Accessories

NEOUS Shoes: Sharp Heels and Textured Bags From London

NEOUS shoes and bags are made for people who like a little architecture in their wardrobe, from a London label founded in 2017. I go through the textured shoulder bags and the sharp shoes Vanissa Antonious designs.

Nike

Nike started in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, a running shoe import business built on a handshake between a track coach and his former runner, and that testing habit still shapes the shoes. I picked sneakers from archival shapes to Jordan silhouettes, plus a smaller run of training layers built for actual movement.

Le Monde Béryl Shoes

Le Monde Béryl makes shoes for the long way around, with ballet flats, Mary Janes, mules and boots that treat comfort as a design problem rather than a compromise. Founded in 2016 by Lily Atherton Hanbury and Katya Shyfrin, the London label began with the Venetian gondolier slipper as its point of departure. Each pair is hand-finished in Italy, with the kind of detail that reads better in motion than in a product shot.

Nikos Koulis Jewelry: Strict Geometry and Fine Gold Earrings

Nikos Koulis treats fine jewelry as a meeting point between strict geometry and a little mischief. The Athens-based jeweler founded his eponymous brand in 2006 and made enamel, diamonds and graphic forms part of the house vocabulary. These are pieces with enough precision for a close look and enough color to avoid behaving like safe investments.

Legres Boots: London Label Made in Italy by Anonymous Founders

Legres launched in London in 2019 from three co-founders who chose to stay anonymous, letting the boots, made in Italy over a year of development, do the talking instead. This edit lines up the current range of Chelsea boots, ankle boots and loafers so the differences in shape and material are easy to compare.

Ole Lynggaard Earrings: 18-Karat Gold Pieces Shaped by Nature

Ole Lynggaard earrings come in 18-karat gold, from Snakes with turquoise to Boho with quartz and tourmaline. The Copenhagen house began in a small Hellerup workshop in 1963, and I look at how nature shapes each piece.

Maryam Nassir Zadeh Shoes

Maryam Nassir Zadeh opened her Lower East Side store in 2008 and launched her in-house clothing and shoe collection in 2012. Her background in textiles and styling shows up in pieces that make a complete look without looking overworked. The line’s downtown ease is less about minimalism than knowing exactly where to stop.

The Marc Jacobs Tote Bag Pink Edit

The Marc Jacobs tote pink options are Ribbon Pink, Hot Pink and Petal Pink, with the name embossed rather than printed. I go through the small and medium sizes, then the shoulder bags and crossbodies.

Gucci Ophidia: The Mini Bag and Every Small Shape to Carry

The Gucci Ophidia line starts with the mini bag, built from GG canvas, leather trim and the web stripe. I go through the camera bag, the pochette and the small crossbodies, then pick the Ophidia I would buy first.

Olympia Le-Tan

Olympia Le-Tan turns the clutch into a small, hand-held argument for taking culture out at night. Founded in 2009 by Gregory Bernard and Olympia Le-Tan, the label is known for hand-embroidered designs that borrow from books, art, and cinema. These are not quiet accessories, and that is precisely why they work.

Liffner Handbags: Scandinavian Clutches, Totes and Shoulder Bags

Liffner builds handbags around the Scandinavian idea that restraint can still have a pulse. Founded in Stockholm in 2012 by Paulina Liffner von Sydow, the brand pairs expressive minimalism with Italian craftsmanship and small-batch production. Croc effects, calf hair, raffia and tassels add a little mischief to shapes that remain remarkably composed.

Paola Sighinolfi Jewelry: Sculptural Rings, Earrings and Cuffs

Paola Sighinolfi makes jewelry that treats color and volume as part of the silhouette, not an afterthought. The Colombian-born, Barcelona-based designer studied gemology and jewelry design, worked with maisons including Piaget, and launched her own brand in 2014. Malachite, carnelian, resin, and sculptural metal give the pieces a distinctly personal charge.

Persée Necklace: Floating Diamonds From Nawal Laoui's House

A Persée necklace makes a diamond look caught in motion, with stones that appear suspended or barely held. I go through the floating necklaces, diamond earrings, rings and bracelets from the Paris house Nawal Laoui founded in 2017.

Piaget Jewelry

Piaget brings watchmaking precision and high jewelry drama into the same conversation. Georges-Édouard Piaget founded the maison in 1874 in the Swiss Jura, and the house later became known for ultra-thin movements alongside gem-set watches and jewelry. The current pieces still make that technical history feel polished rather than nostalgic.

Pomellato Jewelry: Color, Scale and Milanese Swagger

Pomellato treats fine jewelry like a wardrobe, with color, scale, and a little Milanese swagger built into every piece. Founded in Milan by Pino Rabolini in 1967, the house introduced the idea of prêt-à-porter jewelry and made colored stones feel modern rather than ceremonial. The Nudo and Iconica families still carry that direct, tactile point of view.

Lucy Delius Jewelry

Lucy Delius makes fine jewelry that treats the past as a source of attitude rather than a museum display. Launched in 2022 after years in the jewelry industry, the London label draws on Victorian silhouettes, pocket-watch chains and the designer’s family love of collected pieces. Gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearls give the references enough weight to feel personal from the first wear.

Repossi Jewelry

Repossi treats fine jewelry as a piece of modern architecture worn on the body. Founded in Turin in 1957 by Costantino Repossi, the family house later moved into a more radical language under Gaia Repossi, whose work draws on art, architecture, and the idea of diamonds floating on skin. The result is precise, graphic, and made to be noticed up close.

Roxanne First Jewelry

Roxanne First makes fine jewelry feel personal, playful, and easy to wear before it becomes formal. South Africa-born, London-based founder Roxanne First launched her namesake studio in 2018 after a decade in luxury marketing and a growing side practice designing engagement rings for friends. Diamonds, colored stones, and charming shapes give the collection its direct emotional pull.

RUE de VERNEUIL Bags

RUE de VERNEUIL treats the everyday tote as a small piece of Parisian architecture. Founded in 2014 by Vincent Ribat, a former interior designer, the label draws on the American tool bag and the quiet order of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its appeal is practical rather than performative, with sturdy textiles, leather trim and shapes that make room for actual life.

Ruslan Baginskiy

Ruslan Baginskiy builds a wardrobe around the part most people remember last: the headwear. Founded in Lviv in 2015 after the designer worked as a stylist, the label grew from couture pieces made for photo shoots into a Kyiv-based accessories house. Straw, embroidery and a slightly theatrical sense of proportion make these hats feel rooted in craft without becoming museum pieces.

Susan Caplan Vintage Jewelry

Susan Caplan Vintage brings Chanel signatures, faux pearls, and gold-plated jewellery together in a polished edit with a sense of design history.

Thom Browne

Thom Browne built a new uniform from the old ingredients of American tailoring. He began in New York’s West Village in 2001 with five made-to-measure suits, then made shrunken proportions, cropped trousers and red-white-blue grosgrain part of a very recognizable vocabulary. The clothes are disciplined, but the humor is always close to the surface.

Smythson: Frank Smythson's London Paper and Leather Goods

Frank Smythson opened the first Smythson boutique in London in 1887, and the brand still makes everyday paper and leather goods. I look at the diaries and small leather objects worth keeping.

TOHUM

Jewelry that feels found rather than manufactured, even when the finish is polished. Verda Alaton founded the Istanbul label after years of studying anthropology, collecting tribal art and traveling through Asia and Africa, turning shells, stones and metal into expressive talismans. The pieces are bold in shape but still close to the body, which is where their natural materials make the most sense.