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Austen & Blake embraces the old money jewellery revival with new collection

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Quill, H. (2026, September 21). Austen & Blake embraces the old money jewellery revival with new collection. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/fashion/jewellery/austen-blake-era-jewellery-b1297794.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-21 · by Heidi Quill

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This article discusses Austin & Blake's new Era collection, which allows customers to customize luxury jewelry pieces according to their preferences for diamonds and metals. The collection includes engagement rings, earrings, and necklaces that can be tailored with options like diamond clarity, size, cut, carat, and metal type. The author highlights the design features of these customizable pieces, such as cathedral shoulders in the solitaire engagement ring setting and multiple earring backing choices for the Era drop earrings.
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Story summary

Austin & Blake, a high-end jewelry brand, has launched its new Era collection, which allows customers to customize their pieces. The collection, inspired by antiques and traditional techniques, offers bespoke options for diamond specifications (including lab-grown or natural diamonds), precious metals, and cuts. Each piece is made-to-order, catering to the modern shopper's desire for personalization in luxury items. A standout feature of the Era Solitaire engagement ring includes cathedral shoulders that lift the diamond and an open basket setting, which reveals its shine and allows a flush fit with future wedding bands. This collection caters to consumers who prefer highly specific details in their jewelry purchases.

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📰 Jewellery Revival Collection
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Heidi Quill
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Austin & Blake Austin & Blake’s Era Era Solitaire Standard

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Narrative

The setting detailing, though, also deserves a moment in the limelight; designed to maximise the appearance of the gemstone you choose, it’s supported by cathedral shoulders that lift the diamond and an open basket that reveals its shine, also allowing for a flush fit with the wedding band to come.
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2026-09-21 · Evening Standard
Austen & Blake embraces the old money jewellery revival with new collection · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. asserted
journalism → support → readers
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. uncertain
we → purchase → commission
I’ll hold my hands up: I’m fussy. asserted
I → hold → hands
And, all too often when I’m shopping, I use the phrase “I like this, but I wish it was more [insert very specific detail here]”. asserted
it → shop → detail
And that is the curse of working in fashion for as long as I have. asserted
I → work → fashion
However, it would seem as though brands are catching on to our love of the customisable – including Austin & Blake, which has just debuted its Era collection. asserted
which → seem → collection
Designed in-house with inspiration from antiques and traditional techniques, Austin & Blake’s aptly named ‘Era’ collection invites us, mere shoppers, to add our own touches to their luxury jewels. asserted
collection → design → jewels
Where every design is made-to-order, customers can select and personalise everything from preferred diamond specifications (e.g., lab-grown vs natural) to precious metal to even diamond cut and shape for a modern heirloom that is totally yours. asserted
that → make → heirloom
Should that sound a little daunting, however, then fear not; I’ve gone through the selection to pick out my favourite engagement ring, earrings, and necklace that carve out an elegant and deeply personal place in any collection. asserted
that → sound → collection
The setting detailing, though, also deserves a moment in the limelight; designed to maximise the appearance of the gemstone you choose, it’s supported by cathedral shoulders that lift the diamond and an open basket that reveals its shine, also allowing for a flush fit with the wedding band to come. asserted
fit → deserve → band
Nothing displays a diamond like the dropped detail on these Austen & Blake earrings. asserted
Nothing → display → earrings
Designed to capture and reflect light with every movement, this pair even allows you to customise your preferred earring backing as well as all the aforementioned Era collection customisations, including ten different options of precious metals. asserted
you → design → metals
There’s something about a bezel setting that I just cannot resist. asserted
I → ’ → that
Set with four elegant talon claws, this Solitaire pendant hangs from a chain of your choice, in a metal of your choice. asserted
pendant → Set → choice
My selection would be a princess-cut, lab-grown diamond in yellow gold on a curb chain... if you’re asking. asserted
you → cut → chain
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