This exceptional jewellery is presented in an installation devised by the famous Campana Brothers, Brazilian designers who have been involved with the Maisons Objets Nomades collection since its inception in 2012. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes to take flight, or a dragon breathing protective fire, the Louis Vuitton woman exudes amazing strength, energy and optimism, says Amfitheatrof. The rule is, there are no rules. Forget dainty and delicate, these are jewels for people not afraid to make a statement. The curvilinear Grace necklace culminates in a breathtaking 65.26-carat tsavorite from East Africa. Indeed even the name 'Galons' is taken from the world of high dressmaking, referring to the pretty decorative ribbons found on many couture pieces and, in turn, the care and attention to detail that goes into each piece. The freedom to explore, to discover new worlds, to express ones innermost nature: with this constellation of 22 pieces, Louis Vuittons creative boldness breaks free of High Jewellerys conventional design codes. The gem itself can be detached to wear on a chain. For Dferlante, which means breaker, Chaumets new creative director Ehssan Moazen has translated foaming waves into white gold and brilliant and step-cut diamonds. Two unique, and quite different, parures were unveiled this season, with a further five due to launch later this year. Are you team gold or silver? 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Titanium has been used for the first time, too, to create a comfortable, lightweight frame for dozens of pear-cut, deep green emeralds. Francesca Amfitheatrof has taken the mythology around fantastical creatures and transposed it to the 21st century, creating allegorical High Jewellery pieces infused with her highly contemporary vision of the symbols showcased in the collection. Presented back in Bond Street, rather than in Paris, David Morris latest collection reads as a British love letter to some of the worlds rarest and most colourful jewels. This two-tone contrast of textures plays out on a two-row necklace whose hypnotic design seems to course across the skin in a dazzling, unstoppable stream. This commission seemed like a fairytale; it is the stuff of dreams, says Choisne. Comprised entirely of white diamonds, the Atomique set was inspired by a diamonds own molecular structure, interpreted as a series of abstract patterns and motifs. Taking its cues from the Wavescroll tiara, which was designed by founder Joseph Chaumet circa 1900, among the highlights of the eight-piece collection is the Dferlante tiara, which features 1,600 brilliant and step-cut diamonds with an intricate design based on an archival drawing of a fountain. The need for our jewellery to spark joy is stronger than ever. The second edition comprised a further five sets: Midnight Aura, Frozen Capture, Ascending Shadows, Dusk Reflections and Optical Wonder. The former is dedicated to the purity of white diamonds, pressing them into the service of geometric patterns and abstract designs, with a draw-dropping 18.57 carat flawless round diamond providing the centrepiece of a necklace, ring and earring set. Savolinna combines colour and personalisation in a way that Threads Styling customers cant get enough of. This opulent necklace is intended to act as protection for a woman as she makes her way through life, like a second skin of gold and platinum that simultaneously speaks of the untamed, mysterious nature dormant inside each of us, and the fire and ardor that erupts from within. Meet the most magnificent jewels you'll see this year, 11 July 2022 Among the collection's stand-out stones are a 12.07-carat Madagascan sapphire dangling from a diamond ribbon necklace, an 11.92-carat Colombian emerald nestling within the fold of a fabric-like necklace and a series of ring and cuffs variously highlighting a 14.66-carat Burmese sapphire, a 10.27 carat Mozambique ruby and an 11.58 carat D flawless pear-shaped diamond. MNML adheres to the notion of minimalism, we bring out the essence of the materials used and the theme of a piece by eliminating unessential embellishments. Thank you! Louis Vuitton announced actress Cate Blanchett as its newest House Ambassador. People want a talisman, something to hold onto that makes them feel safe in these uncertain times. At the centre of this transformable jewel lies a 35.47 carat Columbian emerald, with bevelled edges that reflect light like a limpid green pool. The Taiwanese designer expanded on her signature theme of nature, with organic-looking titanium leaf earrings paved with diamonds, emeralds and sapphires in fruity shades. Another thing thats here to stay for the long-term: buying fine jewellery online, even big-ticket items that formerly customers would want to try on before they handed over their credit card. This striking family of jewellery is completed by two rings, each adorned with a mandarin garnet (weighing 14.73 carats and 18.72 carats respectively). Please search for a friend to connect first. Luxury London is not responsible for the content of external sites. In the center of the necklace is a 10.99-carat mandarin garnet whose bright orange fire sets it ablaze. Accompanying the necklace is a transformable head jewel that can be divided into two brooches, a three-carat diamond ring and pendant earrings, all featuring the articulated wave design. Jewellery consumers are increasingly feeling driven to make wise decisions about their jewellery. Further highlights include the Gulfstream: a parure showcasing a 26-carat mint-green Colombian emerald with a Madagascan sapphire