Don't Forget Your Ankle this Summer

 Anklets are another Noughties throwback taking the catwalks by storm. Perhaps the street-style's of fashion week were inspired by the anklet obsession evident at the spring/summer 2020 and autumn/winter 2020 shows, where almost every attendee showed up with colourful bag in hand; sparkling anklet on foot. 

Interlocking chain-link styles were particularly popular, while shell-adorned iterations were used to pep up slides.

Some designers took the trend one step further, unveiling shoes with anklets built in – Gucci, Missoni, Versace and Oscar de la Renta all presented bedazzled footwear at their spring/summer 2020 shows.

An anklet is not only for the summer months but can also be adorned and adapted for a stylish winter look.

Jewellery Trends 2020

Even though we are on a global lock-down right now does not mean that you cannot play about with fashion.  In-fact it is the perfect time to play dress up and see what treasures you have hiding away in your closets, wardrobes and jewellery boxes.

The trends we saw on the runway shows of all the fashion weeks for Spring Summer 2020 were colourful jewellery, the single earring, oversized chains, pearls and big hoops.  I am sure that you will have at least one of these trends sitting in your jewellery box. The single earring for sure!

Here are a few of my favourite looks with these trends.

Forget sticking to gold and silver, designers brought on an explosion of colour for Spring 2020's jewellery. There were bright floral and beaded pieces, gemstones at Brandon Maxwell, and mismatched colours at Marc Jacobs. Channelling our inner kids, the look is all about having fun with your accessories. And this look is so much fun!!

Pearls are going strong for Spring 2020. The classic material made appearances in just about every form—from single drop earrings to layered necklaces and even on headpieces.

Shabby Chic Designs

These are my designs from the late show on Monday 23rd Oct.  The theme was Shabby Chic and I really enjoyed working with these kits.  I had a great time with Rae Carpenter and the late show crew.  We had lots and lots of fun.  I had ribbon and seed beads and ceralun for my kits and they lend themselves beautifully to the shabby chic theme.  Here are some of the photos of the pieces I made.  For all the photos please visit JM Facebook Page and for the tutorials please pop on over and have a look at Jewellery Maker on YouTube.

I had great fun.  If you bought the kit or are a fan of shabby chic please let me know I would love to see what you come up with. I am on the late show on Tuesday 24th Oct with Unicorns and Fairies.  So please join me and the the great team again this evening.  Have a great creative day and Keeeeeeeeeeeeep Crafting xx.