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Ask The Expert
Our resident jewellery expert Natalia Colman has teamed up with us here at TheJewelleryGuide to answer any questions that you have on a regular basis.
Natalia is a personal stylist and image consultant and she has a particular
passion for jewellery and accessories, which has lead her on a journey
to design, create and teach others. She has trained in wardrobe, image and style in New York with US style guru, Dominique Isbeque and she runs her own image consultancy, Style Specialists helping people to
dress more successfully to achieve their goals.
She works with individuals
on a one to one basis and also with organisations. She is also the resident
style expert for BBC Radio Leeds and BusinessWardrobe.com. As well as this Natalia also works with Silver Clay (http://www.silverclaycreations.co.uk/) and she is a guest presenter on Create and Craft TV. She is also now writing our blog and we are delighted to have someone of her pedigree on board.
Each month we will publish a selection of answers which have been put to her and if selected your question may appear. We can't promise however to answer every question.
We are looking forward to receiving your questions so get your thinking caps on and let's put Natalia to the test.
Here are a couple of questions together with Natalia's answers which have already been sent to us.
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| My girlfriend always wears chunky costume jewellery. She has a special
birthday coming up and and I want to get her something precious. I don't
want to spend a huge amount of money but want something that she will
treasure. Can you help? | | Answer | Why not try something that contains precious metal such as silver but
that has a unique and very individual design that your girlfriend would
favour? Try a website called www.econe.co.uk this has a wonderful selection
of beautiful designs made with precious and semi-precious materials. If you
want to make sure you get it right, you could even give your girlfriend a
budget and ask her to shortlist 5 to 10 items she prefers, but you
ultimately choose which one to buy so it's still a surprise on the big day. | | Question | I have quite a short neck and tend to avoid wearing choker-style
necklaces. Is this style flattering for me or am I right to avoid it? | | Answer | Chokers are usually 14 to 16 inches in length and the name suggests they
fit snuggly to 'choke' the neck. You might want to try a necklace that is a
princess style, usually 17 to 19 inches in length. It's still a short
necklace but sits lower is likely to be much more flattering and
neck-lengthening. It's always worth trying lots of different length
necklaces on to find the length that is right for you. |
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