My personal style signifier is a necklace with my name on it that I bought from a local shop on the main street of Timaru, New Zealand; I’ve had it since I was about eight years old. I remember picking out the beads and watching as they assembled it. Another cherished piece is a choker composed of a signet ring my grandfather gave me as a child and an Hermès art deco-style whistle pendant strung on a red thread. I also have a gold pinky ring engraved with the letter “A” in honour of…