You have found a chain you love and the price feels kind, and then a small doubt creeps in. Will it still look like this by spring, or will it fade at the clasp and end up in a drawer with the others?
2026
How to keep jewellery from tarnishing in storage, for good
You open the box for a piece you have not worn in a while, and the bright gold or silver has gone dull and grey. It is a familiar disappointment, and almost always it happens during storage, while a piece sits forgotten in a drawer…
A jewellery gift for someone who has everything: the thought is the gift
Some people are genuinely lovely to know and impossible to shop for, because they already own everything they could want and buy themselves anything they fancy. A jewellery gift for someone who has everything works precisely because what it offers is not mainly material.
What is a Figaro chain, and why does that little rhythm catch the eye?
There is a particular chain that you have almost certainly seen, even if you never knew it had a name. Look closely at it and the links seem to keep a beat: a few short rounds, then one long flat link, then back to the…
How to wear gold jewellery, from everyday to evening
Gold has a way of warming a face. Catch it in the mirror on a dull morning and it lifts the whole look, which is part of why so many of us reach for it without quite thinking about why.
The pearl jewellery trend: why pearls feel fresh again
For a long time pearls sat in a particular box in most people’s minds: the single strand kept for weddings, the studs borrowed from a grandmother, something saved for best and worn twice a decade.
