The Bite Magazine - Spring 2016 - Issue 15

bitejewellery Images courtesy of Ella Dror PR W ith the word Nikao meaning’ victory’ in Greek, this perfectly sums up the motto of the namesake brand which is, “jewellery for women who write their own rules.” This girl power high end jewellery brand doesn’t apologise for being bold, innovative, striking and daring. Designed for fashion conscious women who aren’t afraid to go against the grain, women can boldly wear Nikao jewellery with confidence and heads held high. With no formal train- ing, self-taught British jewellery designer Lisa-Marie Carter has answered the call to offer luxury gold fashion jewellery with 18k gold plate pieces to exude a look of opulence. Her designs inspired by her culture, real life experiences and travel succeed in provoking a reaction of surprise and adoration. It was through the lack of finding jewellery that really appealed to her and her needs that Lisa-Marie decided to start her own brand. “I feel when it comes to jewel- lery you should truly fall in love with a piece, and this wasn’t happening for me with what was available. Because of this, I decided I wanted to create pieces that women could fall in love with, and that truly represented her as a person and her style, and so I created Nikao, a high desirable brand that will eventually be a classic household name.” Nikao aims to give confident and viva- cious women a platform to make a statement with their style and is designed for the truly confident woman who is happy to stand out from the crowd. She is a woman with her own identity and opinions and isn’t afraid to voice them. “I believe that jewellery is an imperative part of a woman’s style, communicating her own persona and interests, and the completion to her outfit,” Lisa-Marie added. “Through my jewellery designs, I want to make women look and feel exceptional, strong and bold; never fragile, average or overlooked. Women are complex individuals who face so many different obstacles in life, but my wish for us all is to emanate success and accomplishment, ultimately standing for positivity, victory and knowing our own worth.” These beautifully designed and elegantly crafted luxury fashion jewellery are manufactured in Thailand by Parisian artisans. Original and unique, with its own identity, just like the Nikao woman, the brand provides ‘never seen before’ luxury pieces of jewellery that women can truly fall in love with. The SS16 collection has two chapters: the first entitled ‘More Than A Woman’ is a bold, unique and contemporary range of 18K gold plates pieces with empow- ering wording in 3D text that reinforces the power behind the meaning of every word. The brand who describes gold as ‘extravagant, luxurious and indulgent’ is exactly what reflects the Nikao woman. The collection made up of chokers, ear cuffs, necklaces, hand pieces, rings, bangles and anklets embodies strength, power and most importantly, love. The second chapter: ‘Uncaged Dreams’ maintains comparable elements to Chapter 1 with the messages and designs more evolved, and motivating 3D words and phrases designed to inspire women to pursue and uncage their dreams. Some of the amazing designs from the collec- tion include Dreamy earrings, a pair of classic Nikao shape earrings in 18K gold plated brass with 18K gold plated sterling silver butterflies that feature the word ‘DREAMY’ in 3D letters; Love Anklet, a charm anklet in 18K gold plated brass featuring 3D letters that spell ‘LOVE’ and is made using individual 3D letters con- nected to a belcher style chain, with a lobster fastening; and WOW rings, a set of three bands rings in 18K gold plated brass that feature 3D letters which spell the word ‘WOW’ when worn together. These rings are fully adjustable and feature the Nikao logo engraved on each ring. Nikao has featured in publications such as WAD Magazine in January and Stylist and ASOS in February of this year while singer Charli XCX was seen wearing a pair of Nikao ‘Fearless and Fierce’ Ball earrings at the Warner Music Cîroc and Vodka Brit Awards After Party. With all this positive exposure, it looks like Lisa-Marie’s desire for the brand to be a household name as well as looking to be a celebrity favourite may just come true quicker than she imagined. www.nikaojewels.com