balls might be more of a fantasy than a reality.

Shine and sparkle are the two words most associated with Brazilian jewelry designer Simone Coste. Her ‘Organic Shaped’ ring, made out of black onyx and polished yellow gold seem designed to be more an extension of your finger than an ornament – a shiny, luxurious, $3,885.00 appendage.

I am inventing a reason to add Stella McCartney’s ‘Cherry’ sandals to the mix of my spring bobble picks. And in my defense, they do have shiny gold cherries dangling off of them. It is impossible of me not to include shoes in a wish list, and these beauties --which cost about £445.00 -- are worth breaking the rules.

Pairing my bobbles with everything from jeans and a t-shirt to a cocktail dress, there will be no ring too shiny, no bracelet too gaudy, no necklace too encrusted to infiltrate my wardrobe. Though I will only be wearing one chunky piece at a time, as to not upset the fashion gods.

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*Where to buy:

Dries Van Noten’s Two Ball Paired Ring

Stella McCartney’s T-Bar Sandal with Cherry Details

Simone Coste’s Organic shape ring

Anton Heunis’s Five Cluster Bracelet

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