“How could one find anything more becoming and eternally modern?” Gabrielle Chanel saw stars and comets as an inexhaustible and privileged source of inspiration. Then Coco became Chanel, and these astral bodies went right along with her as the essence of her accessorized looks. Why? Since they alone are enough to highlight a woman’s beauty with a burst of celestial dust. Powerful and mysterious, their aesthetic power captivated Chanel and pushed her to become the first couturier who dared release a jewelry line. This first would provoke a scandal: in 1932, under the pressure of her place Vendôme jewelers, the Mademoiselle was obliged to take down her “Bijoux de Diamants” pieces one by one. A symbol of beauty, of movement, and a proof of liberty, the Comet thus became the emblem of this jeweler from the house on the rue Cambon.
And today, more than 80 years later, Chanel Jewelry is honoring this motif with its accents of eternity. Necklaces, bracelets, and rings become a constellation raining down in white gold stars, diamonds, spinels, and black pearls. Three pieces as captivating as an exploding nebula. The “Voie lactée” (“Milky Way”) comes first: an array of immaculate nacre pearls perfectly harmonized by the luminosity of diamonds. They’re worth swooning for. Then comes “Etoile Filante”, or “Shooting Star”. The brand reiterates this emblem of Gabrielle’s genius: this is an exact reproduction of the piece worn by Gabrielle during the launch of her initial collection in 1932. Finally comes the “Nuit de diamants”, “Night of Diamonds”: jeweled necklaces that the Mademoiselle loved so, imagined around an array of black spinels, punctuated with diamonds, a star in the middle… Chanel is first and foremost a style. “Fashions come and go, but style never does.” – Gabrielle Chanel.
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