Chanel, fly me to the moon

…let me play among the stars

Let me see what spring is like
On a, Jupiter and Mars…

Yes, hands up, this is the most lazy post ever, but so many others wrote so well about the Chanel 1932 High Jewellery collection when it came in 2022 so yes, I will simply send you out into the big universe.
Amongst all the stars, planets and voids, do what we always do these days: Google!

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So why post at all? Because for some reason I keep coming back to the 2022’s collection of pieces – that paid homage to the 90-year anniversary of Gabrielle Chanel’s “Bijoux de Diamants” – A N D find myself googling for the few photos one can find online of the original collection.
They are all in two words: Simply marvellous!

Caught the planetary Chanel bug?
Want to know more?

Watch these videos to learn the history of “Bijoux de Diamants”. Part one, here and part two, here.
Read a more in depth version here.

And if you are interested in how the Allure Céleste necklace (top photo) was made you find a film here.

Did you get lost out there on the Milky Way? Found the above links too UFO-like? Or you simply do not want to google?
Well, then I recommend this piece from Rachel Garrahan in British Vogue, January 18th, 2022.

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