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High Jewellery: the Couture Bow

Camelia brooch, pink spinel, from the collection Coco avant Chanel ©BérengèreTreussard2017 High Jewellery Week was full of ribbons and bows, a tribute to Couture Week I loved the high jewellery collections presented during the Paris Couture Week. As you know, I’m crazy about bows and have been for some time, I created a bow ring for a Maison that specialises in engagement rings. There is no greater fan of ribbons and bows than I. This couture trend began at the SIHH 2017 with Maison Van Cleef & Arpels presenting two superb ribbon secret watches, one with diamonds and the other with a very nice gradient of pink sapphires and diamonds. My big favourite for this edition. Secret Ribbon watch, pink sapphires, Van Cleef and Arpels ©BérengèreTreussard2017 Maison Chanel with its new collect...

Green Couture Week

Couture week: High jewellery

This week was Paris Couture Week. Yet only a few jewellery houses presented their high jewellery collection, preferring to wait until the July session, or further still for the Bienniale des Antiquaire due in September… For those who did have a showcase, there were two great trends: colourful and innovative for a Spring mood, and timeless diamonds. The Maison Chopard was titanizing and colourful, this is the second time that the house ventures into the experience of titanium and I have to admit it’s rather successful because the choice of gems and the colour palette is bold and bright. These jewels are intended for innovative women and ready to challenge all the codes to free themselves from the constraints, weight for example, since titanium has the advantage of being extremely light. Flo...

Palm Sensation transformable necklace by Piaget – Sunny side of life ©BérengèreTreussard 2016 Green Couture Week: a high jewellery week charged in emeralds… This year once more, we were amazed by the High Jewellery presentation week which took place early July, because of the jewels presented and because of the places where the presentations were held. The Place Vendôme not only was covered with a field of wheat for the occasion, it was remarkably beautiful with a profusion of emeralds of all origins. A desire to return to the nature and beauty of the green source of life. Emerald ring in majesty Van cleef & Arpels © BérengèreTreussard 2016 Peridot ring Chanel wheats © BérengèreTreussard 2016 Green fields, green jungle, the colour green as a symbol of renewal and protection, a majes...