Alda feels Rachel should follow jewellery ‘rules’, but Rachel likes to mix things up. You decide whose argument rings true

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I know she’s expressing herself, but when you mix everything up, it looks thrown together and cheap

There’s a time and a place for eclecticism but I think it’s a cardinal sin to mix gold and silver jewellery. I understand the beauty of self-expression but my girlfriend Rachel can sometimes take it too far.

Whenever she mixes things, I think it looks cheap. I’ve given her gold pieces over the years and she combines them with bits collected on her travels that are made of beads, steel or fake silver. Stainless steel turns brassy and doesn’t look good after two wears.