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Photo Shoot: Reflective Glory
This year's most stunning jewellery pieces are made for mixing and matching, and stacking and layering.
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Dior à Versailles Côté Jardins Bosquet de la Colonnade Saphire Rose earrings in yellow, white and pink gold with diamonds, pink and yellow sapphires, yellow tourmalines, Paraiba-type tourmalines, demantoid and tsavorite garnets, emeralds, yellow diamonds and hauyne Dior Joaillerie; Bee My Love ring in rose gold with oval-cut morganite and brilliant-cut diamond Chaumet; Stream Ring in white gold with diamonds De Beers; Diorama Précieuse ring in yellow gold with diamonds and padparadscha sapphire Dior Joaillerie; Imaginary Nature Essence ring in white gold with diamonds De Beers.[/caption]
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Tiffany Paper Flowers cluster drop earrings in platinum with diamonds Tiffany & Co.; Dior à Versailles Salon d’Apollon brooch in white and pink gold, darkened silver and diamonds Dior Joaillerie; dress Whistles.[/caption]
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Extremely Piaget Collection white-gold earrings with oval-cut sapphires, marquise-cut diamonds and blue sapphires, brilliant-cut diamonds and round blue sapphires Piaget; Deep Blue ring and bracelet in white gold with sapphires and diamonds Chanel; coat Ralph Lauren.[/caption]
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Folie des Prés earrings in white gold with diamonds; Lune ring in white gold with round and baguette-cut diamonds, onyx and one cushion-cut diamond; Cosmos Secret Watch in white gold with round diamonds Van Cleef & Arpels.[/caption]
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Carissa Collection multishape diamond earrings; Swirl Collection oval orangy-yellow and baguette white diamond ring; pear-shaped and round-diamond flower-motif necklace; oval and round yellow-diamond watch Graff.[/caption]
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Multishape diamond earrings, and round and emerald-cut diamond necklace Graff; dress Paule Ka.[/caption]
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High Jewellery collection necklace in white gold with diamonds; High Jewellery collection ring in white gold with pear-shaped diamond and diamonds Chopard; dress Vivienne Westwood at yoox.com.[/caption]
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High Jewellery collection necklace and earrings in white gold with heart-shaped rubies and diamonds Chopard.[/caption]
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Siam pear-shaped ruby and diamond earrings; Tanzanian no-heat oval-shaped ruby, white jadeite and diamond ring; “Kissing” fancy deep brownish-orange diamond and diamond ring; pear-shaped diamond and imperial topaz ring Boghossian.[/caption]
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Melo earrings in platinum with pearls and diamonds Mikimoto; Gem of Rose collection rose-gold ring with pear-shaped pink sapphire, marquise-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds, and pink pearls Piaget; Dior Dior Dior Dentelle Popeline bracelet in pink gold with diamonds, pink sapphires, spessartite garnets, yellow-orange sapphires and rubies Dior Joaillerie; Tiffany Elsa Peretti collection Amapola brooch in platinum with diamonds and red silk Tiffany & Co.; blazer Salvatore Ferragamo.[/caption]
Photography Ricky Lo
Styling KW
Makeup and body paint Karen Yiu assisted by Cat Yeong and Jasmine Chan @makeupartist
Hair Seifert Cheung
Manicure Pinky Ho
Models Wen and Limin from SMG China
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Chaumet Pays Tribute to Celestial Beauty in Its New Collection
From Van Gogh’s twirling sun, through flocks of wading birds on Japanese prints, to Turner’s swirling skies, the celestial world and its wild inhabitants have always inspired the most beautiful works of art. Following the example of the great masters, Parisian jewellery house Chaumet also reached up to the heavens for inspiration for its new high- jewellery collection, Les Ciels de Chaumet (Skies of Chaumet), extending a journey that has celebrated nature since the maison’s inception in 1780.
Les Ciels de Chaumet comprises four lines, all featuring a pictorial and poetic theme, which come complete with tiaras, head jewellery, brooches, body ornaments, necklaces, pendant earrings and watches. According to Chaumet’s CEO Jean-Marc Mansvelt, the new collection shows how the jewellery house is moving forward with more contemporary styles by experimenting with new materials and techniques, while still adhering to house codes and trusted formulas.
