For me, the key piece of jewellery in any outfit is most certainly the necklace. The neck being one of the key erogenous zones and an immediate draw to the eye, festooning the décolletage has been known throughout history. Whether it’s by a collar hiding secret promises, a chocker with...
Brandt is also remembered as a pioneering photographer. She created experimental still-life compositions, but it is her series of self-portraits which are particularly striking. These often represent her as a strong and independent New Woman of the Bauhaus; other examples show her face and body d...
11 October This week, London’s Spencer House is playing host to a portrait series commissioned by Italian jewellery designerGiampiero Bodino. ‘Beauty is my Favourite Colour’ sees 15 of Giampiero’s female muses photographed in various editorial-style settings by Italian photographer Guido ...
The brand, which has been up and running for two years now, was brought to life entirely by accident. Santangelo, whose background is in styling, was encouraged by fellow stylist Celestine Cooney to create the jewellery for the S/S19 Preen by Thornton Bregazzi show. “I was reall...
Marco Panconesi has always been drawn to beautiful objects. “When I was a kid, I worked at my cousin’s atelier,” he tells me over the phone from Florence, the city where he was born. “She was an artist and painter. I was always playing with my grandma’s jewellery too...