Chanel Aims for the Stars
"Sky is the limit"? Not for Chanel, for whom the sky is a canvas of expression. With "Reach for the Stars", the house propels high jewelry into a celestial dimension...
This new collection, signed by Patrice Leguéreau, its creator who passed away last year, reinvents glamour as Gabrielle Chanel herself might have imagined it: "with a fierce, precious, and unconditional freedom". Inspired by the suspended moment of twilight, the collection plays on contrasts, between light and shadow, density and lightness, structure and fluidity. The volumes are assertive, sometimes monumental, but always carried by a flexible architecture: tiaras of gem lace, winged necklaces, meteor rings and solar brooches. The sets form a true jewelry wardrobe that is far from static, with most pieces transforming to be worn in different configurations and adapting to movement. /public-objects/92468c69-2af2-46f8-87e3-ab774429453b-38ec077f-cf8d-45f0-b068-0600b667da93-1.webp Image sélectionnée Chanel reinterprets three of its historical emblems. The comet, dear to Gabrielle who associated them with the freedom for everyone to believe in their lucky star, becomes a beam of light in the "Dreams come true" necklace, inspired by a couture dress. Set with diamonds and trimmed in black, it wraps around the neck. The lion, Mademoiselle's astrological sign and stylistic icon, asserts its authority while playing with its sensuality in the "Strong as a Lion" that is set in white gold and studded with a cloud of white and yellow diamonds. /public-objects/49697786-fc98-422c-8ea5-54c5cf28d8a3-a30f09e2-65d5-41bc-a4a9-40a48d9c9a0f-2.webp Image sélectionnée Finally, wings are summoned for the first time in high-end jewelry at Chanel. They unfurl in airy compositions, sometimes transformable. The centerpiece: the "Wings of Chanel" necklace, which spreads gold and platinum wings around an impressive 19.55 carat Padparadscha sapphire.