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The Deal Edit: I Can Buy Myself Flowers!!!
Posted on February 10 2023
The Deal Edit:I Can Buy Myself Flowers!!! Darling All Welcome to Baroque Rocks’ first edit of 2023 where we are vying for a vibrant vintage year in sublimely sparkling style! The drear of winter is shortly to be replaced with blue skies and Baroque Rocks is as ever on hand...
Maximalist Edit: The Scintillating Sybarite Sequel!!!
Posted on December 19 2022
Maximalist Edit:The Scintillating Sybarite Sequel!!! Darling All The scintillating sybarite sequel is upon us with rocks that will be the lodestar into Christmas and beyond! Forget navel gazing and don ‘dis’ dazzling Diamond decolletage heart necklace!! It’s a 20 pointer and seriously the groove is in the heart with this...
The Stocking Edit: All Killer No Filler!!!
Posted on December 06 2022
The Stocking Edit:All Killer No Filler!!! Darling All Well hello December…………. Yes, it’s that time of year where we save you that frightful fluster and with some good coruscating Christmas cheer bring you glittering wonders to signify the end of another year! Now Magpies forget the halls and...
I'm a Celebrity Carat Edit: November's Sessions
Posted on November 20 2022
I'm a Celebrity Carat Edit:November's Sessions Darling All Goodness, November is proving to be like scenes plucked from The Tempest: incessant rain; the shipwreck of crypto cretins, punctuated with hilarious respite from the Bushtucker brilliance on the box! Our theme therefore for this edit will be “I’m a...
The Big Bold & Experimental Style of British Modernism: The Rapaport Podcast Edit!
Posted on July 10 2022
The Big Bold & Experimental Style of British Modernism:The Rapaport Podcast Edit! Darling All Gosh its hotting up in Blighty with the political excitements and the fact that July is engulfing this small island in a magnificent mini heatwave!!! And to further turn up the recalescence, Rapaport, under the esteemed...
The Spring Awakenings: Make It Reign!
Posted on May 17 2022
The Spring Awakenings:Make It Reign! Darling All With the vernal verve in full flourish and optimism percolating, there is a giddy sense of celebration in the air! Jubilee preparations are in full swing and do we have a medley of monarchical marvels for you magpies! But before we have you all champing at...
The Love Generation Edit: The Beat Goes On!
Posted on January 31 2022
The Love Generation Edit:The Beat Goes On! Darling All Well, we closed out the first month of the year with the most incredible newsworthy effort where Baroque Rocks’ bounteous baubles bounced onto the fabled Pink Pages!! Yes, that holy grail of the written journalist word where we appeared both...
The Retro Refresh Edit: Hello 2022!!!
Posted on January 18 2022
The Retro Refresh:Hello 2022! Darling All We closed 2021 with a complete Covid coshing, and we heartily apologise for the in-absentia Christmas greetings etc, so literally floored were we that even the most delectable jewels failed to titillate the tastebuds! But we are back so HAPPY, HAPPY NEW...
The Stocking Edit: All Killer No Filler!!!
Posted on November 30 2021
The StockingEdit:All Killer No Filler! Darling All Well hello December…………. Yes, it’s that time of year where we save you that frightful fluster and with some good coruscating Christmas cheer bring you glittering wonders to signify the end of a tough old year! Scads of sparklers for the...
The Jewel Delight Edit: Panglossian Pleasures!
Posted on November 30 2021
The Jewel Delight Edit:Panglossian Pleasures! Darling All We can’t quite believe that we are almost at the end of November with the #outout mood in full swing. We assure you we haven’t been resting on our clinquant cache of jewels, but very much have been swinging from the chandeliers,...
The True North Edit: New Season Style!
Posted on September 15 2021
The True North Edit:New Season Style! Darling All September is serving up some spectacular wins from the teen tennis star that bears the same name as Baroque Rocks’ illustrious founder!! Aiming high we thought we’d showcase a few Sapphire sensations, being this month’s birthstone, along with a few bangin’ bougie...
The Hotter Than August Edit: Raunchy Recalescence!
Posted on August 15 2021
The Hotter Than August Edit:Raunchy Recalescence! Darling All Apparently, August’s African plume is drifting towards Blighty!! And just so that one can sizzle in immense style we have some hot to trot treats – no threads needed!!! Top of our Green List is August’s birthstone the seductive Peridot, a...
The ‘Aquadisiac’ Allure Edit: Hedonistic Holiday Style
Posted on July 18 2021
The 'Aqudisiac' Allure Edit:Hedonistic Holiday Style Darling All Oh, hello July, thank you for finally shining through post your recent tantruming deluge, though we are afraid we haven’t taken much notice save that school’s out and we have to navigate the complex PCR landscape between Blighty, ‘Beetha’ and Bali. Except Bali...
