Folksy Friday: White as the Driven Snow

I thought now that the sunshine is out, it’d be appropriate to do  Folksy Friday to remind us of the lovely snow we had this last winter.

I am of course being sarcastic, as it was awful, at one point I forgot what the world was like when it wasnt covered in thick white stuff.

So to commemorate this:

here’s some ideas for a whiter than white outfit:

The White Queen by April is Forever Jewellery

White Jaquard Cocktail dress by Fashion Couture

White Disco Earrings by Emily Storm Designs

Pure as the Driven Snow Bracelet

And to complete the look:

White headband by Janine Basil

I’m afraid you’ll have to find your own shoes as Folksy doesn’t seem to have white shoes for women – unless you know better?

Fashion and Jewellery

I recently read a very interesting article in Professional Jeweller Magazine about how jeweller must collaborate more with the fashion industry.

I couldn’t agree more. The great thing about both fashion and jewellery is that there is such a massively wide choice, varying from the very conservative and understated, to the wild and wacky. What I find most interesting, is when you team up a very conservative work suit or dress, with an ‘in your face’ piece of statement jewellery.  Lets put it this way, I’ve done exactly that myself and it certainly gets you noticed. You do have to have enough confidence to do it of course, then again, the act of wearing either statement fashion or statement jewellery, in itself, can add a layer of confidence to the wearer – almost like a mask to hide your shyness.

Conversely, wearing a very bright and colorful outfit with an understanded bracelet or necklace, can strangely have the opposite effect to that expected, i.e. instead of the outfit detracting from the understated jewellery, it actually accentuates it.

An example of using bold statement necklaces with conservative clothes would be this gorgeous Paul & Joe dress with the Homage to the Sun God necklace

Paul & Joe Dress from The Outnet

Homage to the Sun God Statement Necklace