I dreamt about that sparkling choker, specifically, for months, though it was wildly unaffordable—upwards of £2,000 (over ₹2,00,000)—on my peanut salary as a fashion reporter. Years later, when its creator Phoebe Philo announced she was leaving the brand in 2017, I thought of the necklace again. Curious to see if I could track one down, I hit Google. Fifteen minutes later, I had unearthed a German seller on the French resale website Vestiaire Collective, who was willing to part with theirs for £481.37 (₹48,650), complete with its dust bag and original box. Reader, I bought it. And then I bragged about it. “It’s spring/ summer 2013,” I told admirers who enquired as to the necklace’s origin at a Vogue party.
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