Is is no lie, that I like my bit of 'bling', (yeah, I don't think I can get away with referring to jewellery as 'bling' either.) Of late, I have rediscovered my love of bracelets. I find with jewellery you go through phases of loving either bracelets, rings, earrings or necklaces. When I was younger, I used to love bracelets, that is, before I discovered the frivolity and excess of earrings. But, whereas earrings can be bought and relegated to the jewellery box withing weeks, there is a far more personal relationship with bracelets, you can keep them for years provided they are of relatively decent quality.I have always been attracted to the 
idea of wearing millions of bracelets on the wrist and have even frequently experimented with the idea. There is something wonderfully quirky and eccentric about it be it the punky goth girl or the rich, grandiose middle - aged woman. A few months ago, Vogue UK ran an article about one journalist's love of her bangles. It was a very interesting piece, especially for someone who fully understands the said love affair, but even more so as here were women who wore their lives on their wrist. The bracelets these women wear illustrate the happiness and hardships that they have been through. As ludicrous as it sounds, I was totally blown away by such a wonderful, thought provoking idea, to think each bracelet, coincidentally almost like a charm on a charm bracelet, tells a tale. Henceforth, I think it gives reason to us all to hit the shops, be it Topshop or Cartier, and splash out on some wrist candy.
idea of wearing millions of bracelets on the wrist and have even frequently experimented with the idea. There is something wonderfully quirky and eccentric about it be it the punky goth girl or the rich, grandiose middle - aged woman. A few months ago, Vogue UK ran an article about one journalist's love of her bangles. It was a very interesting piece, especially for someone who fully understands the said love affair, but even more so as here were women who wore their lives on their wrist. The bracelets these women wear illustrate the happiness and hardships that they have been through. As ludicrous as it sounds, I was totally blown away by such a wonderful, thought provoking idea, to think each bracelet, coincidentally almost like a charm on a charm bracelet, tells a tale. Henceforth, I think it gives reason to us all to hit the shops, be it Topshop or Cartier, and splash out on some wrist candy.
Madonna's bracelet action in Desperately Seeking Susan lives on in kitsch, colourful bracelets and of course, black jelly bangles, that epitomise Madonna's post - punk, 80's wild child look in the film. 
After reading about celebrities and their bracelets in Vogue some months back, I was particularly captivated by Film Noir icon, Lauren Bacall's, bracelet love affair. It was with great wonder then, that I noticed, after much google images trawling, that it is rare to find a picture of Bacall with a naked wrist as subtle yet ever so grand gold bangles, forever frequent her slender arm. 
My version of spree vs. save, bracelet style. 
Bracelets are not purely a thing of yesteryear as at the moment celebrities are rarely seen without some form of decoration adorning their wrists.
After some trouble scanning her wrist, Kat decided to lay some of her bracelets out like this. Ha ha, no, I don't wear all these at once! 
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