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First spotted on the spring/summer runways (which I chronicled in detail back in March), there was one thing I was certain of: 2023 was going to be the year of big earring energy, and my prophecy has been proven right. From Bottega Veneta to Saint Laurent, larger than life earrings have populated the designer collections. However, though I may report on the luxury goings on in the industry, rather devastatingly, my budget just doesn’t allow me to drop £800+ on a pair of earrings. So I decided to be patient. Then, a few weeks ago, when I was on Amazon indulging in my Marvis toothpaste and coffee-table book obsession, I happened upon the perfect oversized teardrop earrings.
Yes, these are a Bottega Veneta dupe, and whilst I’d always advocate for buying the original, as we’ve established, I simply don’t have the budget to do so in this instance. So, I decided to throw caution to the wind and order myself a pair. I choose the gold colourway (these earrings come in many, many colours). At £12 I didn’t expect much but, as soon as they arrived, I knew I’d found something special.
