FT: "Shells have always been used to adorn the body: some of the earliest known pieces of prehistoric jewellery consisted of beads made with drilled sea snail shells. More than 100,000 years later, the motif continues to provoke intrigue: on this season’s catwalks, designers such as Ulla Johnson and Coach’s Stuart Vevers fashioned orange-flecked mitra shells and molluscs into luxurious-looking necklaces and statement earrings, while David Koma layered jangly oyster-shell charm necklaces over frothy cobalt-blue dresses."