Young, creative and successful, jewelry designer JESSICA McCORMACK has all her creations made by hand and looks to the great jewelry houses of the past for a model upon which to build her future business.

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Kiton is renowned for its expert tailoring and hand-made attention to details such as stitching, buttonholes and finishing touches all to create a distinctive piece.

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