For the love of Accessories: At Paris’ Haute Joaillerie Day

Dior: Who could ask for more...

Chez Dior Joaillerie, the setting,

too, is a gem.

I got a similar pair for Christmas from Manhatten...

Chanel: Enough said.

After her lover Boy Capel’s death, Coco Chanel traveled to Venice for a change of scene. The trip to the great port city opened the door to a new love story—one with exotic cultures (and their jewelry), from Istanbul to Russia and points East. Chanel’s haute jewelers channeled the visit with a colorful array of rubies, emeralds, and pink sapphires worked into an articulated necklace for the Mosaique suite and the Persian cuff (pictured).

Van Cleef & Arpels The original Zip—the brainchild of the Duchess of Windsor, who sketched out an idea for a platinum and diamond necklace in 1938—took 12 years to create.

Boucheron
Creatures both mythical and real join the signature Adam snake in the Boucheron bestiary, among them Pegasus, a dragon, gazelles, pandas, swans and a one-of-a-kind Aurelia Auriata jellyfish with a body in carved rose quartz.