Accessories & Accessories

I have had a few people who have seen me present, ask where I get my accessories from. The answer is I'm like a homing beacon for accessories. Everywhere I am I have a little blinker on trying to spot a good piece. The trick is to always have your eye open and look for something that looks like it's worth more than what you paid - weight and a nice finish (not the shiny tacky stuff) is crucial.

Glammadonna
One favourite is Glammadonna in MLC Centre - they don't open Sundays but otherwise pay them a little visit. Stock constantly changes but they do a staple range of beautiful necklaces with semi precious stones and glass, which lie flat on your decolletage, at around the $90 mark. Trust me they add and lift to any boring work outfit and to a plain shirt and jeans.

Bijoux Terver
This crazy little shop is in the MET Centre in the city, as you walk towards Wynyard Station through the little underground arcade. They claim "nothing over $20". I walked in and waded through a whole lot of tacky gold and silver chain necklace and earring sets, and some bad "pashminas" (i think they were handkerchiefs posing as pashminas... i'm not sure, I didn't touch them...) and found: 1. a cuff watch in black (and also a red version) with diamond surrounds, very reminiscent of the Dior Christal watch, and 2. a range of really really fabulous and chunky bracelets and necklaces. All for just $20. Pretty impressive after all and worth a trawl at lunchtime if you work that way. They also have a shop in Sydney Airport.