Paris, France — There are swans and water lilies, Egyptian scarabs, butterflies and sycomores alongside fabulous fuschias, the famous chimeras of Cartier and René Lalique’s wood anemone. As the high jewellery houses […]
Draw Me a Jewel
The Last King
Paris, France — With the last king came the last coronation in France. Charles X succeeded his two brothers, Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, ascending to the throne in 1824 and tried […]
Going Gold
Paris, France —As Men’s Fashion Week draws to a close and with the French capital gearing up for the couture collections in one week’s time, an exhibition currently underway in Paris demonstrates […]
Seen on the Red Carpet
The British-American actress Minnie Driver was shimmering on the red carpet in Cannes in Piaget’s mesmerizing Fringes High Jewelry set from the house’s Limelight 150th collection. Above: The high jewellery ring from […]
Made in France: Captivating Crystal from Lalique
There is the sparkle of clear crystal and the elegance of frosted Persepolis blue. The house of Lalique has just brought out its new collection of six crystal jewels drawing its inspiration […]
The Charm of Stitch
It is one of those very endearing Disney stories. The animated film brings together Lilo, an independent and lonely girl in the Hawaiian Islands with Stitch, a mischievous blue alien from a […]
Into the Iris
A musky-woody floral, it starts off with a sparkling Italian mandarin touch and a note of sea breeze. At its heart is a white tea extract, Madras wood, the aromatic plant that […]
An Alaïan Alliance
Left: Left to Right: Suit by Thierry Mugler, Fall-Winter 1990; Jacket by Azzedine Alaïa, Fall-Winter 1985; Outfit Azzedine Alaïa, Fall-Winter 1989. Photo ©Julien Vidal. Courtesy Fondation Azzedine Alaïa. Handout via The Gourmet […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wear Find: Nature’s Sparkling Ways
There is the iridescent moonlit bee pendant of gold with its diamonds, rubies and soothing moonstone. And straight out of the lily pond comes a group of leaping 14k gold frogs. Flying […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wear Find from the Sisters of the House of ANTY
Anty is a word derived from the Arabic word for you and it is the name of a fine jewellery brand co-founded by sisters Amany and Engy Afify who bring together their […]
