A simple gold chain might be the most useful thing you own, and also the easiest to overlook. It hangs in the jewellery box looking plain until you start to see how many ways it can be worn, at which point it becomes the piece…
May 2026
Jewellery for non-traditional weddings, chosen your way
A clifftop at dawn, a register office on a Tuesday, a back garden strung with lights: the wedding you are planning may look nothing like the one in the bridal magazines, and the jewellery does not have to either.
What is demi-fine jewellery, and why so many people are quietly switching to it
You buy a delicate gold chain on the high street, wear it for a fortnight, and watch the colour fade to a dull grey. Or you save for a fine gold piece, then keep it in a box for best and barely wear it.
