The chunkier the better when it comes to chain jewellery, says Hetty Lintell
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AS stylish on an octogenarian as a teenager, big chains and link designs are having another moment in the spotlight and, of course, men are sporting them, too. Wear them in the daytime, over knitwear or simple shirt collar or cuff (imagine two, one at each wrist), then later against skin for the evening with silk or velvet. Charms can sometimes be added, but a simple clean look will never date and works with everything. Your children will be clamouring for them as an heirloom, if they don’t pinch them from the jewellery box first.
Vintage 32in oval link chain necklace, £4,250, Susannah Lovis (020–7493 2008; www. susannahlovis.com)
Turquoise Mountain Afghanistan 18-carat gold vermeil Niginaa Cascade earrings, £350, Pippa Small (020–7792 1292; www.pippasmall.com)
Cuba small chain diamond bracelet, £15,950, Pragnell (01789 267072; www.pragnell.co.uk)
A French vintage 18-carat two-colour gold woven circles necklace, £19,500, Hancocks (020–7493 8904; www.hancocks-london.com)
Vintage nine-carat rose gold curb link bracelet with padlock heart clasp, £695, Bear Brooksbank (020–7739 2908; www. bearbrooksbank.com)
Panthère de Cartier bracelet in white gold, diamond, emerald and onyx, £138,000, Cartier (020–3893 4212; www.cartier.com)
River chain bracelet and sapphire set link, £16,342, Robinson Pelham (020–7828 3492; www. robinsonpelham.com)
Small 14-carat gold necklace, £3,880, Lauren Rubinski (www.net-a-porter.com)
Ring Catene, £5,050, Pomellato (020– 3885 3924; www. pomellato.com)
Yellow gold Sapphire Honey Jumbo Link necklace, £20,300, Deborah Pagani (www. deborahpagani. com)