The Dapper Don's Edit: Quixotic Pearly Kings!!!
Posted on June 10 2021
The Dapper Don's Edit:Quixotic Pearly Kings!!! Darling All Well Hello Summer!! Jubilant June sunshine has us all aglow and agog as to whether we are “tilting at windmills” with new variants and thereby forced to sell the family silver for a trip to Center Parcs instead of the much anticipated, Sangria-soaked...
The Pink Edit: Captivating Catnip!!!
Posted on May 10 2021
The Pink Edit:Captivating Catnip!!! Darling All All hail the darling buds of May, the month of merriment with its two bank holidays colliding with a smidgeon more freedom in the Roadmap stakes! Spring is in full bloom with the Goddess Maia presiding over the green shoots of verdant vitality...
Diamond Delectations Edit: And Licensed Libations!!!
Posted on March 31 2021
Diamond Delectations EditAnd Licensed Libations!!! Darling All Tee-ing off April nicely was an early Easter which by the time this goes to print will have hopped it along with the cheap choco!! But what is truly egg-exciting, is that not only may we once again delight in sporting pleasures, legally...
The #Roadmap Edit: Happy Days!!!
Posted on March 11 2021
The #Roadmap EditHappy Days!!! Darling All Lifting us out of lockdown in a lithe limbo is the rocking #Roadmap that sees March “just move on up”!!!! A bit like that crux point where winter abdicates its crown to let Spring skitter in with a bouquet of delights such...
Desert Island Rocks: Fantasy Resort Wear
Posted on February 04 2021
Desert Island RocksFantasy Resort Wear Darling All Wishing you a happy, healthy new year and rather like HMRC’s benevolent extension we too have followed suit with a suitably late January cum early February edit! Languishing in London Lockdown once again and to rally the endorphins we decided to...
The Stocking Edit: All Killer No Filler!!!
Posted on December 02 2020
The Stocking EditAll Killer No Filler!!! Darling All “Another Christmas is around the corner….Turn on the Lights Turn on the Lights” It’s December and Baroque Rocks is roaring into the Christmas Spirit thanks to the release of the most cracking Christmas album “The Pianoman at Christmas” An uplifting treasure...
Baroque Rocks & PAUL SMITH
Posted on November 26 2020
A Bejewelled Announcement:Baroque Rocks & PAUL SMITH Darling All Sir Paul Smith, is one of Britain’s most distinguished designers, renowned for his inimitable flair which marries the contemporary with the traditional, laced with marvellous eccentricity!! With five decades of iconic fashion brilliance, a “True Brit,” Paul Smith,...
The Sparkling Hibernation Edit Lockdown 'Looms'
Posted on November 13 2020
The Sparkling Hibernation EditLockdown 'Looms' Darling All November sees us back in our lairs and thus we reiterate our Covid-caveat: which aims to provide a light literary escapism whilst administering the desirable dosage of dazzlers and a blast of brilliant beats!!!! Having deftly swept under the carpet: the political tantrums...
The Ice Vice Baby Edit: Smokin' & Drinkin'
Posted on October 15 2020
The Ice Vice Baby EditSmokin' & Drinkin' Darling All As we welcome in October, we decided to centre this edit on the 10pm curfew and what glorious things one can get up to before Boris’ bedtime edict!! But first, please answer us this: Are you unusually aged? There is...
The Sporting Page Edit: Glittering Games
Posted on September 18 2020
The Sporting Page EditGlittering Games Darling All On a corner of a charming Chelsea street stands a wonderous watering hole called the Sporting Page where ‘Woodhousian’ jolly jewels guzzle gin and glug gatters*!! Having driven by said establishment recently, it gave us the idea to write a September socially distancing...
The Talismanic Edit
Posted on July 15 2020
The Talismanic Edit'Gathering Goodness' Darling All Hello July – can you believe a semblance of normality abounds with the lifting of Lockdown!! In readiness and with Sweet Harmony we have been busily gathering goodness in the form of Les Talismans de Baroque Rocks – a Karma Chameleon curation to...
The Kitchen Disco Edit
Posted on June 15 2020
The Kitchen Disco Edit'Good As Hell' Darling All Though our Social June Diary is off to a sluggish start with the subtleties of ‘Staying Alert,’ we still have our Covid-caveat in place, which is to administer the desirable dosage of dazzlers, blended Nutri Bullet style with some ‘Good As...
