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Gift Guides : Personalised Jewellery

26/10/201713/05/2018
by Claire Wryght

Believe it or not Christmas is coming and it’s time to start thinking about your online shopping. Remember personalised jewellery can take a bit longer as many are made to order.

There are a couple of ways to personalise jewellery : names or initials, gemstones, and special places or locations.

Initials
I’m very excited to launch my own range of personalised jewellery with these sweet and affordable initial necklaces. Currently available in copper and brass for just $29 including a 45cm sterling silver necklace chain.

Names
Name necklaces have been cool ever since Carrie on Sex and the City. There are now a few different ways to have names, the traditional cut metal, a wire outline or a stamp or engraving on a metal shape. My personal favourite at the moment is this one from MhohoandCo on Etsy

Gemstones
Birth stones are a subtle way to personalise jewellery and can make great gifts even for Christmas. For the full list of birth stones check out this resources which includes both the precious, semi-precious and some more affordable options (particularly useful for anyone born in xx who’s primary stone is diamond). Fairina Cheng offers beautiful birthstone bracelets like this peridot for August and you can even add an engraved initial for that extra level of personalisation. And yes August is my birthday!

Special Places or Locations
This could be a home state or town, a special holiday, maybe even the place someone got engaged or married. Again etsy abounds with different ways to commemorate including cut outs of state shapes, geographic longitudes and latitudes or even landmarks. I’m very pleased to announce the return of both the silver and copper Sydney Opera House necklace to Wryght Designs. Handcut and finished on a 45cm sterling silver chain and currently exclusive to www.wryghtdesigns.com.

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Gift Guides : Secret Santa

22/10/201713/05/2018
by Claire Wryght

Christmas present buying clubs like secret santa or kriskringle always sound like a great idea. Only buying one present but everyone getting something. But the pressure to get something good can be high. So here are some ideas for getting a good gift.

Useful
Top of my list of best presents are some of the useful things that people have bought. For desk dwellers maybe some lovely stationery or an air plant. For shoppers maybe a resuseable stylish bag. For city slickers maybe a quirky folding umbrella or a stylish travel pass holder.

Edible
If you aren’t sure of the giftee’s style but have an idea on taste, you could put your culinary skills to use and make them some edible goodies like mince pies, fudge or even some homemade chocolate! If your culinary skills are a bit lacking you could try a DIY hot chocolate mix or baking jar where you assemble the ingredients, in a cute jar or wide neck bottle, in the right ratio and they just add milk and/or eggs. And if even that seems too much pop over to Sweet Health Cookie Mix and get a ready made.

Stylish
If you happen to have to be buying for a lady that loves jewellery then luckily for you Wryght Designs has some great options.

For $30 you can buy some small simple shapes in either brass or copper with hook or stud backs – circles are probably the most popular so personally I’d start there.

For $20 you can get something from the tiny range again copper or brass, in this size diamond is the most popular shape.

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Gift Guides : Family

15/10/201713/05/2018
by Claire Wryght

Looking for some ideas for family Christmas presents? Here is a quick gift guide to help you with some ideas.

Mum
Mums seem to love a good gift set so set her up with matching earrings and necklace. My current favourite is the circle collection in brass, mix up the sizes for a modern twist or stick with super size for full statement like these here.

Dad
I always find it hardest to pick a present for dad, this year I’m thinking about a quirky keyring like this Japanese fisherman’s hook inspired one from Sydney locals Woodlander Store. I might also team it up with a key finder like Tile Mate because he always seems to lose his keys.

Sis
If your sister is the type of girl that loves to make a statement then the supersize earrings will make the perfect choice. These super sized copper circle earrings are new at Wryght Designs just in time for Christmas.

Bro
If your brother is of drinking age and has a love of craft beer or cider then these bottle cap and bottle opener cufflinks from Thomas Mallory will make a great choice.

Niece
I’ve gotta say ‘tweenage’ girls seems to love personalised jewellery. At markets lots of them love picking out their initial or initials for a custom necklace. So the copper or brass initial necklace is a choice they should love.

