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Sell hello to the fresh face of high jewellery for 2021
Bold and youthful, gender-fluid, mismatched and launching online, this is what the most luxurious jewels look like in 2021.
22 February 2021
by
MARIA DOULTON
The world may be upside down but in the high jewellery ateliers of Place Vendôme, Bond Street, Ginza and Milan master craftsmen continue to work. Against the odds, the top jewellery houses capable of funding costly high jewellery collections have unveiled their dazzling collections in conjunction with the (virtual) January Haute Couture 2021 week in Paris.
High jewellery creations are planned some two years in advance so it is fair to say that these collections were probably already on their way into the workshop by the time the first COVID pandemic lockdown came into force at the start of 2020. Alongside Van Cleef & Arpels, Pomellato and Chanel - whose collections we covered a few weeks ago – Boucheron, Buccellati, David Morris, De Beers and Tasaki presented
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The movement toward genderless design jewelry made for everyone, not just women was reinvigorated last week with the debut of a 20-piece high jewelry collection designed for both men and women from legendary jewelry house Boucheron.
The maison’s
Histoire de style: Art Déco collection, created for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week (which was virtual this year), puts an inclusive spin on art deco motifs, shapes, and forms pulled from the brand’s cavernous archives by showcasing both male and female models in the collection’s catalog.
But the styling wasn’t the only element that challenged gender codes the jewels themselves subverted stereotypes. A stunning deco lariat necklace recalled a necktie, while a white gold headband peppered in a diamond chevron pattern was seen worn by a male model as a cummerbund topper.
Art Deco Dominates the High Jewelry Season
Inspired by an era that was both opulent and radically simple, houses like Van Cleef & Arpels and Boucheron mined their archives for new creations.
The Nuée d’Émeraudes necklace from Van Cleef & Arpels features emeralds, sapphires and diamonds.
By Tina Isaac-Goizé
PARIS For high jewelry, 2021 may be the beginning of a new era.
Although almost no traditional couture shows were scheduled this week, a handful of houses on Place Vendôme Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Boucheron among them planned viewings of high jewelry collections by appointment, and in keeping with local health guidelines.
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Boucheron Is Making High Jewelry for All Genders
Its new Art Deco collection is adaptable for anyone’s style. Boucheron
During a time when everyone is feeling confined, Boucheron’s striking new high jewelry is liberating. This week in Paris, the French house presented a gender-fluid collection which celebrates the radical post-World War I spirit that gave rise to the streamlined Art Deco design movement.
Models showcasing the Ruban Diamants chocker and Noeud Diamants brooch.