From the Sunday Taylor Times, October 4, 2026
Hi. HI. Over here. Look at me. It's me, the Pave Knife. Lanore's best selling charm, resident troublemaker, and the most complimented thing in Taylor's case. I spent the summer hanging off necklaces at dinner parties and starting conversations with strangers at the bar.
The holidays are coming and everyone is about to get very busy, so I just wanted to pop in and say hi before the chaos. Also to mention that I look excellent under a turtleneck. And over one. Just saying.
Meet the Pave Diamond Knife Charm: 0.30 carats of colorless lab grown diamonds, pavé set in solid 14k white or yellow gold, with an open back so it is always sparkling. Made to order in 2 to 3 weeks.
A Short History of Wearing Knives
Women have been accessorizing with blades for centuries. We are simply continuing the tradition.
The fruit knife, 1700s and 1800s
Long before it was a charm, a small blade was simply something a well dressed person carried. Folding fruit knives in silver, gold and mother of pearl hung from watch chains and chatelaines, the ornamental waist clips that held a lady's scissors, keys and seals. Part tool, part status symbol. You only carried a gold fruit knife if you were the kind of person who got served fresh peaches.
The dirk brooch, Victorian Scotland
Once Queen Victoria fell for Balmoral in the 1850s, everyone wanted a little piece of the Highlands. The dirk, a traditional Scottish dagger, shrank down into a silver brooch set with local agates and citrine, and became the souvenir of the moment.
The sword pin, the Roaring Twenties
Art Deco jewelers traded daggers for slim swords and jabot pins, pavé set in diamonds and platinum and worn on lapels, collars and cloche hats. Sharp, symmetrical, extremely glamorous.
The tattoo flash, the 1900s onward
Sailors made the dagger through the heart famous. It became shorthand for love that hurts a little, and punk and 90s grunge kept a dagger on a chain ever since.
Which brings us to now
The knife is having a moment again because it says something a heart charm can't: soft, but don't test me. Ours just happens to say it in diamonds.
If it's going under a tree this year, now is a very good time, since every one is made to order. Want to see it in person first? Book a consult and I'll bring it to your appointment.
Sharpest regards,
Taylor
