LE LIBERTINE, LE CHIC

In 18th Century France, the great philosopher and libertine Denis Diderot toils on his Encyclopaedia in a country house belonging to Baron Holbach. Diderot’s radical ideas have made him the enemy of the establishment – particularly the Church – who will stop at nothing to destroy the man and his lifelong work to enlighten mankind. Whilst struggling for a definition of the word “morality”, the philosopher allows an attractive woman artist, Madame Therbouche, to paint his portrait – in the nude - thus giving birth to the term Le Libertine, or as the Queen would say, The Libertine.

Definition of libertine:-1. a person morally or sexually unrestrained. 2. a freethinker in religious matters. 3. a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome. 4. a rake.5. unrestrained by convention.

To make it VERY clear, LE LIBERTINE, LE CHIC the earrings are the embodiment of definition (5) ~batting lashes~ these earrings were designed to defy convention with their unabashed drama, glamour and red carpet look-at-me attitude.