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Seasonal Looks : Spring Brights adding colour

27/09/201713/05/2018
by Claire Wryght

With winter officially over it time to ditch the drab and splash some colour. And to meet this fashion style, the bolder the colour the better.

Take a tip from the catwalk for once and stick to one colour, just make sure it’s a really bright one. The cue on the catwalk was one colour top to toe but to tone down work in neutrals and toned down colours in the same family.

Here is some inspiration for your ethical wardrobe from the very talented Osha of Bilboa.

This beautiful yellow shirt dress is the perfect dress to channel spring and summer.

But if you’re looking for more stand out statement this pop of red skirt is beautiful.

Or ditch the shopping and head to your wardrobe and pull on the brightest things in there. Don’t forget you can add splashes of colours with tights, scarves, bags and jewellery like these bright brass squares from moi, of course.

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Seasonal Looks : Spring Mix and Match the minimalist…

20/09/201713/05/2018
by Claire Wryght

If there was ever a perfect trend for the eco-conscious woman, the mix and match trend is it! This trend doesn’t need to mean mix and match colour as keeping a limited colour palette helps pieces work together. Though if you are brave enough to clash your colours it can. For those a little more reserved here are a few other mix and match ideas.

Offset different patterns like polka dots with stripes or florals with geometrics. Keeping to a similar aesthetic or colour palette can keep your style look together. Add a dotty pair of statement earrings to contract your other patterns with these copper earrings from Wryght Designs.

Offset different styles like tailored blouses with ripped boyfriend jeans and jewellery bling. Mixing casual style in one piece with formal style in another is a great way to wear some of those ‘fancier’ pieces in your wardrobe that you don’t have lots of occasions to wear. This embroidered skirt from Evyie would look fabulous with a casual white tee and denim jacket, and I guess you could wear it for your corporate thing too…

Offset different fabric textures like linens with jersey or wool with silk. This is probably the easiest look to pull out of your existing wardrobe and you can even channel your inner Masterchef with a layering of textures coarse, smooth, silky, heavy, light and crisp. For some vegan bag loving, I adore this cork clutch from By The Sea Collection

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Seasonal Looks : Spring Stripes add style to your…

13/09/201713/05/2018
by Claire Wryght

Just like the change of fruit and vegetables in the garden, style changes across the seasons. The need to put away your wool and mittens for cotton layers balanced against the new looks of the season. This doesn’t have to mean going out and replacing your whole wardrobe, but adding a few key pieces to your capsule can keep you look stylish.

First Stop : Stripes

I’ve gotta say polka dots seriously outnumber stripes in my wardrobe but ‘make a statement stripes’ are featured on the spring style list. Any stripes will go really, wide uneven pattern stripes, pin stripes, nautical stripes, coloured stripes and the fail safe mono stripe.

Although the designers may love to mismatch their stripes, when working with stripes for every day remember it’s often best to stick to one way stripes paired with a solid block of colour for support. And horizontal stripes will generally add width, where vertical stripes tend to lengthen.

Here are some ideas to work stripes into your wardrobe. This handsome blue pin stripe shirt from Everlane is a nod to the stripe trend. A classic piece that will see you through semi formal interviews paired with a suit, as well as casual picnics with your distressed jeans.

I’m even more in love with this navy collarless cotton dress also from Everlane with it’s elongating vertical stripes and then it’s contract horizontal striped belt.

The Wryght Designs rectangle necklace in brass is a lovely way to nod to stripes (and polka dots) and would contrast well with any vertical stripes.

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Capsule Wardrobe Accessories

20/07/2017
by adminwryght

Once you’ve organised the basic structure of your capsule wardrobe, it’s time to start adding your personality and style.

Jewellery

Adding jewellery that reflects your personality is a great way to customise your capsule wardrobe. You can either complement or contrast your base wardrobe with colours and styles.

Jewellery that won’t date is the best long term plan, think classic styles and long lasting features. Great examples would be precious gemstones, pearls and opals paired with classic metals like silver and gold.

If you want to add more contrast go for more unusual jewellery like resins, clays and feature metals like copper and bronze.

