Few luxury brands have as many instantly recognizable motifs as Chanel. The maison’s genius lies in constantly interpreting its symbols — founder Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s favorite flower, color ...

In 1932, Chanel premiered a line of fine jewelry studded with symbolism and superstition. eighty years later, the signs are all still there. Though Coco Chanel famously wore loads of costume pearls, ...

It was the 1920s in Paris and Coco Chanel found herself enamored with the Russian cultural elite and nobility, who had fled upheaval in their homeland and brought a new sensibility to the city. That ...

A 6.06-carat brilliant-cut diamond sits in the center of the comet, inspired by the motif Coco Chanel designed for her first and only high jewelry collection in 1932. Coco Chanel in bed at ‘La Pausa,’ ...

The story begins with Coco Chanel’s first, and only, high jewelry collection in 1932.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s love life has long been a rich of source of inspiration for the jewelry lines of her namesake fashion house, and this year’s collection is no exception. In the early 1920s, ...

Chanel’s long-standing association with athletics inspired its new high jewelry collection. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel contained multitudes. Her shadow has loomed large in the fashion world for more than ...

“Before 1932 there was no collection in jewelry, only pieces created separately for special orders designed from a special stone, but never a full collection,” says Patrice Leguéreau, director of ...