Fashion and Jewellery: Precious Lunch with Amanda Wakeley and Tessa Packard

November 24, 2015

By Katerina Perez

3 min read

The other day, British fashion designer Amanda Wakeley and jewellery designer Tessa Packard came together for a fashion-jewellery lunch for guests of the brands at Amanda’s boutique at 18 Albermarle Street.

Some twenty guests, of which I was one, filled the big hall of the boutique – we had all seen the fashion designer’s most recent collection and could not wait to try on some of the clothes. Amanda and her assistants were on hand to help us choose the perfect outfit. It is not often that a designer shows off her work in person, so to try on these wonderful everyday and evening dresses and elegant silk blouses and skirts in her company was a real treat.

Amanda Wakeley boutique 18 Abermarle street

Amanda Wakeley boutique 18 Abermarle street

Tessa Packard was presenting three jewellery collections: Fat Free, a collection inspired by British sweets, Predator/Prey, featuring earrings, rings and necklaces with bees, and a unique set of jewels: At All Times. The designer says that the style of her jewellery is the perfect complement to Amanda’s elegant, minimalist hand; and it’s true, the long ‘Brighton Rock’ earrings with diamonds and watermelon tourmalines from the Fat-Free collection look very striking paired up with a plain black evening dress, and the same can be said of the combination of a black silk blouse, jacket and skirt with the ‘Smiling Buddah’ earrings in citrine and carved yellow jade.

Everyone was so engrossed in the clothes on show that the time for lunch crept right up on us without us realising. Up we went to the first floor, where in the middle of the bright, high-ceilinged hall stood two artfully decorated dinner tables: small stands of Tessa’s work flourishing in front of bouquets of flowers. Everyone took their place ready for delicious lunch.

Tessa Packard

Tessa Packard

 Tessa Packard

Tessa Packard

 Tessa Packard Ice Cream ring in 18K yellow gold with amethyst, garnet, rose quartz, citrine, hessonite and tourmaline

Tessa Packard Ice Cream ring in 18K yellow gold with amethyst, garnet, rose quartz, citrine, hessonite and tourmaline

 Tessa Packard Jewellery

Tessa Packard Jewellery

 Tessa Packard jewellery displayed on the tables

Tessa Packard jewellery displayed on the tables

 Tessa Packard Chinatown earrings in 18K yellow gold with black diamond, amethyst and red jasper

Tessa Packard Chinatown earrings in 18K yellow gold with black diamond, amethyst and red jasper

 Tessa Packard ‘Smiling Buddah’ earrings in citrine and carved yellow jade

Tessa Packard ‘Smiling Buddah’ earrings in citrine and carved yellow jade

 Tessa Packard ‘Brighton Rock’ earrings with diamonds and watermelon tourmalines

Tessa Packard ‘Brighton Rock’ earrings with diamonds and watermelon tourmalines

 Amanda Wakeley AW 2015/16 collection

Amanda Wakeley AW 2015/16 collection

While waiting, we looked at jewellery  chatted; models paraded around showing off stylish fashion-jewellery combinations pairing Amanda’s clothes with Tessa’s jewels. The looks we saw beautifully demonstrated how a perfectly matched outfit can make a woman look stylish, but if you add jewellery on top of that, your look would be complete and even more glamorous.

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