48 JEWJEWELS & TIMELS & TIME 2019/20E 2019/20
CHANEL
A tribute to the many
Russian inspirations that
shaped Gabrielle Chanel’s
unique aesthetic, Le Paris
Russe de Chanel is a 69-
part ode to Russian motifs
as well as the Grand Duke
Dmitri Pavlovich—a key
fi gure in Mademoiselle’s life,
with whom she shared a brief
though intense passion. Icons
dear to the Chanel code such
as the sun, sheaths of wheat
and the double-headed
eagle—a creature seen on
the mirror at the entrance of
Mademoiselle’s Rue Cambon
apartment—as well as
patterns from traditional
Russian-style embroidery,
are seen across these regal
jewellery creations. With
diamonds, gems and gold,
they give form to Chanel’s
never-ending Russian fantasy.