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Les Ciels de Chaumet Envol Earrings[/caption]
“Elements of nature -- the sky, the sun, the birds -- have always been part of the creative DNA of Chaumet,” he says. “What we’re doing is to reinvent some aspects of fine- jewellery making by adding new perspectives and dimensions. We don’t try to adapt or twist or squeeze just to be trendy. Chaumet is what it is. This pleases our customers, even the younger ones, because they understand our heritage.”
The new collection starts with Les Caprices du Ciel (Capricious Sky), a suite of jewellery that attempts to capture the delicacy of clouds and the power of lightning. Illustrating the theme best is a stunning necklace featuring a host of glorious sapphires, amethysts and tanzanites and an exceptional 37.68-carat imperial topaz that serves as a detachable pendant.
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Another showstopper is the Soleil Glorieux tiara. The colour palette may be simple, but this piece is still opulent and regal -- set in white and yellow gold, a huge fancy-intense yellow diamond is the focal point, surrounded by clouds of cabochon-cut rock crystals and an array of diamonds.
Meanwhile, Les Couleurs du Ciel (Colours of the Sky) captures the magical allure of the sun in all its guises. Whether it’s the soft light of dawn, the uncompromising brilliance of midday or the Technicolor vibrancy of sunset, Les Couleurs du Ciel bursts with fiery hues.
Colourful spinels from Tanzania and Vietnam, ranging from blue and red to green and yellow, run through to compose a richly hued parure. A stunning piece is the Soleil de Minuit bracelet in white gold, which is set with five pear- shaped absinthe-green chrysoberyls totalling 6.29 carats.
Twinkling stars light up Les Fulgurances du Ciel (Dazzling Sky). The star motif is a favourite of Chaumet, having existed in its library of works for the past 200 years.[dual-images right-image-url="https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Les-Ciels_Collier-Planetes_V5-copie.jpg" left-image-url="https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/083642-Collier-Lueurs-dorage.jpg" right-caption="Les Ciels Planetes Necklace " left-caption="Lueners d'orate Necklace "]
And what better way to show off a star-spangled night than crisp white diamonds floating like a galaxy of stars on the Étoiles Étoiles tiara? Complementary earrings feature strands of brilliant-cut diamonds cascading down like a starry waterfall.
There’s still plenty of colour elsewhere in this line. The Passages range of rings features large black Australian opals mixed with ice-blue and purple tourmalines. Exotic birds are placed in the spotlight in Les Habitants du Ciel (Inhabitants of the Sky), ably demonstrating the craftsmanship, virtuosity and creativity of Chaumet’s artisans. The Envol suite of bejewelled swallows -- bodies encrusted by garnets of green African tsavorite, while diamond wings are tipped with orangey-yellow gems -- shows the birds dipping and diving across a necklace, rings, earrings and brooches.
And in a joyous ode to the majestic crane, the Parade suite features the elegant bird in innovative designs. Standout pieces include a brooch in which a pair of birds with entwined necks dangle a large yellow diamond, and earrings that depict two separate avians clutching pink and blue sapphires.
The Les Ciels de Chaumet collection has already received rave reviews. With everything right going for it, it’s bound to become a coveted investment for those who can afford it.
For more information, visit chaumet.com.
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Natural Selection: The Best of the Best in Fine Watches and Jewellery
When it comes to picking out fine watches and jewellery, the law of the jungle prevails -- it's survival of the fittest.
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Event photo gallery: A Royal Household at Chaumet’s Joséphine apartment
Chaumet reimagined the French empress Joséphine Aigrette's apartment with a pastel pink-themed jewellery pop-up.
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Chaumet Unveils A Temporary New Address At 165 Boulevard Saint-Germain
Chaumet a Parisian jeweller since 1780, temporarily moves to, hôtel particulier at 165 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris.
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Our Favourite Highlights From the New High Jewellery Collections
High jewellery celebrates art, fairy tales, nature and the joy of colour.
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Show Me Chaumet
The French jeweller brings its history to life with an exhibition at Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum in Tokyo.
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Be Inspired: Bridal Shoot
Discover a selection of the most stunning ensembles.
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Diamond: All you need to know about the birthstone for April babies
Don't be an April fool. Find out if a diamond can really last forever.
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Seeing red: Jewellery to take you from Valentine’s Day through Chinese New Year
With one holiday immediately following the other this year, you'll need the gems that do double duty. Here are a few of our favourites.
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