"A kiss on the hand maybe quite continental, but diamonds are a girl's best friend..."
Apparently eBay recently won its legal battle with Tiffany over the sale of fake diamonds on its site. But observers have commented how much this reveals about the buyer - it seems that many people are quite happy to wear "fake" bling.
An what, I ask, is wrong with that? None of us are in the same league as the Beckhams, Liz Taylors or Beyoncés of this world, and it is no surprise that shops such as Claire's Accessories and, slightly more up-market, Swarovski proliferate - I love them! And Butler & Wilson, OMyGod and the costume jewellery wholesalers of Berwick Street...
Why worry about the insurance you'd need to wear the Koh-i-Noor to a ball (unless you are the real Queen of course!) when you can arrive sparkling, wearing diamanté that is a millionth of the cost?
Princess Diana wearing Swarovski
Them's my sentiments anyway - off to the sparkly shops we go...
Read the article on the BBC website
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