Estelle Dévé is fast becoming Melbourne's favourite fashion immigrant.

The French born blogger and jewellery designer is doing a hell of a good job promoting her adopted hometown as a style capital on an international scale, with her popular blog, One Perfect Morning, mixing the best of local Melbourne labels with her favourite international superstars - Rodarte, Dries Van Noten, Acne, Celine and Alexander Wang.

Among these Melbourne labels is, of course, Dévé's own jewellery line, Estelle Dévé Jewellery, which now in its second season is winning fans with its African tribe/space odyssey inspired leather and gold tubular neckpieces and chunky cocktail rings.

We spoke with the fashion ingenue to relaunch our weekly feature 'This Week's Picks' for 2010, as she talked us through her five favourite things available at The Grand Social. Enjoy!

1/ Chronicles of Never: The Origin of Light Sunglasses
$300

*The sunglasses are a cross between Willy Wonka's and Dries Van Noten's last collection. They're a bit "out there" I guess but when I buy sunglasses I tend to go for statement shapes in a plain colour so those ones would be perfect. I'm also in love with the greyish/black colour.

2/ Nylon Flocks by Nicola Finetti: High Neck Dress with Triangle Insert
on sale was $381 now $304.80

*This is an easy LBD with nice folds detail. It's pretty figure-hugging but could easily be toned down with black ankle cowboy boots and a black blazer. I love short black dresses because they're just easy to throw on and accessorize and you can either look dressed-up or down with the same item according to what you wear with it.

3/ Nathan Smith: Mens style Tee
$69.95

*Never underestimate the power of a great white tee. Nathan's one are perfect, the fit is amazing and the cotton really soft. I could easily just live in them and if I had the budget, would not hesitate an instant in throwing out old my old tees and replace them with a selection of Nathan's in white, heather grey and black.

4/ Nylon Flocks by Nicola Finetti: Bodysuit with Exposed Zip
on sale was $357 now $285.60

*I have a weird facination for bodysuits, even though they might be about the most unpractical item of clothing known to woman. I have shoulder padded ones, plain cotton ones, mesh ones, and so on.. It is not an everyday item but they always look amazing just pair with high-waisted pants, shorts or skirts. I'm also an avid collector of biker jackets. This bodysuit seems to be the perfect unlikely marriage between the two, so it's ticking all the boxes!

5/ Konstantina Mittas: Crochet Neckpiece by 2 by Lyn and Tony
$660

*Since I have started my own label, I tend not to buy any jewellery anymore but I've discovered Lyn and Tony Jewellery last time I went to Sydney and I have to admit their crochet neckpieces are absolutely amazing. I would be a great contrast with a simple black outfit, maybe just over a plain black tee and bike shorts.

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