There are certain themes on this blog that keep returning: overdressing, Middle Eastern food, feminism, double cleansing, white floral perfumes. Clip-on earrings are another one, for obvious reasons: I adore earrings (especially the dangly kind), but as my ears cannot handle piercings, I’m limited to the clip-on and screw-on varieties.

This is becoming less of a problem, as more companies have realised that while some people don’t have pierced ears, they still have money that can be spent on earrings. Plus there’s always vintage. Unfortunately, the designs I really like tend to be by inconveniently expensive brands – Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Erdem, Oscar de la Renta, Miu Miu… Over 400 euros for earrings is not something I’m willing or able to pay (famous last words…).

This is why finding Roxane Assoulin’s jewellery made my heart skip a beat. I love her colourful pieces that have a slight retro touch but still look fresh and the prices aren’t crazy. They aren’t cheap either, but they are at a point that I’m willing to accept. I’m clearly not alone in this: most of Assoulin’s earrings, bracelets and necklaces are already sold out on Net-a-Porter.

I don’t think she does a clip-on design that I don’t like, I’d happily own all of them. I particularly love this mismatched set, though: the shades are wonderful and the fact that the earrings are different just adds a little something. They may seem difficult to wear, but the abundance of colour actually makes them relatively easy to pair with many things. They certainly work well with all jewel tones, everything in the brown-mustard family and obviously black or neutrals or just jeans and a white t-shirt.

On the pictures, I’m wearing a Bordeaux cocktail dress by Ketlin Bachmann: you’ll get a closer look in the coming weeks, I promise. The magnificent red eyes are by Grete Madisson and the beautiful pictures by Laura Nestor.