For the first time ever in its history Chanel has launched a high jewellery collection inspired by its perfumes, namely the iconic Chanel N°5. The line draws its inspiration from the various aspects of the brand’s rich heritage in fragrances with jewellery pieces that pay tribute to every component related to Chanel perfumes.
The stopper, for instance, finds representation in various pieces, including the striking Bubbly Stopper bracelet in white gold, yellow gold, diamonds, imperial topaz and cultured pearls. The pieces in the line are crafted from rock crystal or set with diamonds, onyx, pearls and yellow sapphires, overall the stopper represents the start of a fantastical world of the N°5.
The other source of inspiration is the geometric silhouette of the bottle, which can be seen through the lines of white diamonds, yellow diamonds and yellow sapphires in sautoir necklaces, brooches and pendant earrings. The N°5 Signature Bottle brooch in yellow gold, white gold, yellow sapphires and diamonds, for example, is a nod to the well-knownN°5 perfume bottle.
The new range also takes inspiration from the outline of the number ‘5’. Take the Lucky N°5 necklace in yellow gold, diamonds, yellow sapphires and garnets, it harks back to the glamour the brand evokes. In XL version, the Eternal N°5 necklace from the collection, meanwhile, can be worn as a choker, as well as a brooch.
Naturally, a tribute to one of the most iconic perfumes would be incomplete without a nod to the heart of the fragrance. The collection includes pieces that evoke Ylang Ylang, Grasse Jasmine and May Rose. One of the pieces that have resulted from this inspiration is the Absolu N°5 plastron set with a multitude of diamonds. A 5-carat diamond highlighting the central motif can also be worn as a brooch.
Finally, to evoke the olfactive legend that the N°5 perfume has become, the brand conceived abstract motifs that “drape over the body like perfume”. There is the Golden Burst necklace and Blushing Sillage jewellery set in diamonds, rubies, garnets, yellow sapphires and pink and red spinels. On the monochrome side the star-shaped Diamond Sillage necklace features a 10-carat flawless stone.
