The high jewelry collection unveiled over a hundred cosmic-inspired jewels and an airy “Wings of Chanel” masterpiece.
Chanel traveled to Kyoto to celebrate its latest high jewelry collection, “Reach for the Stars,” in a presentation at the Kyoto National Museum.
The collection draws on celestial motifs that have defined Chanel’s jewelry since Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s era. It harkens back to the maison’s landmark 1932 high jewelry exhibition in Paris, where comet-shaped diamonds made their debut – a theme now reborn and refined for a contemporary audience.
Three iconic symbols anchor “Reach for the Stars” – the comet, the lion and the wing. Comets signify autonomy, lions stand for strength and Chanel’s own zodiac sign, and the newly added wings embody the freedom of movement the house has long championed.
As much an homage to Hollywood as to the heavens, the collection took inspiration from Coco Chanel’s brief 1930s stint in Tinseltown, when she dressed stars like Gloria Swanson. That cinematic chapter informs the collection’s unabashed glamour – with pieces playfully named “Take My Breath Away” and “Dreams Come True” glinting as if destined for the red carpet.
