Worth Its Weight: The Modern Spin on Jewellery

At an event hosted by The Gloss last month, the jewellery worn by guests was a combination of tradition and rebellion Now, most women don't wait to be presented with a piece of jewellery by a parent or a partner: we buy for ourselves, treating jewellery as we do other fashion purchases Jewellery is as important a form of visual messaging as the clothes we wear.

We know about luxury or high jewellery, fine costume and fashion jewellery but what about demi-fine, the sweet spot between fine and costume? Less expensive than fine jewellery, demi-fine is also termed "Everyday precious" It bridges the gap between high street jewellery and fine jewellery and is fabulous when combined with both Fine jewellery can be designed and mass produced from less expensive materials.

The new edgier aesthetic and a blurring of lines between categories means jewellery wearing has never been more fun or more democratic. . Source