Wear and Resist is an independent brand of empowering jewellery, founded by Sarah Day, raising awareness and money for women's charities. Everything is made in her Oxfordshire studio. Her daughter, Eliza, is her inspiration, muse and model.
'Listen I love you joy is coming' bracelet
Taken from the last lines of Kim Addonizio's incredible poem. This bracelet, etched with glowing words, is yet another design I madof those designs I made to wear myself. A brilliant gift and an even better gift to self.
GOOD TROUBLE bracelet
'Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful. Be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.'
John Lewis - a founding member of the American Civil Rights movement.
'The darkest hour is just before the dawn' - moon bracelet
They are now crashing things into our moon. Bring on the new dawn.
Add a touch of fierce
Lightning Bolt earrings and pendants in a host of colours and sizes. Glitter or mirror, you choose!
50% off small star or heart earrings with any necklace
The discount will be applied automatically and they will come in the same box.
I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy and free' Wuthering Heights necklace
Shall we all go back to our roots?
Exactly what I wanted, makes me feel empowered
Love this !I bought this for myself and I love it (and what Wear and Resist is all about). It looks good with my other jewellery, it’s nice quality, the swapable charms are a great idea and I liked it so much I got the necklace too!
Excellent reactions to these… Every woman I meet loves these. They cause great reactions and conversations wherever I wear them. They’re also comfortable and light. Cannot recommend highly enough. PS: my husband hates them. I. Don’t. Care.
What a company! These necklaces are awesome, never seen anything quite like them and all support one charity or another! Go to the website and buy one, or two! You won't regret it!!
Female-founded and fiercely independent
I started Wear and Resist because I wanted to wear jewellery that said something, while supporting women's charities. It remains a very small sustainable business. I design and make what I want, and I don't answer to investors or work with charities that don't allow me to voice my own opinions.
Solar-powered
Wear and Resist is running on solar power, and we are in the process of making our home and workshop self-sustaining.
Perspex is an acrylic made of Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA), which has 100% recyclability. It is made from monomers that it can be broken back down into and does not release chemicals at normal temperatures or break down into micro plastics. It is considered a fully recyclable circular product. I have very little waste as I make in small quantities and design each sheet as tightly as I can for cutting. I recycle all of my offcuts.
Female-founded and fiercely independent
I started Wear and Resist because I wanted to wear jewellery that said something, while supporting women's charities. It remains a very small sustainable business. I design and make what I want, and I don't answer to investors or work with charities that don't allow me to voice my own opinions.
Solar-powered
Wear and Resist is running on solar power, and we are in the process of making our home and workshop self-sustaining.
Perspex is an acrylic made of Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA), which has 100% recyclability. It is made from monomers that it can be broken back down into and does not release chemicals at normal temperatures or break down into micro plastics. It is considered a fully recyclable circular product. I have very little waste as I make in small quantities and design each sheet as tightly as I can for cutting. I recycle all of my offcuts.
Blog posts
Rantings on a f*cked up world
We don’t have to buy into the world they are creating out of the world they are destroying in the process. It’s time to untangle ourselves from their webs, to return to the things that make us truly content. Not 'happy', because happy is an emotion that comes in bursts, the light that balances the inevitiable grief and and sadness that we all must feel. Happy was never supposed to be how we went about our lives 24-7. It is another marketing construct, a way to sell you shit. At its most basic level marketing works on pain points: pointing out to you what might be wrong with you or making you unhappy and then selling you something to solve it.
The W.I.T.C.H. movement of the 1960s
WITCH is an all-women Everything. It’s theater, revolution, magic, terror, joy, garlic flowers, spells ... It’s an awareness that witches and gypsies were the original guerillas and resistance fighters against oppression… There is no ‘joining’ WITCH. If you are a woman and dare to look within yourself, you are a Witch…Whatever is repressive, solely male-oriented, greedy, puritanical, authoritarian – those are your targets. (Witch Leaflets)
On going quiet, and the elusive search for hope
I have wanted to try to organise my thoughts into words for a long time now, and each time I sit down to do it, it all feels too huge and just too f*cking dark. But I am going to persevere, as it’s starting to feel like an actual blockage in my mental system: all these thoughts that flood my head every time I go to write a post or send an email and then stop because it just feels too weird to be going on like normal when all these things are happening around us.
Let customers speak for us
A fabulous reminder that it’s always ok to set your boundaries and express yourself whatever anyone else thinks! Lovely quality with adjustable length and the matt iridescent is very subtle but distinctive. I can’t wait to wear it and practice being difficult!
Simple statement big meaning for me personally as I can say “I am enough” or “that’s enough” right now. Lovely and light to wear. Finish is neat and of high quality. Another great add to my jewellery collection- thank you ☺️ 🌟 ✋
Again this was shipped quickly and so well presented. I will be back on pay day!
This sentiment means a lot to me right now in life and wearing it will serve as a mindful tool. The findings are of really nice quality and I love the finishing touches/charms around the clasp. Sarah was really kind and responsive to my request to have the bracelet extended slightly so it was looser for me to wear - much more comfortable. Lovely addition to my jewellery collection. Thank you ☺️
The earrings are AMAZING! I can't recommend them enough! I love the fact I can subtly say how I feel but others can't tell unless they're close or I specifically tell them. It feels like a little rebellion that I love. Best bit is that even if I'm wearing rubbish clothes and no make up I still feel really "put together" by wearing this with the necklace. This set is amazing even if you only have one bit..I also love how they catch the light and sparkle!
So amazing and has been over a couple of orders from both me and my sister. Couldn't recommend more!
This necklace is AMAZING! I can't recommend it enough! I love the fact I can subtly say how I feel but others can't tell unless they're close or I specifically tell them. It feels like a little rebellion that I love. Best bit is that even if I'm wearing rubbish clothes and no make up I still feel really "put together" by wearing this with the earrings. I also love how they catch the light and sparkle!
I already have two of Sarah's wonderful necklaces and three brooches (two of which were gifts from friends, who know how much I love Wear and Resist!), so I was delighted when this new sweary piece arrived, with the usual high quality and beautiful design. I especially love the way in which all necklaces can be fastened at three different points so it's possible to vary the length depending on the neckline of an outfit; so simple but so helpful. Knowing that I'm giving money to a small business which passes a percentage of profits on to women's charities is always a bonus #persisterhood.
Great necklace - perfect gift and looks so pretty even before you read the message. Arrived very quickly too
This was a gift for my french speaking mother and she loves it. Just suits her general attitude to life and makes me laugh when she wears it. Beautifully made, very classy and I will certainly be borrowing it from time time!
"no coward soul is mine"... Thank you for reminding me Sarah... I've worn this nearly every day since I got it through the post. Thank you for helping me through some tough weeks - you, and your art, are bloody brilliant!
I had my eye on these for ages before finally purchasing them and I am so glad I got them.
My Grandma's favourite flowers were snopdrops. After my Grandpa died she had to move house. My mum and I went with her looking at houses trying to imagine her living alone in them.
At one little cottage snowdrops we're breaking through the tarmac outside the garden gate.
She lived happily in there for many years until she died.
She and the snowflakes looked small and delicate but both are surprisingly tough
