From Alfieri St. John the collection 1953, year of coronation of Queen Elisabetta ♦ ︎
One of the peculiarities of Alfieri St. John is to tie their collections to significant dates. It’s not an exception is the 1953 collection. The number is the year that Elizabeth II wore the historic Imperial Crown and became Queen of England. As is the case for a royal inspiration collection, jewels are made of precious metal: white gold, diamonds and colored stones such as sapphires and rubies. The stones have different cuts: baguette, marquise, cushion, cabochon. The shape of jewels, on the other hand, has an appearance that breaks some traditional rules: the rings are not simply a band with a stone embedded, but follow modern lines, which perhaps would like more to Kate Middleton than to the queen. Even though the jewels could get trouble-free entry to Buckingham Palace. Presented at VicenzaOro September, the collection is added to 1969, which is more modern and simple (we will discuss it in another article). Alessia Mongrando
