replica

The original

NerselIrene's remake

Photos: Out there some where &  Nerseland Irene

9/3-2011

First picture: Photograph of a necklace my father made many years ago, I feel an urgent must-have-craving for that pretty thing  -.-   Second pic: My fathers dog Canella, wildest and kindest dog evah! :* Third pic: My godmothers balcony, a very wind place..

Photos: Me + Isi Malmgren

out of the closet

Found this bracelet yesterday under my bed.. must have been there for years, it was sorta stuck in the wood work =P anyway I like it! I think I made it when I was about twelve or thirteen.. 

queen of the jewellery wearers

"I mean, how many young women get a set of rubies just for doing something wholesome like swimming laps? Or win a diamond ring at Ping-Pong with their husband...? Well, I did, and for all of these memories and the people in my life I feel blessed," -Elizabeth Taylor

This woman has worn and owned some of the worlds most expensive jewels, are we jealous? No no... No, really NO.

moulin rouge beauty (2)

Gaaahww this film must have some of the most beautiful costumes ever. And they look soo affordable. Heh... so pretty....

vintage b

Beyonce Knowles wearing some vintage Chanel pieces (?). Photographed for Instyle back in 2008. I should do a post about Chanel's older designs they are great, they go between the fine line of stylish/ exccentric  and vulgar.. heh.. will work on my weird languge before I write that piece... Until then enjoy dis pic!

the mold gold cape

Visited the British Museum the other day and had a look at their jewellery collections. They hold some pieces that are quite impressive , amongst them one of my favourites,  the mold gold cape.

According to the BM the cape was  found on an ancient burial mound and it was being worn by a skeleton. It would have fitted its wearer thightly making it unable to move its arms with ease. Because of this the cape probably was worn only on special occasions.

The cape is really a whaowawzza piece of jewellery and it must have been heavy as hell, apart from being unpractical. But everything for beauty and status right? When the cape was found it was recovered in many small pieces, more or less  crushed so to speak. So the skillful.. conservators at the museum reconstructed it, with great effort. Most fragments of the cape were bought while some were given as a gift to the museum by Sir  W.C. Trevelyan amongst others.

This lovely little piece would not be too bad to wear at a party huh? Eventhough it probably was made for religious occasions it looks like a haute couture piece. The price for such a thing like this would today only have the sky as a limit... You would not only have to consider the amount of metall it would require but also the necessity of an extremly skilled goldsmith. As the cape was made from a single gold ingot and hammered into shape!

I want to try it on...