Once upon a time there was a man with jewelry-making know-how; there was also a Czar who, just as much as this craftsman, had a passion for the great heritage of Russia. Once upon a time, Peter Carl Fabergé met the Romanov family. From this fateful encounter was born the Roses Egg. 1885: Monsieur Fabergé founds his...
Category: Jewellery
Pearls Take On a New Dimension at Chanel
A restrained elegance brought to the next level by a few strings of pearls… Coco Chanel’s style still endures and continues to inspire the brand’s designers. A fervent admirer of jewelry, she was the first fashion designer to launch a jewelry line in 1932. Decades later, this line still exists and continues to innovate. Sparkling...
Love by Cartier: the Promise of Eternal Love
Among these presents deposited under the tree or on the edge of fire, is the famous Love bracelet, icon of passionate love. Created in 1969 by Aldo Cipullo in New York, it’s one of those pieces that has a rich story behind it. Incredibly innovative from the day it was released, the Love bangle just keeps...
The 1932 Collection by Chanel
Already renowned for her Haute Couture creations and fanciful jewelry, the legendary designer who considerated diamonds as “the highest value in the smallest volume”, set her sights on them in the 30s. “Bijoux de Diamants”; thus was christened, in November 1932, the first High Jewelry collection created by Gabrielle Chanel, who was utterly avant-garde and possessed...
The Rose Ring by Piaget
It was once a rose … the Rose of Piaget. An ode to love, it embodies the generosity and exaltation of feelings. The emblem of Yves Piaget, the enchanting and beautiful rose is a symbol of pure perfection. The founder of the jewelry house has affixed the icon romantic ring in order to present an...
Cartier Signs off the Parures of Olivier Dahan’s Film
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. This famous film quote could sum up the long relationship between Grace Kelly and Cartier. Just for Olivier Dahan’s new film Grace of Monaco, the Parisian jeweler is rereleasing several of its jewels that belonged to the Princess. Everything started in 1955 when Prince Rainier met American actress Grace Kelly...
The Flora Jewelry Collection by Gucci
One of the most beautiful iconic creations is still the Flora. The brand’s most mythic print, it incarnates a hymn to nature, to the Gucci woman. It’s an incredible palette of charming, multicolor flowers, originally designed for Grace Kelly. Like a heritage that transcends time and space, its story has been has been passed down...
The Collection Serpent Bohème by Boucheron
A sinuous, serpentine line. A gauge of eternal love for an ophidian goddess. On par with Baudelaire’s poem The Dancing Serpent, Boucheron is unveiling its Serpent Bohème collection, a collection that marks the pinnacle of an undulation between tradition and modernity. It was for the first time in 1888, on the eve before one of his numerous voyages,...
Liens de Chaumet Ring
Love is never forever… since our first love is scarcely longlasting. Never mind… The heart of it, is how to sublimate, to go even beyond this elusive feeling. In 1977, Chaumet gave birth to the wedding ring called “l’anneau de Lien” which highlights the crossroad of two destinies, the famous “finery” for which every woman will...
Alhambra Limited Edition by Van Cleef & Arpels
Alhambra was founded in 1968 as an emblem of the Maison. A jeweler that seemed to marry the codes of his time: the sketch of a four leaf clover, as an echo to the wish of good health, good fortune, good luck and love. The first model was a necklace in yellow gold. Over time,...