As we recapped the jewels from NYFW and LFW we’re wrapping up our Fall 2020 coverage with all the gems spotted at Milan & Paris Fashion Week and trust us there was plenty! So much so that we’re dividing our coverage into two parts!
SCULPTURAL SUBLIME AT Y/PROJECT
Belgian designer Glenn Martens has truly mastered the art of combining metals and volumes to create sculpturally unique and coveted earpieces for the brand. Who could forget their beaded spiral earrings that were spotted on just about every A-list star?
SILVER SYMBOLISM AT ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
According to WWD.com McQueen designer, Sarah Burton took a trip to Wales where she soaked up the romantic poetry of Dylan Thomas, Welsh national costumes, the healing power of the color red and the folk art traditions of graphic quilts. The result? Chunky silver jewels dripping with folk art animal motifs like ducks, foxes, and rabbits. Traditional Welsh love spoons caught Burton’s eye too. Elaborately carved from a single piece of wood, these spoons were typically presented to the object of one’s affection, with motifs suggesting love and eternity that Burton worked into puffed silver heart pendants engraved with Celtic circles.
CROSS CULTURE AT CHANEL
Throughout the 72-look collection, there was one reigning theme that all the looks had in common and that was the quintessential Maltese cross spotted amongst the Byzantine costume-jewelry cuffs and necklaces that Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel herself loved.
GOLD GLAM AND GLITTER AT BALMAIN
We’re not really sure where Olivier Rousteing was going by pairing chunky gold link jewels with dramatic crystal-embellished scorpion earrings and necklaces but if he was going for something theatrical with the gems for the FW 2020 Balmain season he achieved it.
RETRO GLAM AT MIU MIU
Miuccia Prada gave us a moment of pure escape at Miu Miu with dramatic collars and brooches of glitzy red and blue crystals reminding us of the over-the-top jewels of Old Hollywood. She set the stage for a collection that was a reminder of “charm as positivity.” According to her show notes the power of fashion sparks joy and on that note what amount of sparkle doesn’t spark joy?
HOLDING HANDS AT VALENTINO
Like the Chanel show, Pierpaolo Piccioli had one theme on his mind when designing the jewels at Valentino – hands. A hand cradling a gem or embracing a jeweled flower were spotted dangling from the ears and necks of the models. Perhaps Piccioli was trying to send out a message? After all hands symbolize loyalty, strength, romance, and fidelity. Definitely a sign we need during these difficult times.
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(Vogue Image from Gianni Penati)
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