29 April 2008

Sugar Fix

Greetje Van Helmond Jewellery

You were proud of your Balenciaga bag, RM dress and MJ shades — until Posh sported the same.

Now you wish fashion would just disappear.

Royal College of Art graduate Greetje van Helmond’s jewellery does just that. Made by soaking a frame or thread in a sugar solution until crystals form, her unique designs have a limited lifespan.

The collection of necklaces, bracelets and rings are all made to order (the sugar crystals take two weeks to four months to grow) and cost from £120. Just be sure to appreciate them while they last, because they begin to disintegrate before you tire of them.

Still worried about skinny fashion victims stealing your style?

They’ll keep their distance once they realize these baubles are good enough to eat.

Available by phone order (07979 636325) or e-mail greetje.vanhelmond@gmail.com. To see styles, go to greetjevanhelmond.com.