Susie Fox’s background is in fine arts, and she was a collector of jewellery before designing her own pieces. I agree with her philosophy that jewellery should be worn daily – with jeans and a t-shirt, as she recommends, or to the opera. If you save your good pieces only for “out”, well, you might not get there as often as you think and what’s the point of having lovely things languishing in a safety deposit box?

Which brings me to these stunning carved jade earrings accented with emeralds and black diamonds. Available from Susie Fox for USD $48,000. And definitely not meant to be consigned to a dark vault. Find out more about Susie Fox here.