Forget hipster jeans or high-heeled Birkenstocks – apparently the new look at the office party or school reunion is a midlife piercing.
Carats don’t always lead to marriages that stick,so why bother with a wedding band? The course of true love surely runs no smoother with bling wrapped around your fourth finger.
Blessed is the backline.
Jess Pecoraro dresses everyone from Jackie ‘O’ Henderson to Jesinta Franklin.
After wearing it on the lapel of one of her favourite coats for several years,she put it away and it went untouched for two decades.
Cost-of-living pressures show no favours,with the ultra-rich tightening their belts as demand slumps for high-end art,upmarket jewellery and handbags,and collectable cars.
Jodie Haydon’s engagement ring from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sits comfortably beside those worn by Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
The watch world is giving long-suffering lefties a break.
“I have clothes mended so they last forever or re-tailored if I change size. I don’t buy trendy items,” says the Melbourne Cup Carnival ambassador.
A once-close Italian clan,a luxury jewellery brand – and a nasty legal battle.
Whether it’s the cost or style,Australians are bucking engagement ring conventions.