IFC ana STYIC

New Years nonsense: Jagged jewels and stylish scales

Pack all whimsical ruffles and romantic lace into storage to start off 2011

By Stephanie Trembath,
Life and Style Editor

ust when you think you have
J= everything and are tired

of watching a re-run of vintage
trends on the runway (think harem
pants and bomber jackets circa 1980) a
designer will come up with something
rare and trendy to sweep across the
fashion scene and inspire a whole new
look. While classic pearls and pastel
colors will never grow old, women
celebrated this holiday season in an
assortment of dazzling jewels that serve
as multifunctional weapons as well as
eye-catching accessories.

Club Monaco’s inspirational

designer Meredith Kahn developed her
own edgy line of jewellery called Made
Her Think. Her accessories combine
spikes with rhinestones, chunky
pendants with chains, and rings that
come with heavy fringes around square
shaped stones or look like long talons.
On the plus side, if you find yourself
being followed home one night all that
it would take is for you to flash your
talon ring and perhaps your stalker will
back off, although you also run the risk
of impaling your date at the end of the
night.

Along with the eagle talon rings,
Club Monaco displayed a wide array
of metallic and gold varnish cuffs this

holiday season decked out in tiny fish
scales, which leads me to believe that
a fish theme in the fashion industry is
about the be big as New York designer
Lauren Wolf showed off her latest
diamond studded fish bone bracelet.
Another funky trendsetter this
season featured Jennifer Behr, whose
headbands stood out with large spikes
or silver studs on thick black bands. If
you ever want to spend a night warding
off all men, rather than dancing at
Vancouver’s newest gay club 560,
simply purchase a head-wrap decked
out with one inch spikes from ear
to ear. I promise, no men will hit on
you with a metallic weapon wrapped

around your pretty little head.

As I enjoy finding new obscure
things to wear, and secretly adore the
idea of wearing jewels that look like
something out of Startrek, I loved
this idea of blending weaponry with
fashion wear. Christmas morning I
happily opened a jewellery box I got
from my boyfriend and to my entire
family’s dismay, I pulled out a long
necklace made entirely out of razor-
blades instead of the traditional blue
box from Tiffany’s. Personally, I would
much rather ring in the new year
wearing jagged jewels and scales than
something everyone else is wearing,
but that’s just me.

 

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