which can be worn alternately on a chain set with sapphires, emeralds and tourmalines or a long necklace culminating in a 19.84 carat black opal. It took three years to source and bring together a magnificent tsavorite weighing over 65 carats with such a selection of perfectly matched sapphires from Sri Lanka, emeralds from Colombia, rubies from Mozambique, and diamonds of flawless purity. Josephine Odet, head of buying and VIP sales at Omneque, says movies and shows like House of Gucci and And Just Like That have led to an uptick in interest in vintage fashion jewellery. Weve seen an increasing interest in personalised pieces a mix of initials, zodiac signs and birthstones. Recommendation has been successfully sent. Its a tongue-in-cheek take on the houses codes and marks a new Louis Vuitton signature that we are introducing to high jewellery, adds Amfitheatrof. Victoire de Castellane, Diors artistic director of jewellery, has drawn much inspiration from the maisons couture fabrics for her designs over the past two decades and has interpreted everything from delicate lace to swatches of silk into delicate, shimmering jewels. The flawless geometry of its chevrons amplifies the Vuitton V and acts as a callback to the arrowheads that Louis Vuitton showcases in its High Jewellery collections. Jewellery has always been an emotional purchase, but it seems we are keener than ever on saying who we are, with combinations of zodiac signs, birthstones and initials sprinkled liberally across our necks, ears and fingers. Citing 2021s Gen Z plastic fantastic trend, MatchesFashions Wisdom says novelty pieces were previously only popular in fashion jewellery but now its the case in fine jewellery, too, with elevated novelty pieces from the likes of Alison Lou and Yvonne Leon doing well. In perpetual movement, the wanderlust so prized by Louis Vuitton is made manifest here in a virtuoso interlacing of yellow gold chevron motifs with diamond-paved triangles and Vs in white gold. A sublime fusion of art and science, precision and imagination, tradition and modernity.. This year will see Chanel mark the 90th anniversary of its Bijoux de Diamants collection the first high jewellery collection created by Coco Chanel in 1932. Symmetry or asymmetry? 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Alternatively, the New Rubens ring presents a thoroughly modern take on the Between the Finger rings which Van Cleef has been offering since the 1970s. At Threads Styling, it continues to be one of its fastest-growing categories, 40 per cent up on 2020. A gorgeously lyrical and evocative collection. Check out Vogues tips on everything from the questions to ask your jeweller, to buying diamonds to finding a sustainable engagement ring. It showcased the Chopard Insofu Emerald, a rough Zambian stone weighing more than 6,000 carats, from which the house hopes to create a large number of separate pieces and form a colourful future collection. Louis Vuitton combines its unique designs with extraordinary gems. Quy says that followers of the social media fashion hub lap up their content from jewellers like Ananya, who share their creative influences and a glimpse behind the bejewelled scenes. Following spring's Dior Galons high jewellery collection, and her season collaborations with Kim Jones for Dior's men's collections, Victoire de Castellane has created a huge 137-piece Dior Print high jewellery collection for summer. The Dferlante tiara (pictured), for example, recreates a rolling, Hokusai-like swell with 1,600 white diamonds, with sprays of larger gems cresting at the top of each surge. These include the spectacular Synthesie necklace (pictured), a supple platinum piece embellished with cascades of polished emerald and turquoise beads set with diamonds. It is paired with a spellbinding ring, whose body of gold chevrons rises to a crowning 8.73 carat round D FL diamond that seems to be gazing at the woman wearing it The same design principle is carried over to the sautoir necklace, earrings, rings, and cuff bracelets that complete the Fantasy family. The wider collection, meanwhile, is ordered into a triptych, with each part named for the celestial beings that inspired Coco Chanel throughout her life and which appeared in the original Bijoux de Diamants collection: the sun, the moon and comets. Zig-zag stitches of diamonds run along asymmetric rings, necklaces are festooned with white gold swags, and bracelets evoke voluminous ruffles in gold, studded with button-like sapphires, emeralds and rubies. In 1928 Bhupindar Sing, the Maharajah of Patiala, visited Paris, bringing with him 40 staff and taking over 35 suites at the Ritz. I think people are looking to buy better. Elsewhere, a hybrid dragonfly-leaf brooch juxtaposes verdant emeralds, tsavorites and colour-changing garnets with frosty-looking diamonds in a variety of cuts. To reveal the true beauty of a diamond it must be cut in such a way as to allow the light to highlight its depth and clarity and it is this expertise that De Beers celebrates with its latest high jewellery collection. Inspired by the way sunlight pierces through clouds formations, the Light Rays set contrasts rough and polished diamonds with dramatic black rhodium-plated gold, as well as articulated slivers of bronze and gold-tinted titanium the first time the lightweight yet durable material has been used by the house. Your invitation has been successfully sent. Dazzling colour, high-tech materials and transformability continued to shine at Couture SS 2022. This stellar transformable piece incorporates star, sun and moon motifs, with two