The Alpha Edit
Posted on May 14 2020
The Alpha EditWanna Be Startin' Somethin' Darling All Despite Downing Street’s recent mixed messages, our Covid-caveat remains constant: to provide a light literary escapism blended with some brilliant Alpha beats!! There has been much made during lockdown that we “Wanna be startin' somethin’” like that elusive side hustle! Reality though...
The Isolation Beats Edit
Posted on April 20 2020
The Isolation Beats EditLockdown’s Sparkling Grooves Darling All Being in week whatever of lockdown, creativity has not been cancelled, in fact, inspired ingenuity has prevailed!!! Harking back to the days of chicken headed dance struts whilst listening to one’s Walkman, where mixtapes were deemed so consummately cool; such...
The Mad as March Hares Edit
Posted on March 26 2020
The Mad as March Hares Edit:'Spendantly' Charmed Darling All Whilst we are doing our bit to curb this horrific contagion in isolation, we are committed to providing our readership with some light sparkling relief in the form of rockingly ridiculous content, especially when there is a run on the loo...
The Rocket Beats Edit
Posted on February 13 2020
The Rocket Beats Edit:Cocktail Collection Darling All Below is a jewel of a short story we have written for the upcoming Jewellery Cut Live event which is being held at The Royal Institution.Our treasures are the protagonists. “Ah, Mr Bond we’ve been expecting you!” The world’s most famous spy has a...
The Leap Year Edit
Posted on February 07 2020
The Leap Year Edit:Spread the Love Darling All Not only are we in a new decade but 2020 is also a Leap Year! Which means, and we have on good authority, women may get down on bended knee and drag, their Prince Charming to the chapel of “lurve”!! Leading the...
The New Decade Edit
Posted on January 12 2020
The New Decade Edit:Strike a Pose: Vogue Darling All HAPPY NEW DECADE: “Strike a pose! Vogue, Vogue, Vogue!” Father Christmas seriously delivered early!! The veritable Bible of Fashion that is British Vogue featured not one, not two but THREE pieces from the Baroque Rocks treasure trove, alongside jewellery legends Belperron,...
The Stocking Edit: All Killer No Filler: For Under £200
Posted on December 12 2019
The Stocking Edit:All Killer No Filler: For Under £200 Darling AllIt’s December!!! One is officially allowed to feel Christmassy, rather like turning the heating on, on the 1st of November (let’s be honest we never really turned it off, except maybe when we forgot to during the heatwave and the...
The Fantastic Beasts Edit: And Where to Find Them………
Posted on November 23 2019
The Fantastic Beasts Edit:And Where to Find Them……… Darling All ‘Fantastic Beasts and where to find them’, may well be captured between the pages of J.K. Rowling’s bestseller but they can also be found at Baroque Rocks’ bonkers bejewelled emporium! Equally magical!! Equally monarchic!! Brace yourselves for a...
The Trick or Treat Edit: Something Wicked
Posted on October 14 2019
The Trick or Treat Edit: Something Wicked Darling All Soul II Soul nailed that early September feeling, post summer, with Back to Life as it certainly was “back to reality, back to the here and now, yeah!” For us, it was a bit of a whirl wind month replete with...
The Beach Wear Edit: Nuanced Embellishment
Posted on August 12 2019
The Beach Wear Edit:Nuanced Embellishment Darling All August! London is effectively empty, bar for literally zillions of Sterling arbitraging tourists and those few that are still stuck in airless offices!! Hats off though, as multi-tasking is a talent: counting down the days until the great summer getaway, contemplating the epic...
The Save The Date Edit: London Fashion Week
Posted on July 04 2019
The Save The Date Edit:London Fashion Week Darling All You are probably all ebullient with excitement at the prospect of Wimbledon serving up its yearly courtship of taut buttocks and muscled forearms, along with healthy dollops of strawberries and vegan cream! These treats may be the last hurrah for some before...
The Cock-a-Hoop Edit: Lobe Adornments
Posted on June 16 2019
The Cock-a-Hoop Edit:Lobe Adornments Darling All We thought that with this inclement weather, a right waterboarding from the Gods, we all needed a stiff upper lip reminder that we are actually in the throes of our Great British Summertime!! June therefore needs far more cheery and empowering subjects rather...
The Pectoral Pleasures Edit
Posted on May 26 2019
The Pectoral Pleasures Edit:Otherwise Known as Necklaces! Darling All After some dazzling rays that warmed May’s cockles, our thoughts are permeated by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s Summertime: “Drums please….summer, summer, summer time….the way that people respond to summer madness” and the daunting realisation that YES, sooner or later the...
