Ikita: costume necklaces and earrings

Clip-ons, hooks and hoops

Start with the fastening, because that is what decides whether a pair is wearable for you. Drop styles form the largest group, from short beaded pairs to long cascades of pearls and feathers. Then come the clip-ons, no piercing needed, usually on the wider multicoloured designs. Hoops appear less often, generally hung with charms or a short fringe. To see what actually moves when you turn your head, the dedicated aisle gathers other brands as well.

Ikita necklaces: medallions, tiers and origami folds

The medallion is the shape that keeps coming back: round, square or rectangular, cut out or solid, sometimes doubled on two chains. Around it sit metal flowers and leaves, small charms that swing, fabric Peter Pan collars and a few fringed designs. Several pieces borrow origami folds, which gives a flat, almost sculptural front instead of a set stone. Lengths run from close-fitting to long, so it pays to check the drop before you commit.

Colours, and what they sit next to

Where these pieces earn their keep

These are things to reach for when an outfit needs one point of interest and nothing more. A cut-out medallion over a plain jumper does that on its own. Wide clip-ons are better kept away from a busy print, and better still with the hair up. Elastic bracelets that stack are the easiest way in, since there is no clasp to fight with. Pale beaded drops tend to suit a daytime wedding rather better than a bright pompom will.