Helen Grant – Writer

Lily Allen has designed her own jewellery range.

The collection, available from ASOS and H Samuel this month and other stores before Christmas, features quirky animal pendants, sparkly fruit, flowers and gold coins, amongst other treasures. 

Inspired by a long list of celebs designing clothes and accessories, Lily was involved with every aspect of the range, known simply as Lily Allen, and each piece will reflect her eclectic London style.

I could bang on about the delights of Lily’s necklaces and ear-rings, and mention how stunning her bracelets are forever, and how some of the pieces were inspired by her tattoos, but I’ll let Lily do the talking.

“”I’ve always loved jewellery, and finding pieces you probably won’t see someone else in is a pull for me. I feel that it completes an outfit. You can change your whole look just by changing which jewellery you choose to go with what you’re wearing.

“When I first agreed to design the collection, I was in New York and I went straight out and bought about 40 reference books for inspiration. I got really involved,” Allen says.

“My granny was a gypsy and I inherited a lot of her jewellery, so I incorporated the traditional gypsy sovereigns into my coin collection. The Smiley pieces were based on my acid-house tattoo.”

“I’m really pleased with all of the designs, we worked hard on getting them exactly how we wanted them from choosing the right chain length and thickness to deciding what should be in gold and what looks better in silver. I do love the animals  – the pandas are fantastic.”