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WHAT GOES on at night this
Christmas has more to do with
detail that with silhouette and
style, It’s the little things that
‘count.

By Carol Crenna
Contributing Writer

From understated touches to all -
out attention getters, added details
can take your dress in and out of
different moods — romantic,
sophisticated or sexy — as well as
different situations, such as cocktail
parties, dinners and theatre perfor-
mances.

Ornamental accessories are the
order of the evening. Transforming
extras make for a quick and casy
change from semi-formal to star-
studded, especially when you add
rich and dazzling jewelry.

The hits of the holiday:

Chokers finish many evening
looks, with cameos and pendants on
ribbon or in multi-strand beaded
styles that wrap the neck.

Earrings go large, in staternent
making chandelier and dangling
drop styles which have pearls,
stones and lots of gold leaf.

Watches come into their own as
jewelry,. doubling as dressy
bracelets that will tell you when it
strikes midnight.

"Crosses are stil} popular, given
new formality when gilded and
encrusted with crystal and gem-
stones, :

Large ornate. brooches are
secured to jabots, which are heavily
ruffled ties, little brimmed hats and
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Centre’s south mall, that will give
you all the glitz needed for evening.

This kiosk-style boutique sells
high-quality copies of well known

brooches with dangling pearl hearts
that are also similar to Chanel
designs.

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evening bags.

designer jewelry and accessories.

Bulgari watches, earrings and
pendants, Tiffany brooches and
necklaces, Chane! necklaces, ear-
rings, brooches, watches and bags
have all been “cloned” and sold for
reasonable prices.

Since these pieces are almost
identical, but not the same. and are
not sold as the originals, they are
legal.

The store wants to keep similar
exclusivity to the original designer
jewels and therefore only buys two
of most items and one of certain
styles.

The merchandise here is priced
from $19 to $600, depending on the
workmanship and quality of materi-
als.

The most pricey is by the well
respected Austrian firm called
Swarovski which uses only the
finest crystals and metals, adds
bracelet and necklace clasps that
are as ornate as the centrepieces —
so it doesn’t matter if your clasp
slides around to your front during
the evening — and offers a lifetime

guarantee. .

For just a hint of glitter, consider
a tennis bracelet, which is this
year’s most popular jewelry gift.

There are also ancient coin ear-
tings similar to those by Bulgari,
pearl strings with gemstone pen-
dants a la Tiffany and Co., necklace
pouch bags and lipstick cases copy-
ing Chanel, pearl and rhinestone

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