Atlanta - April 15, 2009

What the Neck?

Fiona Paxton Woven Necklaces

You have a natural aversion to Brits on their high horses. You have no such aversion to Brits and their high fashion.

Get keen on their latest great export: Fiona Paxton necklaces.

Resist the urge to write off chipper, multicolor styles like Lulu, Coco, and Sylvie as cute strumpets. Look closer.

Paxton makes ethnic tulle weave seem easy-peasy, but the lady’s glass and metal mosaic beadwork (a nod to traditional Indian aesthetics and testament to decades spent designing luxury textiles) just won’t quit. And luxe add-ons like nubby metal bits and here-and-there leather laces go the distance.

Thankfully, all the way across the pond.

Available at Kaleidoscope Boutique, 252 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur (404-378-1214); online at rileeandlo.com.

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