The iconic “zig-zag” motif first brought an Italian touch to the Bohemian elegance and the artisanal universe of Missoni in 1966. Ottavio and Rosita Missoni set up a workshop in their home in Gallarate, near Milan, to devote themselves to working with knits. The duo rediscovered “Rachel” machines, traditionally used to create the shawls worn...
The first traces of lipstick appeared in ancient Egypt, in the days of the pharaohs. To make her lips more pronounced, Cleopatra used henna and crushed carmen. Starting in the 9th century, geishas of Japan would redraw their lips in a bright red with the natural pigment of a plant (beni-bana). In the 16th century,...
Imposing bodywork, motorized with an RMCA1 caliber, identifiable thanks to its 12-hour grande date, its display of the month at 4:00, and its flyback chronograph, the RM 011 Black Night edition knows how to hide its true colors. Under the hood, this race car contains a TPTN (Thin Ply Technology Nord) carbon casing, a futuristic...
This precious feather first graced the Chanel brand’s creative path in November 1932 with the “Bijoux de diamants” collection. Mademoiselle Coco Chanel presented her first fine jewelry collection in Paris on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, subdued by soft and gracious notes. The designer offered up, through these delicately glimmering jewels, some of the brand’s most...
No one doubted the good that John Galliano’s arrival would do for the Maison Margiela. Dubbed Artisanal, his first collection under the banner of Belgian couture highlights fabrics and other recycled pieces (that’s right, recycled) in an out-of-the-ordinary and magnificent vein that only Galliano could pull off. Without erring onto the side of tacky, the...
From the iconic camellia to Grasse roses, gardenias, violets, and irises that compose the fashion house’s mythic perfumes, the flower remains an element that is indissociable from the brand that Gabrielle founded. Karl Lagerfeld for his part receives his collections like a flash of inspiration, like a message received from an imaginary world, or simply...
The Conciergerie de Marrakech has been on the prowl in and around the city for a long time now to discover hidden gems, soaking in each establishment, testing each provider, and evaluating each landscape… always with the same objective in mind: calibrating and conceiving rare and unique moments that will remain engraved in your memory...
Piaget’s spirit of initiative and innovation is tied to the freedom and non-conformism of the 60s and 70s. A decade of artistic liberation expressed in the watchmaking world through the use of unexpected materials and the exploration of new ways to wear it. Piaget knew how to wrap this liberty of tone up into a...
It’s no secret: Coco Chanel loved to sport long necklaces, rows of pearls, preferably white, mixing the simplicity of fake pearls with the sumptuousness of diamonds. Today, her namesake brand’s jewelry workshops are bringing out all the elegance of her choice talismans. That’s because la dame aux camélias cultivated an unparalleled mystique, drawing on the constellations, divination,...
Rease Witherspoon Wearing Emerald-Cut Diamond Drop Earrings, 9.2 carats, set in platinum, Princess-Cut Diamond Line Bracelet, 24.62 carats, set in platinum, Cushion-Cut Pink Sapphire & Diamond Cluster Ring, 17.66 carats, set in platinum.
