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nginx/1.14.0 (Ubuntu) Diamonds may be forever, but the cost of diamond jewelry made by many brand-name designers can put the pieces forever out of reach. Items in Chanel’s fine jewelry range usually come with six-figure price tags, while Dior’s Provocante white goldanddiamond necklace sells for around $70,000.
Now Vivienne Westwood, the British pioneer of punk fashion, is designing a line of “affordable” jewelry called Hardcore Diamonds, her first rock collection.
The pieces, available in Westwood stores from July, are for the mass market. The characteristically unconventional collection includes white gold-and-diamond safety pins, as well as paper clips, arrows and her trademark orbs. “A safety pin is the most useful pin and has a successful relationship with people,” Westwood says. “They’re sexy, and the way I have put everything together is a little cruel, a little S&M.” Still, affordability is in the eye of the beholder: a safety pin with a 0.05-carat diamond will set you back $525, while an arrow necklace studded with 73 diamonds costs $15,300.
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