After weeks of destination shows for press and hand-picked high jewelry clients, Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris saw a shower of diamonds across Place Vendôme and some of the city’s most luxe hotel suites, with the latest fine and high jewelry offerings from the big jewelry houses.
In 2020, the high jewellery ateliers of Chanel rendered the label’s signature tweed fabric into necklaces, rings and bracelets. Three years after its initial launch, Tweed de Chanel was unveiled in London with two days of events, including a dinner at the British Museum attended by Keira Knightley and Kylie Minogue.
Against the backdrop of increasing competition between the two largest players — Cartier and Tiffany — plus newcomers, the sector is expanding, bringing new opportunities.
The luxury brand reached a historic milestone by exceeding a €200 billion ($218 billion) market value this week, per Bloomberg, soaring past Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG. This impressive feat is attributed to the luxury brand’s strong performance, rallying approximately 30 percent so far in 2023, buoyed by investor confidence in the high-end market’s continued success.
Experts and Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff share views on natural diamond prices, lab-grown supply, and diamond jewelry sales in 2023.
This article was originally written by Ghadi Joudah for Arab News and published on January 25, 2023. RIYADH: French luxury jewelry brand Van Cleef & Arpels is holding an exhibition in Riyadh featuring creations previously owned by Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly and Egypt’s Queen Nazli and Princess Fawzia. The immersive exhibition invites attendees to explore the Van Cleef & […]
Arnault was crowing on LVMH’s recent earnings conference call about the company’s contentious 2021 acquisition of Tiffany. He said Tiffany’s earnings had doubled since the roughly $16 billion purchase.
The new Tiffany Collection comprises 35 gems, including an unusual red stone, from the Argyle Diamond Mine in Australia.
Although there is no official history of diamonds, experts agree that they originated between 2500 and 1700 B.C. They were first discovered in India, in the Golconde region, between the rivers Godavari and Krishna.
Couture-inspired high jewellery featured in these striking new collections, from Dior’s braid trims and transposed print florals to a magnificent ribbon cuff seven years in the making from Cindy Chao.