In our continuous quest to find you affordable (not to mention amazingly beautiful) statement pieces, we try our hardest to feature up and coming Australian designers. We've found that it's really hit and miss and that the Australian fashion industry is as cyclic yet unpredictable as the ever-changing weather patterns - just when you think you're in the middle of a drought, the heavens open... Fortunately, that's a positive thing - and it seems to be the case for the close of 08, with a barrage of up-and-comers infiltrating stores its a perfect time to grab a quirky piece (before everyone else jumps on the bandwagon!)
My first pick of the hot local talent is Australian Design duo Clea Garrick and Nathan Price of "Limedrop" (they design clothes AND jewelery AND stationary - talk about a triple threat!) But for the sake of this blog we'll just focus on their incredible range of Cherry-Wood jewelery. Jewelery was never intended to be apart of Limedrop's repertoire, but when they created a series of wooden mobiles for an exhibition at Milly Sleeping during the 2007 L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival and turned the leftover pieces into pendants for their own show, they were overwhelmed with personal orders - so much so that a range of Cherry-Wood necklaces, brooches and "pop-out earrings" were made a part of their latest line (Summer 08/09) entitled "Snakes and Ladders".
My first pick of the hot local talent is Australian Design duo Clea Garrick and Nathan Price of "Limedrop" (they design clothes AND jewelery AND stationary - talk about a triple threat!) But for the sake of this blog we'll just focus on their incredible range of Cherry-Wood jewelery. Jewelery was never intended to be apart of Limedrop's repertoire, but when they created a series of wooden mobiles for an exhibition at Milly Sleeping during the 2007 L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival and turned the leftover pieces into pendants for their own show, they were overwhelmed with personal orders - so much so that a range of Cherry-Wood necklaces, brooches and "pop-out earrings" were made a part of their latest line (Summer 08/09) entitled "Snakes and Ladders".
The necklaces retail for $50, the (ingeniously cute) pop-out earrings $40 and the brooches for $40 (all AUD). Each piece is available in plain Cherry-Wood or metallic black, silver or gold. Our personal favourite is the Carrot Necklace - but we realise that we really can't "recommend" any of these pieces as they're each so fine-tuned for individual tastes. The plain Cherry-Wood looks great for a more casual look (and works great with florals), whereas the metallics (especially the black) are good for a more structured/modern look. My only other piece of advice? When you get them have a sniff - they'll take you straight back to year 9 woodwork!
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