When you were a pimply teenager with greasy hair and a dodgy sense of style, your mother reassured you that real beauty was on the inside.

You weren’t convinced.

It’s a shame that Nicholas King wasn’t around to demonstrate the point with his gorgeous resin jewellery. For his solo debut (he worked previously for John Galliano, Donna Karan and Alexis Bittar), he has produced funky cuffs, chunky necklaces and earrings made with found objects,  gold-colored rope and wicker, or diamante clusters — all inlaid in resin.

Each is beautiful in an unconventional way and unlike much of what’s currently out there.

Because sometimes it pays to look beyond the surface.

Available online at matchesfashion.com or econe.co.uk; by phone order (07786 551118) or e-mail nick@nicholaskingdesign.com. To see styles, go to nicholaskingdesign.com.

Photo: Courtesy of Nicholas King