There were emeralds galore, a little leg and a whole lot of tie-dye, but none of that compares to art deco details, my favourite micro-trend on the 2012 Golden Globes red carpet.

Kristen Wiig’s necklace is stunning with her deep-V dress. I love it, I want it, I’d wear it with everything. Imagine a costume jewelry version — it would look b-b-b-bad to the bone with a white t-shirt and jean shorts. You could totally rock that look on the red carpet… that’s in your living room.

Architectural details lit up the front of Salma Hayek’s dress while Claire Dane’s razzle-dazzled in the back. But my favourite art deco detail, by far, was the eagle belt on Emma Stone’s gown. It’s the coolest, no? Geometry was never this stunning in school.

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My accessories collection is not what you would call minimalist. I love neck things and wrist things and ring things. And head things like this band by Deepa Gurnani. When you first look at it, it appears to be just plain pretty. But when you really look at it, its matte, ridged beads have a bit of an edge, which work nicely in a ‘do that’s wrapped and tucked and a little undone so it looks pretty, but not prissy.

The designer once beaded for Alexander McQueen and it’s worth taking a close look at the craftsmanship because each is handcrafted on vintage fabrics (the back of this is blue and white floral).

I spent a loooooong time picking the perfect Deepa Gurnani band at Libertine on South Granville and decided on one in platinum and black because I liked its night-sky feel. It’ll work just as well with winter wear as it will with summer dresses.

Especially worn in a boho-chic style with wrist things and ring things comme ça.

[Third photo found here, fourth photo found here.]

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Of all the colour combinations in the rainbow, there’s one that’s absolutely fool proof: black and white. Just try to give me one instance where you don’t love it. (Movies, you say? Well, then you’re clearly don’t love Audrey Hepburn flicks like I love Audrey Hepburn flicks.) And there’s another colour combination that I fall for every single time: red and purple. (Your 6-year-old niece loves it too, doesn’t she?)

Technically speaking, these Adriano Goldschmied jeans from Anthropologie are more of a faded red than a red red, but they still count. And they go beautifully with the woven rug in my dining room.

I made this black-and-white (and brown) necklace by weaving together an old chain whose clasp had broken with a silk scarf I picked up in Paris. C’est facile et chic.

Colour me happy!

[Graham & Spencer top, Adriano Goldschmied jeans, Max Studio shoes, my own necklace]

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