Paris High Jewelry’s Big, Bold January: Louis Vuitton Spirit II Liberty

Louis Vuitton’s Liberty necklace and earrings from the Spirit II high jewelry collection.
Louis Vuitton’s Liberty necklace and earrings from the Spirit II high jewelry collection.
The design of this sizeable cuff gold bracelet lacquered in a vivid blue is almost identical to the 1937 Boucheron brooches Queen Elizabeth II received as an 18th birthday present.
The Rolling Red design looks like the late British queen’s brooch is tumbling down.
Boucheron atistic director Claire Choisne said the Boucheron way was to “not impose but propose strongly” from the choice of materials to the imagery to challenge classic perceptions and wears in high jewelry. Here a necklace becomes a cape clasp.
Buccellati’s Macri collection includes finely wrought colorful rings, button earrings and pendant necklaces featuring semiprecious stones and even blue zircons from 3 to 15 carats in size.
The Mosaica necklace from David Morris’ Skylines high jewelry collection is inspired by the windows on London skyscrapers.
Bulgari’s Le Magnifiche necklace in platinum with a 10-carat antique cushion cut ruby center stone, 9 round diamonds, as well as hundreds of smaller rubies and diamonds.
92 emeralds and onyx elements add color and relief to this Bulgari Serpenti diamond necklace.
The tail of a fighting fish inspired these cascades of spinels on Cartier’s Splendens necklace.
Exceptional gemstones were at the heart of Chopard’s high jewelry lineup, including two whopping 150 and 120 carat vivid yellow Ceylon sapphires; a vivid red “pigeon blood” ruby from East Africa; and pairs of soft pink and green diamonds.
Fresh cardamom pods inspired Cindy Chao’s 2022 Black Label Masterpiece X and XI brooches featuring 81-carat emerald cabochons.
De Beers’ Prelude long necklace features the four seasons as different strands, focusing on metalworking techniques rather than just diamonds.
De Beers’ Prelude long necklace can be separated into two independent necklaces.
The ear turns into a design feature, as seen in this Prelude earring from De Beers.
Louis Vuitton’s Radiance ear cuff and cuff bracelet, imagined by Francesca Amfitheatrof for the second chapter of the Spirit collection.
A major piece in the second chapter of Louis Vuitton’s Spirit high jewelry collection, the Destiny necklace is finished with 35 rubies, including a 3.13 cts pear-cut pigeon blood one.
A sizeable emerald is the highlight of this Dearest Dior necklace, one of the sets in the 77-piece high jewelry collection.
Yellow and white gold, diamonds, emerald and green lacquer turned into delicate lace on this Dearest Dior high jewelry ring.
A 50-carat D Flawless diamond is the star of Graff’s latest necklace, with an Art Deco flair.
The 50-carat Graff diamond necklace in the workshop.
A mandarin garnet cabochon is the centerpiece of this Gucci Hortus Deliciarum medallion necklace with tremblant gemset leaves, on a diamond pave geometric chain.
The white gold Gucci Hortus Deliciarum ring and its hexagonal 14.7 carat tanzanite centerpiece.
Piaget Exalting Dance white diamond earrings with brilliant, marquise and baguette-cut stones.
Repossi’s La Ligne white-gold necklace in white gold is composed of 392 diamonds and finished with a 2.84 carats pear-shape one.
Rouvenat’s Bolt Orissa owes its name to the now-defunct Indian mine that provided the 48-carats worth of ruby beads of its pompom. It features a 2.68-carat spinel at the center and is paved in white diamonds.
A 3.52-carat tanzanite set in a rhodium-plated sterling silver ring by Statement, along with 130 natural white diamonds.
Add some spice to any high jewelry collection with Emmanuel Tarpin’s chili brooch.
A new iteration of Chanel’s 2020 “Tweed Couture” necklace is its patrimonial collection and prefigures the upcoming “Tweed de Chanel” high jewelry designs.