New collection (2022) of Chanel 1932 jewelry: presentation
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Bijoux de Diamants, the house has just unveiled its new Chanel 1932 jewelry collection. The main piece in this series of 81 pieces is the Allure Céleste necklace .
Chanel Jewelry 1932: A Tribute to the First High Jewelry Collection
The year is 1932. The European diamond industry is in crisis. Diamond dealers are struggling to survive the Great Depression. A brilliant mind then comes up with the idea of commissioning Coco Chanel , considered the most avant-garde womenswear designer of the time, to create the first fine jewelry collection.
The result is Bijoux de Diamants , a 50-piece collection presented alongside a manifesto by surrealist writer and artist Jean Cocteau and photographs by legendary filmmaker Robert Bresson. Chanel bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and rings feature diamonds. Platinum and precious stones evoke the heavenly path in all its splendor.
2022: the new Chanel 1932 jewelry
This historical know-how of celestial inspiration inspired the Chanel 1932 jewels . In 2022, 90 years later, the French house offers us 81 new pieces . 15 of which are transformable. The profusion of diamonds makes these jewels faithful to the originals. But they also feature sapphires , yellow diamonds, opals, rubies, spinels and tanzanites which project multicolored reflections on the skin.
Chanel Allure Céleste Necklace: an exceptional piece
The crown jewel of this 1932 collection of Chanel jewelry is the Allure Céleste necklace . It takes the form of a moon composed of sparkling round diamonds centered on a 55.55-carat deep blue sapphire. Its chain is topped with a five-pointed star at the clasp. A larger star that emits light in the form of diamond bars rests just above the collarbone. Finally, a comet consisting of an 8.05-carat pear-cut diamond of incredible clarity completes this exceptional Chanel necklace.
Just as our solar system is constantly in motion, so is this necklace. It can be disassembled to transform into multiple brooches, a bracelet, and a choker.
