I think Fabulous Fakes is under new ownership. At least, I'm pretty sure that's what the little sign on the door says, but despite the fact that I'm interested, I've never actually taken the time to read it... yeah, I don't know.
So, cue me looking for vintage-inspired jewellery at non-real vintage prices.
Fabulous Fakes is just a few minutes down the road from my work, so I figured there would be no harm in checking it out.
The jewellery in the window tended towards not really my taste, but as I said, there's no harm in looking, right?
I was greeted right away (by the owner?), and asked if I had anything specific I was looking for or if I was just browsing. I described what I wanted and right away she was all over the store picking up different versions that I might like. She even started pulling things out that weren't on the shop floor yet.
Finally we stumbled on a pair that I quite liked, and a check with the rest of the jewellery confirmed that it was a good choice.
Now admittedly, this type of jewellery isn't entirely to my taste. At the end of the day, I prefer the real stuff, but let's be honest, there's no way I can afford the real stuff. So, Fabulous Fakes gave me excellent service and an inexpensive pair of earrings to complete my vintage-inspired wedding jewellery ensemble.
The highlight of the whole experience, though, was the fact that when I opened my pretty little bag to show off the earrings, I found a second box. No idea what was in it, I opened it up to find a bunch of little foil-wrapped chocolate hearts. Jewellery and chocolate? Yes! read more