Exigency

Exigency

by | Jul 25, 2014 | Anecdotes

The requirement as a lifeline is me. I have my magnifying glass riveted to my eye, I check everything all the time. The slightest pitting, crack or oddity in the metal earns the right to go back to the workshop to be reworked, not to mention the setting. A claw that...
Audacious Café Society

Audacious Café Society

by | Jul 12, 2014 | Fashion week

Last week, Paris was alive with haute couture and haute joaillerie presentations. And this fashion week had some very nice surprises in store for us! It was therefore with great pleasure that I accepted Chanel’s invitation to discover the new collection inspired...
And New York State bans ivory…

And New York State bans ivory…

by | Jul 10, 2014 | Legal

A little over two weeks ago, a federal law was passed in the state of New York. It didn’t make the headlines in France, but it did agitate some people in my professional sector. That’s how I heard about this new provision that greatly modifies the work of...
Jewels under the skin of a donkey

Jewels under the skin of a donkey

by | Jul 5, 2014 | Fashion week

In 1970, when Jacques Demy directed “Peau d’âne” with Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais in the title roles, he had no idea that forty years later his film would give birth to a marvellous and dreamlike collection of high jewellery. The collection was...