Vogue India July 2016

PIAGET THE ROSE

When the Geneva watchmakers

expanded into making their first

jewellery line, nature was a key

inspiration for their designs. Since the

1960s one flower in particular became

prevalent, and it was no coincidence

that this was Yves Piaget’s favourite

bloom. “I have always been in love wi h

roses, fascinated by the work

breeders, whose imagination is m

by their absolute discipline,” he

is the most universal flower.” Be

of his passion for horticulture

his childhood days, in 1982 a styl

fuchsia rose peonies was named aft

him, much to his delight. Playin

muse in the Piaget workshop, over

100 creations have stemmed from

this flora, from sautoir necklaces

to secret cuf watches, carved out

of chalcedony or set in a lacework

of diamonds and pink sapphires. The

more recent extension of the floral

fantasy has been the ‘Limelight Garden

Party’, a set of precious bouquets seen

on Bar Refaeli and Jessica Chastain

and photographed in 2011 by British

photographer Tim Walker.

VAN CLEEF& ARPELS

THE FOUR-LEAF

CLOVER

In 1968 the French bijouterie played a

winning hand by introducing the four-leaf

clover in a line of jewels called Alhambra.

The starting point came from the legacy of

Jacques Arpels, who would pluck the lucky

af for his staf, gifting it with a poem as a

oken of appreciation. The title Alhambra

had Arabic connotations too—named

after a palace in Spain, it added an

exotic twist to the Place Vendôme

portfolio. The bulbous motif was inlaid

in many materials, like mother of pearl,

turquoise, onyx, wood and even malachite,

a green stone that caught the eye of

Princess Grace of Monaco.Gossip Girl’s

Kelly Rutherford favoured the floret on

and of screen and Mariah Carey has been

spotted wearing several styles too. Closer

to home, Natasha Poonawalla paired hers

with a Herve Leger number in 2008.

view

Jessica Chastain

showcases the

‘Rose’ collection

on the red carpet

The rose motif is

hand-engraved

in gold at the

Piaget workshops

‘Altiplano’ brilliant-

cut diamonds and

wood and mother-

of-pearl marquetry

set in 18K white

gold watch

‘Limelight

Garden Party’

brilliant-cut

diamonds and

cushion-cut

blue sapphires

set in 18K white

gold earrings

‘Limelight Garden

Party’ brilliant-cut

diamonds set in 18K

white gold necklace

‘Limelight Garden

Party’ brilliant-cut

diamonds and pink

sapphire set in 18K

white gold ring

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‘Charms

Malachite’

malachite

set in gold

bracelet

‘Charms

Malachite’

malachite

set in gold

pendant

‘‘Charms

Malachite’’

earrings with

malachite and

yellow gold

‘Charms

Malachite’

diamonds and

malachite set in

gold watch

Academy Award-

winning actress and

Princess of Monaco

Grace Kelly, in Bel

Air, California, 1978

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