particularly stunning stones an 8.05 carat pear-cut diamond and 55.55 carat oval-cut sapphire offering the most exquisite focal points. Accordingly, it debuted a new high jewellery collection, named 1932, in May with just one piece tantalisingly launched during Paris Couture Week in January. Hot on the heels of Chaos appointment as a Chevalier dans LOrdre des Art et Lettres, one of the highest awards given to those in the creative field in France, the jewellers latest seven-piece masterpiece collection was presented at The Ritz. As companions to this masterpiece, which took jewellers more than 2,000 hours to craft, Louis Vuitton also created two other jewellery sets, monochromatic diamond compositions whose graceful outlines make up chokers, rings, earrings and bracelets. Everyone is getting more conscious of the environment and overall the way we live, produce and consume, she says. Sophie Quy, executive vice president at Threads Styling, says dopamine dressing extends as much to fine jewellery as it does to our clothes, with customers falling for bold colour combinations from the likes of Anabela Chan, Marie Lichtenberg and Savolinna. Flexibility and movement are key to these new jewels. This fully articulated matrix of rippling geometries is brought to vivid life by an outstanding selection of emeralds from Colombia the largest of which weighs 8.90 carats and a 2.60-carat D VVS1 diamond in the Maisons signature Monogram Flower cut. Alongside this outstanding central piece, Louis Vuitton has crafted other jewels in the realm of Destiny an additional three-row diamond and ruby necklace, a variety of earrings, rings and bracelets, as well as a brooch. Since its inception the result of the marriage between Estelle Arpels, daughter of a gemstone merchant, and Alfred Van Cleef, the son of a lapidary stones have been at the heart of every Van Cleef & Arpels collection. Every scale that makes up this piece is individually mounted, so that its masterfully concave checkerboard pattern sits perfectly on the skin. Zoe Gunn. The constellation also includes a matching set of jewellery in monochrome diamonds, where triangular shapes give rise to pieces of consummate elegance such as a solitaire ring set with a 10.88-carat emerald-cut D FL diamond. This latest instalment, which coincides with the bicentennial of the designers birth, celebrates the highlight of his career the invention of the iconic trunk and all its distinctive characteristics, she explains. A great jeweller knows that sourcing a good stone is only half the battle. Kimai, the lab diamond jeweller, has just launched Second Life, a service in which clients can restore an old piece in their jewellery box or have it redesigned to create something new. Building on the success of 2021s Torsade de Chaumet high jewellery collection a range imbued with life and movement thanks to ribbons of diamonds twisted around coloured gemstones Dferlante offers fluidity inspired by another source: water. The 25 most exceptional are now presented in a single, incredible high jewellery collection characterised by the use of Van Cleef & Arpels' unique Mystery Set technique, in which stones are individually placed on concealed rails to create a smooth, radiant finish. For those of us with smaller wallets, there are plenty of ways to make a statement, whether in the form of a colourful earring or eye-catching sculptural ring. Take, for example, the draw-dropping Rituel necklace, which frames a lattice of diamonds and rubies with two rows of cabochon chalcedonies interspersed with Art deco style diamonds and onyx. Watch this luxuriously monogrammed space. Dior's Victoire de Castellane is undoubtedly one of jewellery's most prolific designers. At Ana Khouri, we only work with fair-mined gold and responsibly and ethically sourced gemstones. Her new collection for The Row even features vintage rosewood recycled from an antique chest at her family home in So Paulo. Jewellery sales are up year-on-year at Net-a-Porter. And, for the first time, De Castellane has also added glittering brooches and cufflinks for men to the collection, to bring a dash of couture flair to any tailored outfit. Spanning 125 spectacular pieces, Louis Vuitton Spirit is an initiatory jewellery odyssey, infused with the power of mythological creatures that the contemporary Louis Vuitton woman will recognize herself in. Fashions 70s and 80s influence (see Saint Laurent spring/summer 2022) encourages the rejection of delicate, barely-there jewellery in favour of the unapologetically bold statement piece. Buyers, private clients, and journalists alike abandoned their at-home offices and flocked to Paris, eager to feast their eyes on the worlds most exclusive fashion collections in real life. The biggest challenge is cutting through the greenwashing. As the name suggests, Dior Print is inspired by the designer's wish to 'draw' print on her jewellery as a fashion designer does with clothing. The traditional home of high jewellery the term reserved for the most exquisite, innovative and, inevitably, expensive jewellery collections released each year the Place Vendme is also the address of choice for the select few houses capable of crafting creations worthy of the title. For Ana Khouri, its less about style trends and more of an overarching shift by jewellers and jewellery lovers towards a more sustainable approach to making and buying jewellery, whether that be finding ways to be kinder to the environment, or to the communities that mine precious materials. The trend for bold, make-you-smile colour will continue to be all the rage in jewellery this year.