Tom Binns is not new on the fashion front by any means. He's been designing since roughly before I was born, and I'm little shy of two decades old. Because both the world and I have known about him for quite some time, he's not a *Designer Discovery* today, however I've never talked about him. Mr. Binns is a beacon of edginess and originality often squashed between couture gowns and Louboutin stilettos. For a guy who's managed to stay unparalleled and forever rebellious (and he rubs elbows with Vivienne Westwood, I mean come on), he deserves at least two cents on my humble behalf. And, I had a Binns binge today and virtually raped his website all afternoon. But we can say this post is because of the former. 

Oh, and he designs jewelry.

Tom Binns is kind of like the old man next door who's secretly a serial killer, except he kills with fashion. His jewelry is iconic to say the least. He's the Punk Peter Pan; he never grew out of it. His designs can range from gaudy and flashy gems to obscure and modern but what he's most known for is his punk pieces.

Pieces like these...


This piece was featured in bronze and copper at Barneys for a little while. 

Bits like that, that are wild and random, but carefully selected at the same time. I mean a railroad spike? Come on, thats downright cool for lack of a better word. His pieces are like what would happen if you let your lazy, punk rocker of a neighbor into your grandmother's jewelry box. Like this...


It's more highly regarded than hipster, but not quite as filthy as punk. It's almost grown-up-punk, at grown up prices too.

These pieces are not for fashionistas. They cost a pretty penny, enough to the point where few are offered online. The ever faithful net-a-porter.com features a slim sampling, but that's all I could conjure up.

I adore his work, in a nutshell. It's everything I want to be; pearls and class, with a youthful wild twist. He's just a simple irish dude, chilling in LA and yet he embodies the likes of Coco Rocha, Allison Mosshart, and Georgina Sparks.

Anyway, here are some of my favorites. Live vicariously.






Check out his website tombinnsdesign.com if you're down for goggling at what you can't have. Anyway, his Real Deal, Modern Classic, and Classic collections are my favorites. For the high society rebellion, his Tough Chic collection is the one to see.