Costume Jewellery by Prada

A new collection of costume jewellery and designer accessories has been introduced by Italian fashion house Prada .

After a variety of different designer accessories projects, such as the tricks gadgets and customized belts, the Italian fashion house has now turned its attention in costume jewellery, offering a limited edition line of costume jewellery with a retro look. And it's no surprise here; since most of the Top labels and iconic designer houses these days, have recently rolled out lines of their own costume jewellery, tackling in the jewellery market aiming to reach their existing client base with new products!

Using an exclusive range of material, Prada commissioned a range of costume jewellery using costume stones that are cut to resemble precious stones and set in metal bezels. Each piece is hand applied to the respective accessory in the "oh so well known" tone-on-tone Prada look or contrasting color schemes suitable for the Prada label.

Peace, Love and a Hippie Holiday - Designer beetle cufflinks

A new line of 160 styles of cute mini "beetle" cufflinks for men (or women) will be launched by Barneys New York and Volkswagen next month. With a price tag of $550 ( around £345) these sweet handcrafted silver and enamel cufflinks are made in the shape of the iconic 1974 VW Beetle.

As part of a counterculture moment at Barneys commemorating the 50th anniversary of the peace sign, Volkswagen has joined forces with Barneys in this campaign, the theme of which is "Peace & Love: Have a Hippie Holiday" in celebration of the New Beetle's 10th anniversary.

Laura Soave, Volkswagen's general manager of marketing, quoted: "We recognize with the current situation, this will not be for everyone. But these are specialized items. It's like a collector's item.

So girls if you'll be around New York in November snap a few for a special Christmas present or a treat for yourself!

Designer Jewellery by Cora Sheibani | Sweet like a cherry pie!

Cora Sheibani, is a Swiss jewellery designer that creates jewellery inspired by pastry! Her inspiration, (as it's the case in most inspirational moments in ones life) came to her one day when she encounter problems in her production.

Frustrated and distressed, she spend her afternoon indulging in pastries in Zurich (well after all she is a girl..and we all know that this method works!). As luck had it, she then met a goldsmith, who so happened he had some antique copper molds for pastries and candies and that gave her a new kick start to begin collecting them herself. She even went to the great extend of taking courses in the historic confectionery (where is that class cause i wan to take it myself!).

Now six years later, her jewellery, created in precious metals and semi precious stones, are resembling a tray of petits fours. Her pieces are whimsical, fun and I might say very different; like her gold pretzels necklace or her candy and cup cake rings.

Ms Sheibani's pieces start at $4,000 and can go up to $9,500 and if you live in New York city, you can view her work at the Arts Corporation Studio from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Arts Corporation Studio | 4th floor, 35 Great Jones Street (Lafayette Street) | 646.509.3753.

For the rest of us that New York might be a bit too far fetched, you can see Ms Sheibani's exhibition tour and dates in London and Zurich by visiting her exhibition page.