I'm excited to have a couple of things to add to this thread. Nothing that hasn't been seen here before-- but I do have a little trick to share for the Farandole necklace. I've got the 160cm, which I love-- I'm tall, and I like dramatic jewelry anyway, so as far as I'm concerned it could be twice as long! Nonetheless, there are times when I want to be able to wear it as a single chain, and I find it drops a bit too low for me on those occasions-- I want more of the 120cm look then. I know some people do one close loop around the neck and then one long loop for a similar look, but I find I fidget with the Farandole if I wear it this way. The solution, for me, is a sterling silver necklace shortener, acquired via Amazon for $10:
The shortener lets me clip through a couple of the chaine d'ancre links in order to shorten my Farandole.
I just let the excess fall down my back (alternatively, it could be dropped down a blouse to conceal it). If I bend over fully at the waist to pick something up, the "tail" of the shortened necklace sometimes swings over my shoulder, but I don't find this especially bothersome. From the front it looks like the 120cm does on me.
The shortener can also be used to hold the loops of the necklace evenly, or to create and stabilize twists with other necklaces (I've done a hasty job with this faux pearl/Farandole twist, but you get the idea). As you can tell, I'm a fan of this cheap little shortener, since it's made an incredibly versatile necklace that much more manipulable.
Finally, a second piece of silver, the Arabesque bracelet. I find the name especially appropriate because I hadn't given the H silver so much as a glance until lovely TPFer Arabesques opened my eyes to its beauty.
The shortener lets me clip through a couple of the chaine d'ancre links in order to shorten my Farandole.
I just let the excess fall down my back (alternatively, it could be dropped down a blouse to conceal it). If I bend over fully at the waist to pick something up, the "tail" of the shortened necklace sometimes swings over my shoulder, but I don't find this especially bothersome. From the front it looks like the 120cm does on me.
The shortener can also be used to hold the loops of the necklace evenly, or to create and stabilize twists with other necklaces (I've done a hasty job with this faux pearl/Farandole twist, but you get the idea). As you can tell, I'm a fan of this cheap little shortener, since it's made an incredibly versatile necklace that much more manipulable.
Finally, a second piece of silver, the Arabesque bracelet. I find the name especially appropriate because I hadn't given the H silver so much as a glance until lovely TPFer Arabesques opened my eyes to its beauty.
