Outstanding pieces of the day include Chanel’s celestial creations, and a sensational necklace made out of hollowed-out pebbles from Boucheron
Paris is burning! And I’m not just talking about the rising temperature here. Haute Couture Week is underway in Paris right now, but what we’ve got our eyes on are the incandescent creations about to be unleashed by jewellery’s greatest minds in the form of haute joaillerie. Kicking off our glittering week in the City of Lights is Chanel, presenting their ‘1932’ high jewellery collection and Bijoux de Diamants re-editions (more on this later), and Boucheron, who unveils their second high jewellery drop of the year: the Carte Blanche ‘Ailleurs’ high jewellery collection.
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Chanel takes a star turn with its ‘1932’ high jewellery collection and ‘Bijoux de Diamants’ re-editions
“Dense as they are, [diamonds] represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume,” Gabrielle Chanel once said. Well, the fearless fashion maverick might be starstruck, like we were, by the sheer brilliance (and size) of the maison’s latest creations from the ‘1932’ high jewellery collection.
But first! It’s a perfectly sunny day in Paris and we’re taking a walk back in time: stepping into the Grand Palais Éphémère, the cavernous space has been transformed into a a sparkling nightscape. We’re greeted by the blown up invitation of Gabrielle Chanel’s first and only high jewellery collection, Bijoux De Diamants, created in 1932 to revitalise the diamond industry at the behest of the London Diamond Corporation. To celebrate the 90 years since this historic collection, French maison has reissued the stunning creations—as breathtaking now as they were in 1932.
