The girl with the pearl earring

There’s this super cool girl at an agency I’ve started freelancing at, she rocks vintage Kenzo trousers and has a pair of THOSE Celine black and gold brogues, and the other day she was wearing the most perfect single ear ring. A stunning pearl perched on the bottom of what looked like a belly button ring in one ear. I sat all through our meeting gawping at the right side of her face, so much so, that I’m pretty sure she must think I have a lazy eye. I cycled home that night and went straight to my lap top to try to find this pearly perfection online so I too could look so effortlessly hip. Of course, “one pearl and gold”, “Scandinavian designer pearls”, “pearl ear bar” did not yield a relevant result, but luckily I have a friend who knows a thing or two about jewellery and in a perfectly formulated text message she wrote me “You’re looking for: Sophie Bille Brahe.” And yes, I was. I definitely was.

The Danish designer creates simple pieces from 14karat cold and above and this particular ear ring that caught my attention is part of her “Perles” collection. All her Look Books are brimming with classic pieces with an avant-garde twist. Check out her “gold collection” featuring a double ring with a city skyline constructed from gold and diamonds that sits below your knuckles. Of course at circa €400 a pop they are a bit dear on the wallet, but for the quality and originality they are well worth the price. Sophie Bille Brahe has also collaborated with Swedish high street collective WEEKDAY offering a more affordable alternative to her precious pieces. I however will be saving my pennies so I too can be a Girl with a Pearl Earring.