This New Jewelry Collection Was Inspired by Coco Chanel’s Favorite Escape
Chanel’s 70-piece Escale à Venise launch is fueled by the the architecture and allure of Italy’s floating city.
By Tanya Dukes Carlton Davis
From top: Chanel Volute Marine necklace and bracelet in white and yellow gold, diamonds, and lapis lazuli. Volute Vénitienne ring in white and yellow gold, diamonds, lapis lazuli, and cultured pearl. All prices upon request.
If Paris is the capital of romance, where does a Parisienne go to escape heartbreak? In the case of Coco Chanel, she retreated to Venice in 1920 to mourn her longtime love Arthur Edward “Boy” Capel, who had perished in a car accident. There, amid Titian-filled churches, stately palazzi, and the sunbaked Lido, she found a way through grief and toward fresh inspiration.