This month we're feeling:

Tough, simple, golden. You may have already noticed this, with the last few posts dedicated to our favourite style of the moment; bold, gold hardware with a masculine edge and minimum fuss (hello Hannah Martin and Dominic Jones). We know all the big fashion houses are doing big, oversized, embellishment overload; with felt and crystals at Prada and huge slices of rock at Marni, but we can't help but feel that this is all a bit much - and carries a certain 'highstreet' feel about it. Yikes.

Whereas there's definitely a place for a nice Prada grey crystal 'bib' necklace (see below) - it certainly whacks a grey t-shirt and jeans up a notch - there's still little to distinguish these pieces from their highstreet copies.



Which is where the beautifully crafted solid golden pieces of detailed simplicity win us over every time. We know it sounds dramatic, but this simple Hannah Martin necklace (below) can totally transform anything else remotely girly or 'safe' you might be wearing in an instant - without a whiff of the highstreet.



We're also wearing a single earrings with everything at the moment to get the same result: a bit of asymmetry always helps to stop us from feeling too 'pretty' - current favourite is this Hannah Martin beauty (we're going to stop ranting about her soon, promise)



We know that the Prada bib is costume jewellery and Hannah Martin is clearly fine jewellery (prices can reach over £12,000 for a bangle) - so in theory we can't put them in the same race - but we feel we can. Jewellery always has a job to transform your outfit and how you feel when wearing it - so whether it's made of glass or gold, both these pieces aim to finish off your look with a lasting direction....and in this case we'd rather end up feeling a little bit tough than a little bit Topshop.

Images copyright Prada 2009, Hannah Martin London 2009, Dominic Jones 2009