described as anti-”it girl”, new zealand-based label karen walker gives us high street casual with inspirations so diverse, the style can’t be boxed into any particular category. but aside from the clothes you’ve just got to get your hands on, do check out the kooky sunglasses and jewelries that are guaranteed to create statements without making you look as if you were trying too hard.

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it seems the most common fashion deprivation complaint in the philippines has something to do with layering clothes. that is, the impracticality of it. with the climate, there is no sense in piling on coats and jackets and scarves unless you want to suddenly drop unconscious with heatstroke and dehydration in the middle of the street.

i myself am one of those who complain quietly about it, but i’m glad that this past year or two, ladies in the tropics are able to make up for the lack of clothing aggregation with a hollywood trend we can follow to our hearts’ desire: layering necklaces.

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i have included her merchandise in several posts (here, here and here), i think it’s about time i feature her site.

from my favorite multiply jewelry retailer, bijoux de lou.

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good luck on your upcoming bout against clottey, pacman!

online jewelry retailer bijoux de lou has restocked her boxing ring… uh, ring.

in a previous entry about this ingenious piece of boxing fanaticism, i mentioned about boxing glove charms. i have always wanted that. well, bijoux de lou just happened to address that want:

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nature has always been one of the most enduring themes in fashion, but can you recall any other season when they’ve been so girly and so chunky as they are today?

combining such disparate characteristics as dainty and ostentatious, these necklaces and bracelets bear resemblance to the sweet and gorgeous flowers of home gardens, striking the irony of being demure and outrageous at the same time.

openwork flower necklace from promod

flower collar necklace from topshop

fabric flowers corsage necklace from dorothy perkins

long beads with flower from promod

pearl shell flower necklace from dorothy perkins

flower link necklace from topshop

corsage and pearl necklace from topshop

daisy bracelet from promod

metal and wood bracelet from dorothy perkins

though still nothing compares to the real organic thing, in the matter of accessorizing, you don’t need a green thumb to grow your own garden.