The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2021 - Issue 29

Sexsational Cristina Lloyd looks at Dirty French Girl’s fun and sensual jewellery collections that push the boundaries of fetishism, sexuality and feminism. bitejewellery Dirty French Girl P hrases such as “If you sexist me, I will feminist you!” seems to be Dirty French Girl founder Chloe Mellen’s cheeky pushback on the idea of “if you do something to me, I’ll do something back to you.” This be- spoke and contemporary designer jewellery brand pushes the boundaries of fetishism, sexuality and feminism. “Eas- ily eye-catching, sometimes sensual, and always cheeky, DFG aims to be the most swaggeriffic luxury jewellery brand, guaranteed to make you feel cool af!” Dirty French Girl describes itself as bold and idiosyncrat- ic, all-inclusive and non-judgemental, and having a voice for the voiceless. Chloe is a selfless feminist and activist for social causes across the board, such as LGBTQIA+. She has a free-flowing obsession with the mouth and lips - a playful essential for the curious and outrageous. Her pieces are a flirtatious side-eye to the conventional jewel- lery market, with high heel earrings and fisted bracelets for the eclectic persona. The brand aims to blur the lines between taboo and social acceptance and instil a strong, daring twist to traditional jewellery, created by wax carvings and wax castings in bronze, silver, gold-plated and 9-carat yellow gold. Its source of inspiration includes fetish sensuality, martial arts, feminism and Chloe’s British/French heritage. “With a quirky sense of creativity, DFG gives life to bold, idio- syncratic jewellery imbued with a cheeky twist, each piece aiming to be more ‘cinionic’ (cinema and iconic) than the last.” Dirty French Girl’s jewellery pieces are inventive such as the sizzlingly sexy Stiletto Stud earrings. “Adorn yourself with a stiletto stud and be the boss b*tch you know you are.” In the beginning, Chloe started hand carving the sti- letto over and over but could never get it how she wanted. One day, whilst chatting to her cousin, the relative pointed out that the size should be the same as a Barbie shoe. Her cousin then gave DFG her little girl's Barbie stiletto, which