The Victorians and Edwardians, meanwhile, commemorated the appearances of Halley’s comet in 18 with an explosion of comet-shaped jewels.
The Georgians wore diamond rings called bagues au firmament (rings of the heavens), which showcased white diamonds against dark enamel skies. Centuries later, the scientific discoveries of Galileo and the Age of Enlightenment had a lasting impact on Western society, including its artists and jewellers. The ancient Egyptians signposted their devotion to the gods with colourful enamel and gold brooches call pectorals decorated with suns and moons. Whilst Chanel’s love of celestial phenomena is thought to have originated in childhood (she lived at Aubazine Abbey between the ages of 12 and 18, and walked its corridors paved with cosmic symbols every day), heavenly motifs have been present in jewellery for millennia. Indeed, there were stars and comets aplenty: twinkling as a medallion-like pin, sparkling across headdresses and forming the central feature of a spectacular torque necklace, complete with trailing tails of brilliants. Stars! Stars of all sizes…” she said to another. “I wanted to cover women with constellations. Wrangle control of your cosmonaut’s arms with the left and right. Discover the ever-changing nuances of weightless motion in this challenging physics game, featuring a collection of stellar scenarios inspired by the feats of space explorers and researchers throughout history. “Why look any further?” she told one weekly French newspaper at the time. A game about cosmonauts, the body, and the absence of gravity. For her new Bijoux de Diamants, the designer had replaced costume jewels with a galaxy of diamonds, and displayed the glittering pieces on wax busts, instead of the customary cushions, to demonstrate how they would sit on the body.Ĭhanel’s inspiration had been the night sky. When Gabrielle Chanel launched her first fine jewellery collection, on the 6th of November 1932, tout societé appeared at her Parisian apartment to preview it.
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