Jeweller's Paradise: Baroque Rocks meets Deakin & Francis
Posted on May 14 2019
Jeweller's Paradise:Baroque Rocks meets Deakin & Francis Darling All You may have wafted through Mayfair’s Piccadilly Arcade on a carpet of citrussy scent courtesy of Santa Maria Novella, when your gaze is arrested by a dazzling display of cufflinks; quite unlike any you may have seen before! Artfully articulated,...
A Bejewelled Announcement: Baroque Rocks & The Shop at Bluebird
Posted on April 18 2019
A Bejewelled Announcement:Baroque Rocks & The Shop at Bluebird Darling All The Shop at Bluebird has long been a destination favourite for the savoir savvy fashionistas. The breathtakingly, beautiful, modernist flagship in Covent Garden’s Floral Street is set over three floors of a Grade II listed carriage hall, the 19th...
The Be3Al2(SiO3)6 Edit
Posted on March 13 2019
The Be3Al2(SiO3)6 Edit: How good is your Chemistry? Darling All We promise we haven’t gone all Breaking Bad* on you! Instead pour yourselves that cup of March ambition, play Florence and the Machine’s cover song “You’ve got the love” ludicrously loudly and mull over what on earth the...
The "VD" Edit
Posted on February 06 2019
The "VD" Edit: His and Hers Darling All “VD?!?” No, it’s not something that is treated with a nuclear amount of antibiotics, but to some just as loathsome! Yes, it’s the yearly occurrence of Valentine’s Day.We of course LVE it, as did those hot-blooded Romans who had been well in on the...
The New Year Edit: January’s Dose Of Vitamins And Minerals
Posted on January 16 2019
The New Year Edit:January’s Dose of Vitamins and Minerals Darling All JANUARY 2019 - here we are right at the beginning of a brand-new sparkling year full of gumption and gusto for the “New Year, New You”! We aren’t going to lie but the Baroque Rocks team, whilst...
The Christmas Edit: All Wrapped Up
Posted on December 05 2018
The Christmas Edit:All Wrapped Up Darling All It's December and the fevered Christmas cacophony has reached Baroque Rocks’ bejewelled shores!!! The gems are glistening, the excitement dazzling and parties are now in beautiful blinging swing!! Are you thoroughly flummoxed on the gifting generously front and short of time? Then look...
The Loose Change Edit: First Class Fancies Under £150
Posted on December 03 2018
The Loose Change Edit:First Class Fancies Under £150 Darling All Stop look glisten: our First-Class Fancies are certainly not Mr Kipling’s cakes nor are they pointless gewgaws!! What they are though, are exceedingly good jewels at exceedingly good prices!! You will no doubt agree that there is no greater...
The Expensive Edit: "Seriously Sensational Baubles"
Posted on November 28 2018
The Expensive Edit:"Seriously Sensational Baubles" Darling All “The best things in life are free. The second best are very, very expensive.” A brilliantly quipped truism from the pearly queen Coco Chanel! Talking of Pearls and queens, a breath taking $36m was recently achieved at Sotheby’s for Marie Antoinette’s Pearl...
The Rockstar Edit: Singular Statements
Posted on November 21 2018
The Rockstar Edit:"Singular Statements" Darling All LISTEN UP!! We have a few things in our trousseau that very much “spiffs up the rags” as Neneh Cherry stated in this month’s Vogue, albeit she was referring to her prized Chanel handbag! We though, are referring to our Rockstar’s bounty! Our rock...
The Brooch Edit: Pin Ups
Posted on November 14 2018
“The Brooch Edit":Pin Ups Darling All Pssst did you know that Brooches are fashionable again? Are you kicking yourself that in a fit of Marie Kondo exorcism you threw out Great Aunt Mildred’s toot together with the Yardley smelling jewel box, which no doubt was crammed with brooches??? Fear not,...
The Ring Edit: Sensational Seventies Schmucks
Posted on November 07 2018
“The Ring Edit:"Sensational Seventies Schmucks Darling All Showcasing some sensational Seventies Schmucks! You will be forgiven if you presume that Baroque Rocks has finally gone off its rocker, hurling brutish insults at anyone who reads these musings!! We have not, we assure you!! For those of you with a smattering of...
The Pendant Edit: Game Reserve
Posted on October 31 2018
“The Pendant Edit": Game Reserve Darling All Welcome to our bijoux game reserve, where we will act as your guide to jaw droppingly exquisite and extraordinary wildlife! Spotted in the menagerie:1) A dazzling diamond eyed lion with a richly ripped lapis lazuli chest! King of the beasts!2) A...