Styling & Everyday Wear

If you have ever wanted an earring you could put in and then forget about entirely, through work, the gym, the shower and a night out, you have probably been looking for a huggie.

You add a second chain, then a third, and somewhere along the way the look tips from interesting to fussy, the chains crossing and knotting at your collarbone.

You add the earrings, then a necklace, then a second necklace, then a bracelet, and somewhere in there a look that felt considered starts to feel busy. Most of us have caught it in a shop window or a photo afterwards.

You catch yourself in the mirror on the way out, a single fine chain at your collarbone, one pair of earrings, and nothing else. It looks settled, like you meant it.

Most jewellery drawers hold two kinds of pieces. There are the small, fine ones you put on without thinking and wear for days, and the bigger, bolder ones you save for when you want to feel a little more dressed.

A choker can feel like the boldest thing in the jewellery box: it sits high, close to the throat, and asks to be noticed. That can make it feel like a piece reserved for the brave, when really it is one of the easiest necklaces…