Caregos Cyf. was established in Wales in 2004 and our work has been exhibited at several art galleries in Wales, including the La Mostra Art Gallery, Cardiff Bay (two separate exhibitions), Kooywood Art Gallery, Cardiff (three separate exhibitions) and the Model House, Llantrisant (which hosted exhibitions of our work for over four years, until their closure in December 2009). Previous collections have also been shown in jewellers Kingswood Jewellery (Cowbridge & Llantwit Major) and TS2 Jewellery Studio, Cardiff together with a host of bridal boutiques including Jayne Hampson, Penarth and Little White Dress, Cardiff.
We have also sold previous collections in boutiques including Izimanga, St. Brides Major and Chiesa, Cardiff (the fashion boutique owned by Maria Church (mum of Charlotte) which hosted our Autumn/Winter launch party 2007. We've since designed pieces for a range of celebrities such as Charlotte & Maria Church.
Charlotte & Maria Church, both wearing Caregos Couture
Jackie Stephens (former This Morning soap critic and journalist) wearing Caregos Couture
We specialise in making one-off and limited edition couture collections using solid sterling silver, together with the finest quality Swarovski crystals, gemstones, solid silver charms and hand-made Czech glass beads featuring 24k gold.
We have designed a number of pieces for Siān Lloyd (the muse of the House of Caregos) who has worn our designs to a host of high profile events including:
Also, various articles/features relating to Siān Lloyd (Western Mail, Western Telegraph, South Wales Echo, Metro, Daily Mail, Telegraph.co.ukandDaily Postnewspapers and Western Mail Saturday Lifestyle Suppliment amongst many others), Fiona Phillips and Charlotte & Maria Church (Reveal and Lookmagazines, Western Mail suppliment, among others) have appeared in numerous publications.
As part of our charity exhibitions we have designed pieces in conjunction with celebrities/high profile Welsh personalities such as:
Andrea Benfield (ITV Wales News Reader) Shān Cothi (international opera singer) Catrin Finch (harpist of international renown) Carolyn Hitt (Western Mail journalist & TV presenter)
Alex Jones (presenter of S4C's Planed Plant) Helen Mary Jones AM/AC (respected Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Member) Siān Lloyd (BBC Cymru Wales newsreader)
Jemima Phillips (noted harpist - appointed royal harpist in 2004)
Karen Price (Chief Arts Correspondent - Media Wales) Amanda Prothoroe-Thomas (former presenter of BBC Cymru Wales''Hot Houses') Helen Rhiannon (fashion designer - responsible for Katherine Jenkins' Cool Cymru Dress) Rhian Wynn Thomas (Welsh championship golfer)
BBC's Siān Lloyd wearing Caregos Couture
Alex Jones (glamorous presenter of S4C's Planed Plant) wearing Caregos Couture.
Helen Rhiannon
Carolyn Hitt wearing Caregos Couture
Also pictured are Debbie Whiteley of Cancer Care Cymru (left) and Wenda James Rowe (fashion stylist and fashion commentator) of The Style Team (right)
Karen Price wearing Caregos Couture
Amanda Prothoroe-Thomas wearing Caregos Couture
Andrea Benfield wearing Caregos Couture
Our designs have appeared many times on TV. (one of our necklaces sold for £1,000 on David Dickinson's Celebrity 'Real Deal' (ITV) in aid of charity in 2007) and on a recent, national, Churchill Insurance advertisement featuring Siān Lloyd (link below):
Additional photogaphs of Caregos pieces have featured in magazines such as Hello (various pieces worn by Siān Lloyd), Vogueandhellomagazine.com (choker worn by Sian Lloyd to the Bafta Cymru Awards 2008 and Fifi Fragrance Awards 2008), hellomagazine.com (Siān Lloyd Fifi Fragrance Awards 2008), Grazia Magazine (choker worn by Siān Lloyd to Fifi Fragrance Awards), Sunday Mirror 'Celebs' magazine (piece worn by Siān Lloyd),Grazia(piece worn by Maria Church), Look Magazine(piece worn by Maria Church), the Western Mailnewspaper (pieces worn/featured by Maria Church).
We were also recently asked to take part in an article entitled, 'Welsh Followers of Fashion' for the South Wales Echo, which was printed in the Echo on 19.06.2008 (the article can be accessed by this link):
Photographs of pieces designed by Caregos Couture have also appeared in other articles in the Western Mail on the BAFTA Cymru Awards 2008, with pieces worn by Siān Lloyd, RevealMagazine(who covered our Autumn/Winter 2007 exhibition held at the Chiesa boutique owned by Maria Church, featuring photographs of pieces worn by both Maria & Charlotte Church), and we have featured in WM Wedding Magazine and Getting Married magazine, to name but a few.
In addtion, photographs of celebrity clients wearing our pieces have been used on the following websites: dailypost.co.uk, hello.co.uk, celebritycrust.co.uk, wales.on.line.co.uk, bbc.wales.co.uk, fragrancefoundation.org.uk, bafta-cymru.org.uk, redcross.org.co.uk, absolutely.net, myvillage.com, contactmusic.com, brandrepublic.com, www.sloleht.ee (international website) telegraph.co.uk (twice) and msn.entertainment news.
Caregos Couture jewellery could be seen on permanent exhibition at the Model House, Llantrisant (Arts Council of Wales), until its closure in December 2009 - a result of funding cuts. The Model House exhibited art/craft work from world-wide designers recognised in their particular fields, whether it be textiles, glass, wood-work or jewellery design. Our exhibition there was in its fifth year. Pieces are also available for purchase at RMA Jewellers, Porthcawl and on-line through our on-line store.
Each piece shown here is unique and is both designed and handmade in Llantrisant, south Wales.
Our designs are bold and distinctive, which we feel reflects our client base - sexy, sophisticated and confident in their sense of style, not wishing to follow preconceived notions of what is fashionable.
