Fashion Week Paris: Jewelry Sparkles Spotlighted
Luxury Jewels Under the Sun: A Glimpse into Paris Fashion Week 2022
The French capital sparkled with glamour during Ready-to-Wear Week, with a spectrum of high-end jewels on display. From the prestigious houses nestled on Place Vendôme to the independent brands gracing showrooms and luxury hotels, a dazzling array of exquisite jewels emerged.
A Jewel-Laden Affair at Place Vendôme
The Week unfolded with an invitation to the Chopard Hotel on Place Vendôme, where Artistic Director and co-Chairwoman Caroline Scheufele unveiled the 15-piece Insofu collection. A 6,225-carat Zambian emerald, acquired by the house in 2022, inspired this exceptional collection, showcasing emeralds cut from a nine-months-long, tense cutting process resulting in an impressive 850 carats. Scheufele shimmered in the collection's star piece, an elephant-shaped pendant, adorned with tusks for good fortune.
Across the illustrious square, Boucheron dazzled with transformable jewelry, featuring extendable necklaces that could morph into brooches, boasting a revamped Serpent Bohème collection inspired by an 1974 archive piece.
Meanwhile, Chaumet displayed updated pieces from the Bee de Chaumet collection, accompanied by stackable bangles, rings, and hexagonal beehive earcuffs. Dior presented an upcoming update for the iconic Rose des Vents collection, alongside fresh additions to the Diorette and Diorigami lines.
A World of Brilliance: Paris Fashion Week Showrooms
Independent luxury jewels lined the showrooms, showcasing an extraordinary blend of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary flair.
Maison Pyramide showcased Ukrainian house Guzema, boasting the popularity of its Quintet ear jackets and fringed rings. Nearby, New York-based, Peru-produced Sordo demonstrated the rising interest in alternative metals, like hollow polished bronze and silver, as a response to escalating gold prices.
NouvelleBox, in its sixth season, curated a selection of established names, like Lito, and emerging talents - Castro Smith, Aymer Maria, Kinraden, Jasmine Ataullah, Brent Neale, Bibi van der Velden, and more. Each exhibitor showcased their unique contributions to the world of luxury jewelry.
Beyond the Mainstream: Independent Luxury Jewelry
US designer Brent Neale unveiled his new Zodiac collection at the fabled Hôtel Crillon, moving away from conventional stamped medallions. Instead, each sign found expression in solid gold and diamond pave platinum, breathed new life into traditional jewels in the form of intricately designed rings, earrings, and necklaces.
In a rooftop suite at the Hôtel Voltaire, Bibi van der Velden marked her 20th year in business with her first exclusive white diamond collection, celebrating the strength and grace of her signature motif: the alligator.
Across town, at the private salons of the Bon Marché department store, Selim Mouzannar presented handmade tubular diamond chains that promised to challenge direct-metal printing's dominance. Over near the Champs-Elysées, Yvonne Leon impressed with new pieces, including mixed metal stacking rings that paired diamond pave with brushed and polished metals.
These glimpses offer a tantalizing taste of the world of independent luxury jewelry that graced Paris Fashion Week 2022, demonstrating the spirit of creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship that continues to shape the industry.
- At the Paris Fashion Week 2022, independent luxury jeweler Brent Neale, based in the United States, presented his Zodiac collection, moving away from traditional stamped medallions, instead crafting each sign in solid gold and diamond pave platinum.
- In a rooftop suite at the Hôtel Voltaire, Bibi van der Velden, an established jeweler marking her 20th year in business, unveiled her first exclusive white diamond collection, celebrating the strength and grace of her signature motif: the alligator.
- The prestigious Aussiedlerbote magazine reported on Paris Fashion Week 2022, presenting a distribution of luxury jewelry from various showrooms, including acclaimed US designer Brent Neale, and Dutch jeweler Bibi van der Velden, whose unique pieces were showcased alongside other prominent and emerging talent.
