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Ara Vartanian Ara x Mr Dean collection. Photo: Handout
Jewellery

The rise of the double-finger ring, from Hermès to Dior

Jewellery houses everywhere, including Cartier, Rick Owens and Jean Paul Gaultier, are turning the design into a statement of scale and attitude.

Jewellery

Bulgari celebrates a love affair with colours at Shanghai exhibition

Luxury brands

7 jewellery highlights for September from luxury houses

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Style shoot: Louis Vuitton’s Mythica high jewellery collection

Highlights of the collection, unveiled in Morocco this year, include the Mesmerism chapter’s rare emeralds and the Conquest necklace’s arrow-cut gems.

Outfit and high jewellery: Louis Vuitton. Photography: Alexandra Utzmann
Jewellery

Zendaya, Coco Gauff and the return of the tennis bracelet

After soaring in popularity in 2024 thanks to Zendaya’s tennis-themed looks on the Challengers press tour, the style is having another major moment.

Jewellery

Why one of the most interesting places to find modern jewellery is Scotland

Scotland is becoming a growing centre for contemporary luxury jewellery as designers draw on the country’s cultural and natural influences.

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Van Cleef & Arpels

Style shoot: Van Cleef & Arpels’ Fascinating Egypt high jewellery collection

The Parisian maison’s sculptural pieces dazzle against timeless separates in neutral tones and textures.

Jewellery: Van Cleef & Arpels. Top: Dior. Photography: Matthieu Delbreuve
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Style Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels opens new, larger Hong Kong Maison

The French jeweller’s expanded space at Alexandra House – part of the US$1 billion Landmark upgrade – serves as a welcoming ‘lighthouse’ for locals and tourists alike.

Jewellery

9 jewellery pieces for summer, from Dior to Van Cleef & Arpels’ homage to Cher

Chaumet celebrates prosperity and abundance through an ear of wheat, while Yvonne Léon’s Vase brooch pendant can be filled with various ‘flowers’.

Timepieces

Why modern watchmakers are ditching the crown

After almost 2 centuries of being a necessary evil in watch design, is the crown gradually being ushered into history?

No crown required: the IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive. Photo: Handout
Jewellery

How high jewellers turned to other metals in response to pricey gold

Designers like Cora Sheibani, Joy Bonfield-Colombara and Inesa Kovalova are exploring the properties and potential of various metals.

Flow earrings in titanium and 14k palladium gold, set with diamonds, blue sapphires and a pearl, by Inesa Kovalova. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: De Beers Group redefines luxury with warm-hued Desert diamonds

Music stars such as Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Rihanna and Doja Cat have all been spotted wearing warm-coloured diamonds.

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Style shoot: Boucheron high jewellery meets Fendi tailoring

When Boucheron’s high jewellery meets Fendi’s sharp tailoring, quiet dressing and unapologetic glamour form a potent combination.

Jewellery

De Beers Group unveils its Desert diamonds campaign in Shanghai

The Shanghai event drew top retailers like Chow Tai Fook and Chow Sang Sang, alongside global diplomats and influencers.

Shi Wei, China’s first F1 Academy driver, stars in the Desert diamonds campaign for De Beers Group. Photo: Handout
Luxury brands

Why flowers are blooming across high jewellery collections

Large-scale floral designs are flourishing in high jewellery, from the world’s biggest maisons, and Asian masters like Anna Hu and Michelle Ong.

Florals continue to reign supreme in jewellery design, as seen in this earring from the Dior fall/winter 2026 collection. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Graff’s new butterflies celebrate art, artists and divine inspiration

12 new designs blend art and mythology, showcasing diamonds with vibrant gems inspired by deities and cultural icons.

Luxury Spend It

Yellow gold is reclaiming its throne in modern jewellery design

Top jewellers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier and Bulgari are redefining this classic metal, blending modern luxury with investment appeal.

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Weddings

How Taylor Swift and Zendaya are driving the trend for bespoke engagement rings

Couples are now embracing desert diamonds, vintage styles and ethical sourcing, and prioritising designs that tell an authentic story.

Graff engagement rings showcase a trend towards vintage glamour. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Chaumet’s A Journey Through Nature transforms spices into sparkle

The Parisian high jeweller’s latest collection transforms nature’s most evocative aromas, textures and botanicals into extraordinary works of art.

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Style Edit: Hermès’ Into the Horsescape celebrates its equestrian roots

The collection reimagines harnesses, saddles, ropes and other emblematic horse-riding gear as refined jewellery pieces.

Celebrity style

The high jewellery putting diamonds in your hair

Dior, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels – along with independent jewellers like Jessica McCormack – are turning diamonds into dazzling hair ornaments.

Blackpink’s Lisa was pretty in pink and a Y2K-inflected updo, accessorised with jewellery including tiny lotus flower hair embellishments, at the premiere of The White Lotus season three in Bangkok last year. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Style Edit: Fred jewellery shines with a timeless elegance that’s 90 years young

The French executive speaks to Style about LVMH’s ‘sunshine jeweller’, its iconic Force 10 pieces and elegant high jewellery.

Fred High Jewellery Soleil d’Or necklace. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: The legacy behind Buccellati’s handcrafted jewellery – interview

The Swiss executive tells Style about the maison’s new Venetian-inspired Serenissima collection and its devotion to artisanal excellence.

Luxury brands

Boucheron, Cartier and Bulgari: the most exquisite high jewellery rings this season

Maisons focus on the fine artistry of rings in 2026, showcasing stellar craftsmanship, technical innovation and unique brand identities.

Jewellery

High jewellery season dazzles with rare gems, storytelling and elite access

From Marrakech to the Riviera, the season saw the world’s biggest maisons unveil singular creations, vivid colour and symbolic motifs.

A model wears the new Bulgari Serpenti necklace and brooch, at the maison’s Eclettica high jewellery event in Milan in March. Photo: Handout
Richard Mille

Style Edit: Richard Mille’s RM HJ-02 redefines high jewellery and haute horlogerie

The 12 bejewelled models in the collection are split into pink, violet, blue and green chapters, each a mosaic of gemstones in harmony with the technical watchmaking.

Michelle Yeoh, a long-time friend of the Richard Mille brand. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Stenzhorn’s poetic jewels, from Parisian petals to sailor’s knots

Available exclusively in Hong Kong at Masterpiece by King Fook, the German maison’s award-winning pieces blend technical mastery with whimsical, flexible designs.

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Style Edit: Messika evokes Botswana’s raw beauty with Terres de Contrastes high jewellery collection

Founder and creative director Valérie Messika showcases the region’s defining landscapes with vivid green, blue, yellow and crimson centrepiece gems.

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