I’m not much of a jewellerist, and these days I live in gym or yoga gear.  Glamour doesn’t even drive down my street anymore, let alone come up to my door.

But this is so delicious, I just had to share.  I’m no girly-girl but even I get bedazzled by pretty jewellery.  Old school glamour, worn by the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly…

This Van Cleef & Arpels show is on at the Smithsonian if you’re lucky enough to be in Washington DC.

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