This month's must-have trend
It all started with Sarah Jessica Parker's 'Carrie' necklace by Patricia Field in Sex and the City. And now personalised jewellery is big news for any girl about town who wants her accessories to send out a message.
Britney Spears has been wearing a necklace emblazoned with the names of her two sons; Katie Price has been sporting the initial 'P' (for husband Peter Andre, presumably!) around her neck; and former All Saints singer Nicole Appleton has a cute necklace with her name on it, presumably just in case any of us had forgotten who she is!
Of course, personalised necklaces make perfect Christmas presents, too. Our favourites are by brand new company Kendi Jewlz (www.kendijewlz.com). All their jewellery is handmade to customers' specifications - so you can literally spell out anything you want to.
There's also a selection of fonts, colours and materials: choose from acrylic, mirror, crystal, gold or silver. And rest assured you're in good company: Kendi's style-conscious satisfied customers include Sarah Harding, Katy Perry and Sienna Miller.
We also love the personalised Perspex jewellery collection by Punky Pins - and we're not the only ones. Their handmade neon sign-effect name necklaces, tartan initials and chunky fridge magnet-style letters have already been championed by the likes of Agyness Deyn, Peaches Geldof and Kelly Osbourne.
The collection now boasts 15 different personalised styles, and each necklace can be custom-created especially for you: to find out more, check out www.punkypins.co.uk.
And finally... our dream personalised purchase is Nomination's composable link bracelet, as worn by Madonna, Mariah Carey and Halle Berry. It's made of interconnecting links - and there are 3,000 to choose from, so no two bracelets are ever the same.
A starter bracelet is £25, including two 2k gold links; additional links range from £10.30 for a gold link to £18 for a semi-precious stone. And once again, you can spell out whatever name or word you choose. For more information, go to www.nomination.com.
