Which is something we all need a little of when it’s January and there’s nothing but  clouds upon gray accompanied by rain? This big fat friendship cuff registers one or two notes higher on the sophistication scale than regular skinny friendship bracelets. Plus, it adds a nice touch of interest to your look on days when you can’t get it together to scare up a color palette that’s much more intriguing than black on black on black.

I love Solange Azagury Partridge’s witty costume jewelry, and desperately wish it wasn’t so pricey, because it’s exactly the type of stuff that gets  you in a good mood the instant you put it on.

You can buy her popular Hot Lips ring in metallic purple, or studded with pink tourmaline, but I’d like to think I’d stick with classic, tasteful cherry red. (If the lip thing intrigues you, here’s a pair of vastly less expensive Marc by Marc studs.)

Does Jean Paul Gaultier know how to make a statement necklace, or does Jean Paul Gaultier know how to make a statement necklace?

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