Look dashing as you sleigh this Christmas (and throughout the summer season) in our handmade jewellery. As we do each year, we’ve lined up some of our range with pieces from our fave ethical Australian labels so you can start planning your ensembles.
We love a good special occasion outfit planning sesh, and of course jewellery is an essential component to complement, elevate and bring everything together. Plus, you get to look at soooo many pretty things. And don’t worry – many of these online stores (including ours) provide payment options so if you see something you love you can pay for it incrementally, and with options that shouldn’t break your budget.
Scarf it up with Julie White
Rushing around a lot this time of year can take a toll on one’s hair. No time to sit in front of a dryer or muck about with styling? Why not hide the damage under something that is already gorgeously put together?
We recommend getting your hair issues sorted in an instant by wrapping it up in one of Julie White’s silk scarves. Each scarf features a colourful contemporary Australiana print, which works beautifully with some of our Australian floral pieces. While we can’t decide on our favourite design, we reckon they’d all be complemented by our Flora Dish Pendant Necklace.
You could wrap (GET IT) your headscarf-based ensemble up with some glorious Eucalyptus Flower Dangle Earrings and turn yourself into a walking garden of Australian blooms.
Plus, if there’s a change in the weather or bees try to pollenate you, you can unwrap your hair and drape the scarf around you, just like a flowy, protective cardigan.
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Details Ahoy With Alice Nightingale
Based in the town formally known as Brisbane, the Alice Nightingale team exclusively select secondhand, vintage and locally produced fabrics to make small run pieces. Environmentally sound, small runs mean you’ll be infinitely less likely to run into anyone else wearing your outfit, that you chose, with your exquisite and individual taste. So rude when that happens. Copiers. Should be illegal.
Expertly spanning the barbecue or formal lunch event spectrum, the blues and ace detailing on this flowy playsuit would be nicely finished by adding our Ocean Textures Sodalite Beaded Necklace. The necklace itself is inspired by coral, sand, seagrass, dotted rocks and sea urchins. You could round the whole outfit out with a Montana Sapphire & Solid Gold Stacking Ring or Stacking Rings Set: Sapphire & Aquamarine to keep the blues flowing.
We’re also pretty keen to add Alice’s Dog Button Up Shirt to basket to have a complete parent/fur child complementary concept, just quietly. What’s a festive season without our furry mates?
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Pop some Colour with Magpie Goose
One of our perennial fave labels, the yin and yang salmon print on this robe was designed by Bardi man Russel Davey to celebrate his partner Aggie, a Yawuru and Bardi woman who has a strong connection to the salmon, who run in Yawuru Country in northern Western Australia. We’ve had our eyes on this piece as we are currently in our robe lounging phase, just to let Santa know.
But the print is also available in Magpie Goose’s classic A-line Midi Dress cut. Why not get both and wear them together? You’ll be extra helping to stimulate the economy in this economy. Sounds financially responsible to us.
Russel’s design represents both connection and balance; both attributes that are sorely needed during festive season.
We’d lean into the dressy potential of the robe, adding some of our large, intricate Wattle Wreath Silver Hoop Earrings. You could also add our beaded rhodonite bracelet with an Australian native boronia flower pendant, for some extra colour and sparkle.
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Get Joyful with Khòlò
This body positive, ethical Melbourne label’s name means ‘open’. And we’re heaps glad they are. Launched by Karishma Kasabia 2017, the range is colourful and based on flattering silhouettes, with sizing up to 26.
The neon joy of Khòlò’s Black Rodeo print screams festive good times, orrrrr staying at home and feeling good about your life choices; your call. The print comes in four different designs including a reversible skirt, with options to fill up any black holes in your wardrobe. With pockets of course.
We can’t wrap this year’s list up without also giving a shout out to the insanely fab Rani Jumpsuit In Night. This is the type of sparkly piece that transports one to the most fabulous party we have yet to attend, probably at Studio 54. These are THE good times, get into it.
These pieces would all look amazing with our Stars & Sapphires Cluster Necklace with sapphires that graduate from palest to darkest blue. For a subtle pop of even more colour (because who can get enough – not us) we’d add the vibrantly elegant blue Sapphire & Solid Gold Stud Earrings. You could go full star that you are by adding any of our star-based designs to build a magnificent force field against negativity. Sparrrrrkly.
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Whatever you choose, we believe in you – you clearly have immaculate taste by coming to our online store. May you and your loved ones have the bestest festive season and summer ever.
