THE NEXT BLING THING

JUST WHEN YOU’VE nailed the perfectly curated ear, lips are shaping up to become the new area of embellishment real estate. At Paris Fashion Week, Dries Van Noten took lip bling to a whole new level, with make-up artist Peter Philips gluing glimmering rhinestones in delicate lines down the centre of models’ mouths. Then, a couple of days later, the trend gained momentum when Kylie Jenner was spotted in a film for Showstudio (the fashion website founded by photographer Nick Knight) showcasing a series of metal embellishments atop her pillowy pout. Set to a soundtrack of boyfriend Travis Scott’s

Goosebumps, the video has sparked frenzied rumours that Kylie – who has already built a multimillion-dollar empire around her bee-stung lips – might be about to expand her lip kits to include jewellery. And we can’t, of course, forget the moment that Cara Delevingne stepped out at Burberry sporting a punky lower lip ring (apparently a one-night wonder, not the real deal, but nevertheless seriously hot). Admittedly, it’s a trend that makes eating tricky but, come party season, we’re definitely in…