THE JEWELLERY

“Wearing Memories actually came out of the floods in 2011 when my friend and I decided that life was too short to cellar all our champagne pg so we started to pop p the bottles instead of keeping them for special occasions.”

Cocktail rings, luscious pearl necklaces, charms and bracelets. How mementos from special occasions found their way from Toowoomba to haute couture. “Ever since my wedding day I have loved champagne,” said Kiron. “Perhaps because it brings back the happy memories of that day. “After that, I would collect the caps from happy bottles popped and write the occasion and memory on the back and would wear the wire muselet on my finger to help me remember the taste of the champagne and the life of the memory as it unfolds. “But Wearing Memories actually came out of the floods in 2011 when my friend and I decided that life was too short to cellar all our champagne so we started to pop the bottles instead of keeping them for special occasions. It was in Toowoomba in 2011 that Wearing Memories was born.” Kiron likes to support local businesses so she worked with a Toowoomba jeweller to create the first prototype; the Wearing Memories signature piece. She is currently working with Ewan from Ryley Jewellery Creations (in The Chronicle Arcade) on her ready-to-wear range. “I believe in artisan manufacturing, heirloom quality and pieces that will last so they can be passed down from mother to daughter,” she said. Now worn by celebrities and sold throughout the world, including in Harrod’s London store, Wearing Memories pieces can be purchased online or made to order.