Topkapi seen from Paris with Lydia Courteille’s eyes.
It was to the most fascinating residence of kings. Indeed, more precisely, of sultans: Topkapi was for centuries the large area on which stood the sultan home in Istanbul, the harem, reserved rooms to the eunuchs, the building where were the ministers, the military garrison . And last, but not least, Topkapi was the treasures place of the Ottoman Empire’s boss. At this exotic atmosphere is inspired by the Parisian designer Lydia Courteille for a new collection called, precisely, Topkapi. The collection includes a series of elaborate jewelry, colorful, rich, imaginative, vibrant, and last but non least, oversized. A bracelet that is worn on the biceps, a necklace with many elements opalescent, a gaudy ring with colored stones that simulate feathers and eyes, a diadem with a central big opal earrings with stones and pearls: they sure are not jewels that can’t become you unnoticed. Although if you aren’t outfitted as a belly dancer. Alessia Mongrando
