L-R: Christian Dior; Alexander McQueen

Now that the glitter dust has settled, and we've had time to reflect on the gorgeous catwalk jewels that adorned the Paris AW12 catwalks, here's our pick of the best. We're sensing a darkly romantic vibe come the cooler months.

L-R: Chanel; Yves Saint Laurent

L-R: Lanvin; Givenchy

Maia Adams

Just to say - we love Marni's new collection for H&M and it goes without saying that the jewellery's our favourite bit.

Feast your eyes.

Maia Adams

We always like to keep an eye on jewellery-themed catwalk collaborations here at Because, so imagine our delight that Paris Fashion Week A/W12 has yielded up not one but two such high profile ventures.

First up came the launch of 'Hussein Chalayan for Palladium Visions', a venture which saw the cerebral British designer work with the International Palladium Board to create two gowns featuring palladium pieces.

That this came hot on the heels of the IPB's involvement with the Rock Vault - London Fashion Week's jewellery showcase which included palladium pieces created by Saint Martins Jewellery students - underpins a drive designed to promote palladium as a fashion forward precious metal to rival the trad trio of gold, silver and platinum.

Our other favourite get together was the love-in between Delfina Delettrez and Kenzo. The Italian jeweller's first foray into ready-to-wear catwalk jewellery resulted in a cute-as-pie collection of resin-covered walnut and fruit jewellery that (almost) had us looking forward to autumn!

Maia Adams