Palladium - Futuristic Traditionalist?

So, there has been a lot of talk about Palladium recently. It has been featured in this month's Vogue, despite having been mentioned on the website some months ago! It possesses a lot of positive qualities, it is lightweight & therefore more can be used on garments & as we all know, bigger is better! It's also in the Titanium family, so is very strong! It's also stunningly lustre which of course we love!
It has been on two designers lips in particular Lara Bohinc (featured in Vogue & Hunger Magazine) the luxury jewellery designer, who has previously worked with Gucci, Lanvin and Julien Macdonald. She has come up with her very own, (very expensive) jewellery range, though limited, it is absolutely gorgeous - The Palladium Fine Jewellery Collection has an exclusive 5 pieces, a choker, a cuff, earrings, a ring and a pendant necklace. She has also created The Palladium Collision Collection combining Onyx with palladium, for example these studs below! I love minimalism & elegance & these are the epitome of the both, juxtaposing timeless luxury with modernistic chic. I absolutely love this collection although you have to be willing to fork out £450 for these studs alone! The collection will be available here from the 12th of July - http://www.larabohinc.com/

The other designer snapping up the qualities this metal possesses is Hussein Chalayan, the fashion designer associated with Paris Fashion Week, incorporating this new metal into his evening gowns & wowing the crowds with his innovative necklines. 

Palladium has been the shining star of his latest collection, 'Domisilent' combining elegant & slender fitted gowns with very edgy & geometric metallic necklines. Again using this idea of timeless elegance with futuristic elements. I think the combination is absolutely beautiful & I cannot wait to see Palladium be developed as the Precious Metail of the Future.

(Palladium has also been used in garments by the students at Central St Martins University.)