Chanel’s new high jewelery collection inspired by the camellia flower ♦ ︎
It is when there is winter that one thinks more of spring. As in Chanel’s new high jewelery collection, presented in Paris on the occasion of the fashion week. But it is not a random flower: Gabrielle Chanel seems she was loving camellias, delicate flowers that were particularly loved by ladies in the nineteenth century, but also worn by men in the buttonhole of the jacket. The camellia, then, already in the twenties had been adopted by the Parisian Maison, which then used it for jewelry too. The last appearance is that of the Jardin de Camélias collection, in 2013.
Now Chanel reproposes the camellia in high jewelry, with the combination of gold and precious stones.
Gold is used in the classic pink and white colors, while the stones are on the hue of red, which is also one of the classic colors of the camellia flower. In all, there are 50 pieces, including the Rouge Incandescent necklace, in white gold and 7.1 ct cushioned ruby, with nine 73.2 carat diamond strands. This necklace is also an example of the philosophy chosen by Chanel, who decided to focus a lot on the possibility of transforming jewels. The necklace, for example, can be used in five different ways. Lavinia Andorno
The previous collection