Too poor for Cartier. Too edgy for Accessorize. Too snooty for Claire’s. Too lazy to make your own.
For an easier route to accessoryland, log on to Astley Clarke’s new site, an online boutique that sells an ever-changing range of precious and semi-precious pieces by independent jewellers. There are silver and gold disc bracelets by Vinnie Day, moonstone rings by Pippa Small, jade and coral necklaces from Catherine Prevost and enamel cufflinks from Roshini (to name a few).
Want to give someone a present? Astley Clarke provides specially commissioned boxes by Bill Amberg. If you’re really impatient, there’s a same-day delivery service.
The prices certainly exceed the high street, but they’re significantly less than Bond Street.
And everything is extremely wearable. Unlike those dodgy wrist cuffs you made not so long ago with hair elastics and safety pins.
Available online at astleyclarke.com.