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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
Written by Baroque Rocks 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...
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 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...
The Gentlemen Edit: The Gold Standard
Posted on October 24 2018
“The Gentlemen Edit: The Gold Standard” Darling All “Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.” Christopher Columbus Fast forward a few centuries and paradise is well and truly met with these...
The Necklace Edit: The Gold Standard
Posted on October 17 2018
“The Necklace Edit: The Gold Standard” Darling All Monarch of Metals Oh, to be associated with perfection, enlightenment and immortality! No this is not some new age nonsense, as what we are discussing is Gold Glorious Gold! The Monarch of Metals! Wear it and it may well...
The Bracelet Edit: The Gold Standard
Posted on October 10 2018
“The Bracelet Edit: The Gold Standard” Darling All Spotlight on Gold: the only metal for millennials! Mind you, it has been the ONLY metal for six millennia, from the incept of civilisation as we know it!! An inimitable fashion, one that never faded. Gold purely and simply has us...
The Earring Edit: The Gold Standard
Posted on October 03 2018
“The Earring Edit: The Gold Standard” Darling All Gold Glorious Gold: did you know that photographing gold is notoriously hard – it’s something about its lustre and luminescence that bewitches and beguiles even the camera and its Le Carré-esque micro lens! So, do forgive the brilliance that dazzles the...
In the Glow
Posted on September 17 2018
Written by Baroque Rocks "Who Owns What": A Guide to the Jewellery Monopoly Board Darling AllAugust’s heatwave is behind us, where we were so parched we practically panted for rain, rosé and aircon (in any order), whilst happily salivating at the prospect of the Knightsbridge super car season that...
Vintage Revival
Posted on August 01 2018
Written by Baroque Rocks Darling All London is currently basking in a heatwave and suddenly, for some of us, we are rudely jilted from our rosé infused glasses and realise that we have nine weeks of our “Whispering Angels”* running amok over the summer holidays. So instead of Alka-Seltzers to...
“Just for one day, we could be heroes..”
Posted on June 04 2018
Darling All “Just for one day, we could be heroes Forever and ever, what do you say?” David Bowie: Heroes 1977 On Sunday 17th June 2018, Fathers can be heroes just for one day. Did you know that it took FOUR US Presidents to make Father’s Day an official jollification! ...
Baroque Rocks Updated Privacy Policy & GDPR 25th May 2018
Posted on May 22 2018
Written by Baroque Rocks Darling All Baroque Rocks values your privacy and wants you to understand the choices and control you have over your data that is held by us. We have updated our Privacy Policy to make it easier for you to understand those choices and to give you...
Newsflash: GDPR 25th May 2018
Posted on April 30 2018
Written by Baroque Rocks Darling All Ooooh an acronym: GDPR and no it doesn’t stand for Gold, Diamonds, Peridots or Rubies but it does stand for the new EU Data Protection Guidelines which comes into force on 25th May 2018!! If you find Baroque Rocks’ missives bedazzling, enlightening and entertaining...
Easter: Be a Bejewelled Eostre Goddess
Posted on March 25 2018
Darling All Lent is almost over and Easter beckons! Time to ruffle those feathers, lick those lascivious lips and shake your slimmed down Shakira hips! And whilst you dream of Easter eggs and chicks you may blunder back into that old Plutarchian question: “what came first the chicken or the...
Mothering Sunday
Posted on March 04 2018
Darling All Baroque Rocks has a spring in its step as Spring is most definitely in the air! We can feel her swirling in our bones, and no that is not the gout! She is fighting an ardent battle though, against the Beast from the East cum that Stormtrooper Emma! This meeting...
Valentines Day: An Open Letter
Posted on February 02 2018
Chaps Baroque Rocks, being a company with everyone’s best interests at heart, thought we would provide you with a gentle nudge (an open letter of sorts) that Valentine’s day is around the corner. The 14th of February can be a day laced with potential perils and you certainly don’t want...
The London Mummy: 18 Small Businesses To Support in 2018
Posted on January 18 2018
Thank you to the London Mummy blog for mentioning Baroque Rocks as one of 18 Small Businesses To Support in 2018.
http://www.thelondonmummy.com/18-small-businesses-support-2018/
A Sparkling Christmas
Posted on November 30 2017
Dear All The fevered Christmas cacophony has reached Baroque Rocks’ bejewelled shores!!! The excitement is palpable and the jewels are glistening! Short of time and ideas for presents for that “sparkling someone” then look no further! With a click of your perfectly manicured mitt, we dare you to peek...