Fashion · Accessories
The Kitchen-Sink Necklace, Without the Junk-Drawer Effect
The season's fullest necklace works when the objects are personal, the chain is simple and one decision holds the apparent chaos together.
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The by.foro Journal · Updated 22 August
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