#jewellery

#jewellery

This fabulous jacket designed by my dear friend and fashion designer, Anna Sui, is high on my Christmas list! I love its pink embroidered roses. It's so romantic! I recently attended her talk at the V&A on her wonderful new book The Nineties and her era-defining designs. Poiret Rose Embroidered Faux Suede Faux Fur Trim JacketCourtesy of Anna Sui My Christmas wouldn't feel complete without adding another Andrew Logan heart-shaped brooch to my collection.

On Sunday "masked thieves" robbed the world famous Louvre museum using a "chainsaw" and they stole "priceless jewellery. The French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the three or four robbers entered the museum using a cherry picker and broke windows using a chainsaw in the Apollo Gallery. La Parisian said that Nunez said on radio station France Inter that this was a "major robbery" at the Louvre.

"I started my womenswear label, properly, [when] I was about 14 or 15. I sold my first piece in Temple Bar when I was 15 and then opened my first stall when I was 16 - paid my way through school and college on that market."

Nancy, Viscountess Astor's beloved turquoise and diamond tiara, now up for auction, has historical significance marking the evolution of jewellery and women's influence in society.