Michelle Jank, the Perth-born, Paris-based jewellery and fashion designer, stylist, consultant and all-round wunderkind. In 1991, Jank became a fashion model, officially beginning her career in the fashion industry at the age of fifteen. After only two years at the University of Western Australia, where she tried for a fine arts degree in textiles and jewellery, Jank decided to move on and finally begin working as a designer. Primarily a fashion designer but with a very strong interest in non traditional jewellery, she applies similar techniques to large collars, adorning them with silk flowers, PVC bows and crystals. While her jewellery, sold in boutiques like Belinda Colette and Dover Street Market, is gathering serious buz.