The haute stuff
With the festive season just around the corner, you need to be au fait with haute accessories that could transform your outfit into a show-stopping ensemble. Besides enhancing your personal style, they add that touch of glamour to show off at parties and celebrations.
ON YOUR HAND AND WAIST
Luxurious handbags, including miniature ones, are essential for that dash of sophistication. And the piece de resistances’ this season is more luxe than just leather and exotic skin: it is also kind to the planet.
So, if you want to be the star of the season, hitch your wagon to Anita Dongre’s new vegan collection of accessories. The piece de resistance of the collection is the Swan Mini Grab Bag-Nocturnal Black, a luxurious mini grab bag crafted from Mirum, a plant-based material that is totally plastic-free. Combined with the signature gold-finish swan handle, it makes a statement accessory like none. A magnetic top closure and inner lining in cotton suede completes the picture of an arm candy that will effortlessly draw drools and oohs and aahs.
Also, if your outfit permits, hook it up with Anita Dongre’s Haathi Belt-Nocturnal Black from the same vegan collection-a classic black belt, again crafted from Mirum, with Dongre’s signature elephant icon in the centre. Be the star of the party.
Australian brand A_C’s Monica Pencil Clutch is yet another eco-friendly purse that you can show off. For the ultimate wing-woman, it is secure and functional with two roomy compartments and an additional slot for the mobile. Its USP, however, is its hand-crafted Desserto cactus leather outer, 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton inner, and custom hardware. You can pair it with traditional or fusion finery for a night out in a sleek, chic style.
MAKING STATEMENTS
Nothing exudes glamour quite like statement jewellery. From exotic earrings to imaginative pendants, jewels instantly elevate the festive look.
With kind to the planet being in focus, check out the all-silk Love Parakeet earrings by Roopa Pemmaraju. Focusing on bright colours of a garden, they are perfect for balmy festive days. Designed in New York and made in India, they feature dangling colourful handmade pom-poms with silk thread and intricate beaded gold details at the top. Crafted in sterling silver hoops in the slow-fashion way—minimising waste and honouring people and planet, Love Parakeet’s delicate bird motif, handcrafted with tiny high quality glass beads in different colours, exudes heirloom quality that is sure to catch the eye and make heads turn.
Also, if you are a Swarovski and Disney fan, know that Swarovski is celebrating 100 years of Walt Disney with its Disney100 x Swarovski jewellery collection. And you are invited. If you love the sweet, fun-loving spirit of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck, you can choose their motif pendants, chains, and earrings—all embellished with precision-cut pavé crystals and oversized faceted crystals. Their brilliant shine is enhanced with rhodium-tone plating that gives the pieces an enchanting glow.
TIME TO CELEBRATE
This celebration season, men can put themselves on the race track with the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronosprint x Porsche on the wrist. Merging elements from the TAG Heuer Carrera collection and the Porsche 911, originally called 901, this new showstopper in solid rose gold is adorned with striking red touches. The dial of the automatic chronograph timepiece features a dual shimmery beige and black 60-second scale on the flange with the iconic Porsche inscription. And, in combination with the prestigious brown calfskin leather bracelet, it is a daring statement of luxurious elegance. The watch also has a steel version, featuring a bespoke shimmery silver dial.
While not quite on the race track, women who like a touch of elegance and functionality, can make an haute statement with Franck Muller’s new Lady Curvex CX collection. What’s more, you find these classic timepieces with thin bezel in attractive pastel colours—blue, green, red, pink, turquoise. A few versions are also set off by the iconic Franck Muller’s colour dreams numerals that match the alligator strap and the elegant crown. Lady Curvex CX in rose gold, white gold and stainless-steel can also have their cases, dials and bezels hand-set with round brilliant diamonds to pack in a stunning look!
You might also want to check out Franck Muller New Tone collection, featuring colourful skeleton movement inspired by Isaac Newton’s theory on the visible spectrum of light. The timepieces feature carbon cases in four different sizes to suit women and gentlemen and when worn on the wrist and in motion, reflections of light change the colour of the timepiece. Ladies’ sizes also feature a version with hand-set black diamonds and black PVD treatment.
