The Folklore earrings are an interpretation of colorful, traditional Russian embroideries. They are reimagined in daring red lacquer, Gabrielle Chanel’s favorite color, and punctuated with tsavorite and orange garnets, blue and pink sapphires, diamonds and pearls. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-Thelovers.
For the Blé Maria brooch, a mesmerizing selection of colored tourmalines were selected to represent the Russian embroidery-inspired design. Mounted at the heart of the piece is a 28.81-carat, oval-cut yellow sapphire. For the Aigle Cambon necklace, an octagonal-shape, 15.25-carat DFL diamond was sourced and cut to represent the iconic Place Vendôme. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-Paris.Russe.
The Folklore earrings are an interpretation of colorful, traditional Russian embroideries. They are reimagined in daring red lacquer, Gabrielle Chanel’s favorite color, and punctuated with tsavorite and orange garnets, blue and pink sapphires, diamonds and pearls. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-thelovers.
The Aigle Cambon cuffs are rich with CHANEL iconography. Cuffs, usually one on each wrist, were a favorite jewelry style of Gabrielle Chanel. The double-headed eagle was inspired by the mirror in her Rue Cambon apartment, with the same, double-headed eagle perched aloft. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-themuses.
The Sarafane necklace and earrings are inspired by the Russian needlework that Gabrielle Chanel incorporated into her collections. This embroidery-inspired, camellia motif crafted from diamonds and pearls, centers around a stunning, round-cut 10.18-carat diamond, colorless and internally flawless. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-Themaison.
After sketching the idea, the Artistic Director of the CHANEL High Jewelry studio carefully records the details of the piece. He draws the Perlé technique that emulates Russian-inspired beadwork, where each tiny bead of the borders is entirely fashioned by hand. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-Paris.russe.
The camellia motif, crafted from diamonds and pearls, centers around a round-cut 10.18-carat diamond on the necklace. This embroidery-inspired necklace and earrings are influenced by the Russian needlework that Gabrielle Chanel incorporated into her collections during the 1920s. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-themaison.
Taking inspiration from the Russian artifacts in Gabrielle Chanel’s Rue Cambon apartment, The Aigle Protecteur necklace pays tribute to Coco Chanel’s vision of a Russian Paris, with the double-headed eagle in platinum and diamonds, keeping watch over the rare shield-cut diamonds and sparkling rows of briolette-cut diamonds. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-Thefriendship.
Taking inspiration from the Russian artifacts in Gabrielle Chanel’s apartment, the Artistic Director of the CHANEL High Jewelry studio sketches a study for the Aigle Protecteur necklace, creating a likeness of the double-headed eagle perched atop Coco Chanel’s mirror. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-paris.russe.
Paris saw a wave of Russian émigrés after the Revolution of 1917. Fascinated with their culture, Gabrielle Chanel surrounded herself with Russian lovers and friends, creating many Russian-inspired collections. The Aigle Protecteur necklace pays tribute to Coco Chanel’s Russian Paris, with the double-headed eagle, crafted in platinum and diamonds. Discover the collection on chanel.com/-thefriendship.