Time was, if you wanted to know what the future held. All you had to do was cross a wise woman's palm with silver. But times change, and these days any fortune teller worth her salt knows there are far better ways to get her hands on - and in - premium grade metal of an altogether more desirable kind.
Gazing into her crystal ball, our witchy oracle looks ahead to see what's hot, and what's not, as the cooler days and darker nights set in. Love, life, wealth and health are all well and good but what matters here is the alchemical transformation of raw materials into spellbinding jewellery.
Putting the Hex into hexagons (and other shapes too) our diviner conjures images forth with fingers bedecked in Kara Ross' geometric rings that are bold in stature and rich in hues of violet, turquoise and gold.
With a flash of lightning and a puff of smoke Susan Caplan's vintage treasure swirls into view. Essential witch kit includes an Art Poison Ring (perfect for secreting illicit pills) from their diffusion line Boutique By Susan Caplan and a bracelet festooned with lucky charms on which to make a wish. The snaking silver coils of a modernist ring (Boutique By Susan Caplan) complement an elaborate, forearm-encasing diamante cuff from Erickson Beamon, and a discarded Chanel bangle that erupts with beatle-black beads.
Echoing the herbs and plants used to brew powerful potions, Pomegranate's golden rings boast organic floral carvings that reference ancient tribal artforms of India, Thailand and Turkey. True to the myth that gems are imbued with supernatural qualities, the choice of a limpid green prehnite stone - said to enhance powers of prophesy and inner knowledge - is proof, if any were needed, that when jewellery's at its best, it's nothing short of magic.
