Weighted Knits

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>> I had meant to post this closer to the show but it's just as well that I waited, as an interview with Margherita Missoni has popped up which actually answers a few of my queries about the stonkingly cool jewellery she designed for the first time for Missoni's A/W 10-11 collection (she's in charge of all accessories now – bags, sunnies and jewellery).  She basically echoes my initial thoughts about the jewellery which cleverly weighted down the highland fling-type knits…

"We wanted something modern, smooth, chromed, shiny and a little bit
futuristic for the jewels, the shoe stirrups and the sunglass lenses,
since the basic idea was trying to create a contrast with the raw and
rough materials incorporated in the designs. The collection includes
quite a few rather heavy materials and natural colours and to avoid
that such designs could become a little bit too ethnic or folkish and
that the African and Scottish inspirations became too literal, we opted
for metal jewellery."

Beauty aside, I also wanted to point out a more practical point for my own selfish reasons though is that ridden-with-metal-allergies ol' me is a happy bunny indeed to see metal cuff bracelets and necklaces using knitted collars and thick sweaters to act as a barrier between skin and tingly metal and thus avoiding pustular rashes.

Missoniacc

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  5. I love the contrast between the textures of the metal and the knits, and the matchy matchy colours. Missoni are always amazing though…

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