1980s Butler & Wilson Plane Brooch

Led by design visionary and founder Simon Wilson, the company started in 1969 in the Antiquarius market, Chelsea, selling antique jewellery. Now over 50 years, Butler and Wilson has come to define glamorous crystal costume jewellery for generations.

Still located at the flagship Fulham Road boutique, the first shop opened in 1972, Butler and Wilson have always transcended fashion trends to stay true to their whimsical yet decadent vision while remaining at the apex of any cultural zeitgeist.

From the signature billboard campaigns fronted by famous film faces including Catherine Deneuve and Faye Dunaway, the crystal jewellery as a defining look for screen characters such as 80’s TV hit Dynasty, collaborating with runway designers Giorgio Armani to a limited edition collection to celebrate the opening of Buckingham Palace to the public – the many memorable moments of Butler and Wilson are charted in two book editions,

Today their reinvented and re-imagined signature designs keep attracting a new generation of Butler and Wilson woman, including Beyoncé to Rita Ora and even the Duchess of Cambridge.