The secret to wearing statement jewellery isn't styling it with an attention grabbing outfit… in fact, it’s the opposite. Oversized earrings do their best work when everything else is doing very little at all.  You don’t buy them because you’re planning to dress up… you buy them because you’re not.

A crisp white linen shirt, an oversized striped boyfriend shirt and barrel jeans or even a cotton sundress you've worn all summer long… on their own, they're perfectly acceptable outfits but add a pair of sculptural gold earrings and suddenly your whole look is elevated. 

You look more polished, more intentional and much more ‘fashion’.

Your earrings become your focal point, which works well for two reasons… the rest of your outfit doesn't have to compete and they’re already right there… bang, smack in everyone’s eye line.  So they’re not going to get missed. Forget layers of accessories… one strong pair is more than enough.

This summer’s most stylish versions look like sculpted art works rather than traditional, jewellery. Fluid shapes, molten finishes, organic curves and sculptural drops are replacing delicate pieces and predictable (yawn) hoops. Some resemble twisted metal, others mimic cascading water, but all of them bring that extra clout to your simplest wardrobe staples.

Put that ball gown away…. they work just as well with a white linen shirt and rolled-up sleeves as they do with an a-line cotton, summer dress.

Let your earrings do all the talking and everything will fall fashionably into place.