It's no secret that I prefer jewellery big and over the top. I especially like it when the jewellery moves past the realms of just being jewellery and become 'pieces' which integrate with one's clothing.
I am now in full scale planning mode for shops to target whilst I am in London in September. One of them is going to be Dover Street Market, since I have never gotten round to going any of the other times. This time for sure, because I plan on gawking at the amazing work of London based, Italian born, jewellery designer Maria Francesca Pepe which is stocked at DSM and Selfridges.
Having studied for a Fashion Design MA at the Marangoni Institute, she went on to show her first Collection at the Marangoni Fashion Show during Milan Fashion Week in 2003 before relocating to London to complete her MA at Central St Martins.
She showed her Fall/Winter 2007/08 at the London Fashion Week Central Saint Martins Ma show, and it was this outstanding collection that won her acclaim from press and buyers. And quite rightly so. Pepe has managed to successfully bridge the gap between clothing and jewellery by creating a kind of hybrid she calls “jewellerywear”. These big statement pieces seems to intermingle with the clothing rather than being a simple accessory, so the effect is so much more dramatic.
Queen Michelle
