Meghan Marklemay have borrowed anantique tiarafromQueen Elizabethon herwedding day, but the newest member of the royal family has already accumulated quite a jewelry collection of her own.
Back in April, the royal-to-be wore three pieces of jewelry from luxury British jewelerShaun Leane, including a pair of talon earrings that might just be her most fashion-forward jewelry look to date.
“I think Meghan is very bold and daring — she’s obviously open to exploring different ways of wearing pieces and she’s breaking traditions,” Leane tells PEOPLE from his atelier in London’s Mayfair, adding of her gold hook-style earrings: “They are very sexy and there’s something quite tribal about them – that’s where my inspiration came from.”
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“A friend of hers came in to buy some pieces for her as a birthday gift and two days later she was wearing them!” he says. “For me that was really exciting. And not only was she wearing one of my pieces, she was wearing all three!”
“What I love about Meghan is that she is very elegant and chic, but she has an edge of daring and the way she mixes classic and innovative pieces is quite brave and fearless,” says Leane, adding: “It was very flattering and I always knew deep down that our work would be a perfect fit for her.”
She obviously agrees, as Meghan was seen publicly wearing the Tusk Bangle again on her 37th birthday earlier this month, when she accompanied Harry to thewedding of his close friend Charlie van Straubenzee.
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Based on a piece the jeweler made for McQueen back in 1995, he says, “That’s a really iconic piece.” It was also the item that sold particularly well in the weeks after Meghan was photographed wearing it.
“Traffic and sales increased quite remarkably and it’s been consistent,” he says. “It introduced those styles to a global audience and we’ve had an array sales from silver to rose gold and her favorite, the yellow gold.”
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Having trained as an apprentice in London’s Hatton Garden 35 years ago, he was often asked to work on royal commissions via Garrard and Asprey. Then in 2012, he became creative director at Asprey, designing the Woodland collection, from whichKate Middletonbought his charm necklace.
“For me, having my early work with the royals making very traditional beautiful high-end pieces and then to see Meghan, this new generation of royalty wearing the House of Shaun Leane is a nice full circle for me – I feel very honored.”
source: people.com