It’s great to have some real feature pieces think sculptural necklaces, chandelier earrings or chunky rings, though a minimalist style would let one piece shine rather than layer multiple feature pieces.

Feature Clothing

You know that patterned skirt you love, this is where it fits into your capsule wardrobe. A few key pieces that you adore will add fun to a potentially otherwise boring capsule wardrobe.

If you can, choose pieces that can be dressed up or down, and work well with the style of the other pieces in your wardrobe. One highly structure corporate skirt in a wardrobe full of bohemian florals is unlikely to get much use.

Other Accessories

Now you get to add the accents that make your outfits looks and feel different. Scarves, shoes, belts, tights and bags can all produce a very different look over the same base capsule wardrobe pieces. Sticking to a complementary colour palette will ensure these work well together and help you mix and match with success.

Have you been inspired to reassess your wardrobe? Check out what treasures are already stashed in there that don’t get too much wear and work out how you can maximise the value of your existing wardrobe.

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Capsule Wardrobe : Your Key Pieces

12/07/201712/07/2017
by Claire Wryght

If the War on Waste has inspired you to live a life with less (or maybe even just live with more awareness) then choosing a capsule wardrobe could be a great start.

In the second of the ‘dressing with less’ mini series we’re going to take a look at the key base pieces that can be the start of any capsule wardrobe.

Basics

simple dark dress
a ‘go with everything’ jacket
plain vests or t shirts – slim fitting not baggy 80s style
some formal options like a blouse or shirt
plain dark trousers
classic dark skirt
dark jeans
block colour shoes

Top Ups

Now it’s time to add your style! If you prefer colour and pattern on top then add more basic block colour bottoms. Otherwise you might prefer fun skirts like me then add more block colour basic tops that you can wear with any pattern or colour of skirt.

Don’t forget to pick out your shoes suitable for the season and if you need to, add a warm jacket or summery slip over.

General

The basis of a capsule wardrobe is to mix and match using quality classic style pieces that won’t go out of fashion.

It’s not rocket science to realise that mixing and matching is easier with a limited colour palette and you might initially think capsule wardrobes are all black, white and grey. But living with a capsule wardrobe doesn’t have to mean every outfit is the same neutral colours. If you pick a few complementary colours you can slowly transition from a red, navy and white theme to a teal, navy and white theme or a red, purple and white theme by changing out one aspect of colour. You can then loop back and create new combos with navy, purple and white then red, teal and white. That’s five seasons from five base colour sets.

Inspired but need more information or structure? Try checking out the 33-3 challenge. Only thirty three items for three months!

Want to buy some clothes with good ethics? I’d recommend checking out the fashion section of Eco Warrior Princess.

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Wardrobe Colours for Skin Tones

05/07/201705/07/2017
by Claire Wryght

Just liking matching your foundation or lipstick, certain colours make you look good and others simply don’t suit. For the first of our ‘dressing with less’ mini series let’s look at the wardrobe colours most likely to suit your skin tone.

What is your skin tone?

Skin tone is more the colour at the base layers of your skins rather than the actual colour of your skin. Your skin tone isn’t impacted by whether you are fair, light, medium or dark. Instead it sits beneath the surface colour and is categorised into cool, warm and neutral tones.

You can figure out our skin tone by checking the colour of your veins on the underside of your wrist.

If your veins look blue you have a cool skin tone
If your veins look green you have a warm skin tone
And if your veins look blue and green you probably have a neutral skin tone

If you still aren’t sure, try holding a piece of white paper against your skin in natural light and see how your skin looks in comparison.

Wardrobe colours for skin tones

Warm skin tones : will generally suit warm and neutral colours. Think yellows, oranges, warm reds and browns.

Cool skin tones : yep you guessed it, cool tones suit cool colours. Think blues, greens, magenta and even pink.

Neutral skin tones : have the benefits of suiting both warm and cool colours but can seem washed out with too much neutral. Softer colours work best as brights can overwhelm. Think pastels, cream and washed denim.

Remember your skin tone doesn’t mean you can’t wear the opposite colour of the recommended shades, you just need to find a tone within the colour that matches your skin tone.

Wondering about skin tones and jewellery metals? Check out this useful article.