AllSaints: Statement Jewellery

Firstly I need to appologise for it being so long since my last blog! This is partly due to getting a new flat, being very busy at work and being just generally out and about. But last Saturday as I sat around a table with four girlfriends getting ready to paint the town red there was a debate and divide that I had to share with you all. This was AllSaints jewellery and more specifically how gorgeous it is vs. price.

Now the back story is that like a lot of people, none of us really have a lot of money to burn but my best friend and I before the evening's antics went to Westfield shopping to find outfits during the day (as you do). She found a gorgeous blue Topshop dress for only £40 but we were both in agreement that she needed a statement piece of jewellery to wear with it. After trying the cheaper alternatives (trust us we did look) we were both in agreement there was only once place we could go to find an array of beautiful statement pieces.

To give you an idea of the beauty and wonder we encountered check out some of the range currently on their website below:

Alivia

Asante

Berber

Chareau

Cinta

Veneza

These lovely collection pieces range from £40 - £130 and can be found here:
UK: http://www.allsaints.com/women/jewellery/
US: http://www.us.allsaints.com/women/jewellery/

The piece my friend purchased was the Chareau Pendant Necklace at £75. http://bit.ly/slolpP

She and I think this was a beautiful piece that could be worn again and again to liven up the simplest outfit and therefore a wise investment. However despite the chorus of "I love your necklace" when she arrived this quickly turned into"you spent how much?!"

What are your thoughts? Gorgeous collection and well worth it or too pricey for these pieces?

I am firmly on the well worth it side and currently eyeing up the Chareau Bracelet in Jet Rust £50 http://bit.ly/u7r8XR

Mulberry Autumn Winter 2011 - The Show

I suffered a bitter disappointment on Sunday when I was out shopping and saw a locked wooden door on the high street covered by a huge embossed poster of the Mulberry A/W campaign. My heart leapt into my throat and my boyfriend tried to hold me back as I looked to see if there was a store opening soon.
  
Alas it was only the collection point for House of Fraser and whilst my credit card breathed a sigh of relief and my boyfriend tried to pop his shoulder back into its socket I was obviously bitterly disappointed.
   
Celebrating its 40th birthday this year Mulberry still resides in beautiful Somerset and with Creative Director Emma Hill taking this iconic brand from strength to strength Mulberry has its British crown firmly in place.
  
Mulberry’s autumn/winter 2011 show at Claridge’s hotel in London was inspired by the hunting, shooting and fishing tradition, Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox , and the moody, ethereal tones of a Turner landscape. I am sure you will agree the pictures from the catwalk are gorgeous!

Stylestalker: Young Hollywood

Although originally from Sydney, Stylestalker has a large following in the UK including gorgeous girls such as Sienna Miller, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Fearne Cotton. In fact when it launched on ASOS this year all stock was sold out within a week!
 
Rachel Zeilic and Sue-Anne San were drawn together by their mutual addiction to ‘stylestalking’; scouring magazines, trawling the web and travelling to all parts of the world to devour all things style. They still explore the globe to find the best and most beautiful creations to produce the unique style's in their collections which continue to be on trend but always keeping the laid back and Aussie cool which makes them so unique.
 
Stylestalker's latest collection is called Young Hollywood.
 
"This season we borrowed the elegance of classic Hollywood sirens, and made it our own with a healthy dose of 90s grunge. Kathryn Hepburn meets Courtney Love. Sophia Loren meets childhood Drew Barrymore. The aim was to mess up timeless sophistication with rock’n’roll swagger."
 
Below is a selection of pictures from the shoot.

 
Combining this breath taking collection with the photography talents of Kimberley Gordon it looks like ASOS could find its stock levels pretty low again. Luckily there is a back up plan of rushing to Selfridges who also stock Stylestalker in store and online.