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As a result, big jewellery houses like Cartier, Bulgari and Boucheron are increasing their output of fine jewellery designs for men Ahead of the pack is London jeweller Stephen Webster, who has designed and made men's jewellery for more than 20 years, with a distinctive Gothic rock-star panache The 1970s image of medallion man, he believes, did huge damage to the notion of men wearing jewellery, especially in more conservative corporate circles.

"We're seeing more and more men who are not afraid to wear bold jewellery," says Evan Yurman, chief creative officer of David Yurman in New York, which introduced men's collections in 2003 Giambattista Valli has a fondness for wearing a row of pearls, while Gherardo Felloni, creative director of Roger Vivier, has a collection of vintage costume jewellery necklaces he likes to wear with white shirts Alessandro Michele similarly has a taste for jewellery, mostly amulets, and mystical rings that he wears on every finger.

As men's fashion aficionado James Sherwood, author of Jewellery for Gentlemen, said at the book's launch in 2018: "A piece of jewellery is like a tattoo that a man can remove Like a tattoo, a jewel reflects taste, personality and individuality Unlike a tattoo, it can be changed on a daily basis". Source