Chanel’s necklace to befit an icon is not for sale

In this circumstance, Leguéreau made use of both equally the physical and ephemeral factors of Chanel No. 5 in his layouts – the stopper, the bottle, the number, the bouquets, the sillage (the scent trail that lingers guiding a perfume’s wearer as they transfer).

It appears to be counterintuitive that these kinds of wildly pricey, painstakingly produced parts are mostly hidden from sight, exhibited to the public on uncommon occasions and to VIPs only a bit a lot more often.

But then, large jewelry is not intended to be worn every day, or in some circumstances, at any time. Much like haute couture, it is the highest expression of a jewellery brand’s creative imagination and mastery of its artwork.

It is a sentiment to which Grangié cleaves. The issue of the 55.55 necklace was not, following all, to uncover the most significant diamond achievable, as quite a few other jewellers could possibly have accomplished: it was to discover 1 that could be crafted into a 55.55-carat stone.

“Honestly, the complete technique was unparalleled: setting up from a desire, from a innovative masterstroke, to customized-reduce a tough diamond without in search of to attain the best body weight in carats but to make it a symbolic signature distinct to the dwelling: 55.55. [This is ] a significant-precision technological challenge.”

And it didn’t prevent there. “In the centre of the necklace, the bottle-formed jewelry motif was set with hand-cut diamonds altered stone by stone to correctly in good shape the structure. A bespoke bezel was intended for the 55.55-carat diamond.”

It is a staggering total of perform for a piece that will probably under no circumstances grace a human neck, and appears to be to exist in stark opposition to Gabrielle Chanel herself, who stated: “My jewellery never departs from the idea of the woman and her dress.”

In this circumstance, it has – and its pretty exclusivity will assure all eyes will be on it … if we ever get to see it.