Vogue India July 2016

CARTIER

THE PANTHER

Cartier’s love afair with the

panther dates back to over a

entury ago, when the Parisian

s created an Art Deco watch

mal print: onyx spots on a ‘fur’ of

ds back in 1914. When Jeanne

oussaint took over as the brand’s muse

and creative director in 1933, working

closely with Monsieur Cartier, she

conjured up some of the finest forms of

the jungle cat. Luring clients from around

the world, often from royal families,

Toussaint had a knack for designing

something fierce yet fabulous. One of

her patrons was the Duchess of Windsor,

whose enviable loot boasted an enamelled

clip with a 90-carat emerald cabochon

and the first three-dimensional version of

the animal linked to a 152.35-carat Kashmir

sapphire cabochon in 1949. Princess Nina

Agha Khan, another collector, had a feline

fetish that included a 1958 brooch with

sapphire cabochon spots. Generations

later, the panther continues to be a

prominent feature, gracing several Cartier

ising campaigns, from illustrations

arbier in 1914 to replacing

by cubs in a 2014

.

TIFFANY& CO. THE HEART

An American institution since 1837, Tifany & Co. invented

a sterling silver heart keychain with an inscribed message:

‘Please Return to Tifany & Co. New York’.

he 1969 idea was simple—lost keys could be dropped of in

the Fifth Avenue flagship and through a unique registration

number the owner could be found. Dubbed as the ‘Return

to Tifany’ concept, the idea was so successful that they

expanded into necklaces, pendants, bangles and bracelets in

assortment of gold finishes. In 1997 the silver charm bracelet

became an international bestseller, further popularised by

Reese Witherspoon’sLegally Blondecharacter in 2001.

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Watercolour by
George Barbier
of a woman
and panther
commissioned
by Louis
Cartier in 1914;
‘Panthère
Mystérieuse’
diamonds, onyx,
agate, obsidian
and emeralds
set in 18K white
gold pendant
watch, launched
in 2016

‘Panther’ sapphire

cabochons,

marquise-cut

emeralds and onyx

set in platinum clip

brooch, made for

Nina Agha Khan

in 1958; Panther

watercolour by

George Barbier, 1914

‘Panther Skin Motif ’

watch with rose-cut

diamonds and onyx set

in platinum and pink

gold, and a black moire

strap, circa 1914

VITAL SIGNS

From totems to talismans, these lucky leitmotifs play a recurring role on the

sketchpads of iconic jewel houses. ByRISHNA SHAH

142 VOGUE INDIA JULY 2016 http://www.vogue.in

STYLE

Dutch model

Imaan Hammam

is the face of the

autumn/winter

2016 campaign

‘Return to

Tif any’

Rubedo metal

heart tag on

sterling silver

bracelet

‘Return to Tif any’

brilliant-cut

diamonds set

in 18K white

gold mini heart

earrings

‘Return to

Tif any’

brilliant-cut

diamonds set

in 18K white

gold heart tag

pendant

‘Panther’ gold and

black enamel and

cabochon emerald set

in clip brooch

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