Many men think choosing the perfect jewellery is a minefield, and they’re right, it definitely is. But find your way through it with these six simple steps and you’ll discover it’s not as daunting as you think.

'When it comes to jewellery I am always particular about the quality of the pieces. I like to find expensive looking items at an affordable price. I'm wearing a brand called Amano Designs who specialise in sourcing  beautiful and unusual items from Taxco, an old colonial town nested in the hills south of Mexico City'  Londonfashiongirl.com

Famed for its ‘heart of silver’, the beautiful pink stone colonial city of Zacatecas made its fortune from the mines deep below the surrounding windswept plains, and silver still pulses through its veins.

While the thriving city no longer depends on the silver industry, a small number of silversmiths such as Tomas Mariscal are still using locally mined metal to create high-quality, unique pieces of sterling silver jewellery using traditional techniques. 

Sterling silver jewellery can last a lifetime but needs to be looked after if is to maintain that beautiful shine.

Find out how sterling silver differs from other kinds of silver and check out our tips on how to care for it.

Tangled up in chains over how to hang your gorgeous sterling silver pendant?

There's no one size or style fits all when it comes to jewellery, and choosing the right chain to ensure your pendant looks striking depends on the image you're looking for along with your body shape.

Amano's kids silver pendant range is featured in the children's fashion section in the online edition of  Angels & Urchins, London's quarterly parent guide.

"The Saturn Bubble Ring is just one of the charming pieces from amanodesigns.co.uk, a company setup by a British couple when they moved to Mexico. Fine silver craftsmanship is a centuries old tradition in that country and all Amano Designs' jewellery is made by artisan silversmiths in tiny workshops in and around the old colonial town of Taxco. In addition to supporting small-scale silversmiths the company donates some of it's profits to sponsor local children through school."